Leigha Senter, MS, LGC, associate director of genetic counseling graduate program, associate professor in the division of human genetics at The Ohio State University, and cancer genetic counselor at its Comprehensive Cancer Center. The study “The impact of raw DNA availability and corresponding online interpretation services: A mixed-methods study” by Caitlin Allen and colleagues was published in Translational Behavioral Medicine.
You can try to interpret your DNA report yourself—but it’s smarter and safer to get the help of a genetic counselor. Here’s why.