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The Need for Vigilance in the Marketing of Genomic Tests in Psychiatry

Klitzman, Robert L.

Recently, several for-profit companies have been developing and marketing genetic tests to psychiatrists, yet the clinical utility of these is not always clear, posing several concerns. Important genomic research is continuing, and genomic tests potentially can help with both the diagnosis and treatment of many patients. Yet it is important that clinicians be aware of potential limitations of tests that may be marketed to them.

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The Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1097/NMD.0000000000000372

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Academic Units
Psychiatry
Published Here
July 27, 2020