National Society of Genetic Counselors : Blogs : NSGC Blog

National Society of Genetic Counselors : Blogs : NSGC Blog

NSGC Responds to U.S. Food and Drug Administration Approval of Direct-to-Consumer Cancer Test that Reports Three BRCA Mutations

Posted By: NSGC Headquarters

Tue Mar 6th, 2018

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved the marketing of 23andMe Personal Genome Service Genetic Health Risk Report for BRCA1/BRCA2 on March 6, 2018. This is the first direct-to-consumer (DTC) test to report on three specific breast cancer gene mutations most common in people of Ashkenazi (Ea