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Estonia To Offer Free Genetic Testing, And Other Nations May Follow

Posted in biotech/medical, genetics, health

The initiative, which launched on March 20, will start by providing 100,000 of its 1.3 million residents with information on their genetic risk for certain diseases. Genetic information from the project will first be delivered to a family doctor, so that patients will receive counseling about what their results actually mean and how they can better adapt their lifestyle to avoid illness.


The nation of Estonia is establishing a program that provides both free genetic testing and health advice to all citizens based on their results.

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