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Join Patients in the Fight to Save Medicaid and Social Services

February 6, 2025

CHEK2 Blog Post (3168 x 2020 px)

CHEK2-Associated Cancer Risk and Screening Recommendation Updates

August 19, 2024

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PLUGS Summit 2024

June 28, 2024

CHEK2 Blog Post (3168 x 2020 px)

CHEK2-Associated Cancer Risk and Screening Recommendation Updates

August 19, 2024

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PLUGS Summit 2024

June 28, 2024

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Causation versus Susceptibility: Alzheimer’s Disease, Genetics, & APOE

June 20, 2024

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Financial Challenges in the Fight for Independent Genetic Counseling Services

April 11, 2024

Image description: cartoon of an individual with a large mustache, a top hat, and cape standing behind a brown and red booth holding test tubes in front of a crowd of stick fingers. The booth has a banner reading "DTC snake oil" at the top and signs that read "Tests 100% of the DNA!", "Test your infant for ALL health conditions!," and "Holiday sale today!" A white speech bubble reads "Step right up! We are the ONLY ones who can give you ALL the answers!"

Direct-to-Consumer is Direct-to-Chaos for Rare Disease Families

February 29, 2024

Silhouettes of 44 people encircle the text, “Updated 23andMe test still misses moist people with BRCA1/2 hereditary cancer risks”. About 1 in 4 of the people are colored in red and the rest are colored in pink. The pink silhouette is intended to represent people who carry a BRCA1 or BRCA2 pathogenic variant that would be missed by the 23andMe test.

The Value of Knowledge and the Cost of False Reassurance: Understanding the Updates to 23andMe’s BRCA Genetic Testing

January 31, 2024

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What’s in a (Noninvasive) Name?

January 18, 2024

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A note of reflection and gratitude as we close out another year at GSF

December 29, 2023

CHEK2 Blog Post (3168 x 2020 px)

CHEK2-Associated Cancer Risk and Screening Recommendation Updates

August 19, 2024

PLUGS1-150x150-1

PLUGS Summit 2024

June 28, 2024

Causation versus Susceptibility: Alzheimer’s Disease, Genetics, & APOE

June 20, 2024

A drawing of a clock with a small area shaded in green representing reimbursed time and the rest of the clock shaded red indicating time not reimbursed.

Financial Challenges in the Fight for Independent Genetic Counseling Services

April 11, 2024

Image description: cartoon of an individual with a large mustache, a top hat, and cape standing behind a brown and red booth holding test tubes in front of a crowd of stick fingers. The booth has a banner reading "DTC snake oil" at the top and signs that read "Tests 100% of the DNA!", "Test your infant for ALL health conditions!," and "Holiday sale today!" A white speech bubble reads "Step right up! We are the ONLY ones who can give you ALL the answers!"

Direct-to-Consumer is Direct-to-Chaos for Rare Disease Families

February 29, 2024

Silhouettes of 44 people encircle the text, “Updated 23andMe test still misses moist people with BRCA1/2 hereditary cancer risks”. About 1 in 4 of the people are colored in red and the rest are colored in pink. The pink silhouette is intended to represent people who carry a BRCA1 or BRCA2 pathogenic variant that would be missed by the 23andMe test.

The Value of Knowledge and the Cost of False Reassurance: Understanding the Updates to 23andMe’s BRCA Genetic Testing

January 31, 2024