Genetics and Health

April 16th, 2007

DNA Direct and deCODE Offering TCF7L2 Genetic Testing for Type 2 Diabetes

Knowing more about your risk of type 2 diabetes is just a keyboard click away at DNA Direct. Together with deCODE diagnostics, DNA Direct is now offering deCODE T2, a genetic test that examines the presence of the “T” allele of SNP rs7903146, located within the transcription factor 7-like 2 (TCF7L2) gene. Almost twice as […]

By Hsien Hsien Lei, PhD -- 34 comments

November 29th, 2006

Response to Genetics Article in The Jewish Standard

In response to the series of genetics articles published in The Jewish Standard last week, I asked Lisa Lee of DNA Direct to share her thoughts specifically on the article about direct-to-consumer genetic testing by Dr. Miryam Wahrman.

DNA Direct offers medical tests and provides information about medical guidelines for appropriateness of testing. For example, ACOG […]

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August 31st, 2006

Genetics Interview #14: Lisa Lee of DNA Direct Talk

A couple of weeks ago, I had the chance to meet Lisa Lee, Director of Content at DNA Direct, which offers at-home clinical DNA testing for conditions such as hereditary breast and ovarian cancer. An experienced health communicator, Lisa’s background shows that commercial companies aren’t just out to make a buck. Many (and I […]

By Hsien Hsien Lei, PhD -- 5 comments

August 21st, 2006

Meeting with DNA Direct

Last Thursday, I had the chance to meet Jason Bobe and Lisa Lee of DNA Direct, a direct-to-consumer DNA testing company based in San Francisco. You may remember the DNA Direct ad running on Genetics and Health for a few weeks leading people to their blog (much to some people’s disapproval). I think […]

By Hsien Hsien Lei, PhD -- 7 comments