The Peculiar Internet Market for Genetic Health Reports

October 24, 2014 | Since the FDA made clear last November that it would not tolerate companies selling genetic tests linked to health reports without regulatory approval, a workaround for customers of companies like 23andMe has emerged online. Web services like Promethease and Interpretome take people's raw DNA data and run it against public databases of genetic variants like SNPedia, generating personal reports that feature information on genetic factors that have been connected to specific diseases or health risks. A rapid uptick in the use of these services raises questions about how, or whether, genetic health reports could ever be regulated, without denying people access to their own genomes. MIT Technology Review