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Large-scale study finds genetic testing technology falsely detects very rare variants
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Large-scale study finds genetic testing technology falsely detects very rare variants

by  University of Exeter Credit: CC0 Public Domain A technology that is widely used by commercial genetic testing companies is “extremely unreliable” in detecting very rare variants, meaning results suggesting individuals carry rare disease-causing genetic variants are usually wrong, according to new research published in the BMJ. After hearing of cases where women had surgery scheduled after...