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Ah_Go_On t1_irr13zy wrote

Do you know much about, or have much faith in, the capacity of regulatory authorities such as the EU or the FDA to limit or restrict the sale of genetic tests to the public for profit? I was hoping the pandemic would really kick-start the regulatory restriction of medical disinformation but am not aware of any major upcoming changes. Would love to hear your thoughs on this matter in general.

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WorldThrombosisDay t1_irs1jn4 wrote

The EU and FDA regulatory authorities don't appear to have any capacity the uptake of genetic testing. If they didn't, we wouldn't be here today having this AMA because they would have asked everybody to remove MTHFR from thrombophilia testing.

I think it would be a great idea if they did have more control about who did what tests for what individual. Thanks for the great question!

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