The state of California is clamping down on companies that offer direct-to-consumer genetic testing in a move that threatens the burgeoning industry. Meredith Wadman looks at a grey area in US regulation.
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Wadman, M. Gene-testing firms face legal battle. Nature 453, 1148–1149 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1038/4531148a
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