What You Need To Know Before You Mail In An At-Home DNA Test Kit

As we become more comfortable with at-home DNA testing kits and allowing companies to assess our biological makeup, the market continues to shift in a variety of ways including the types of diseases and disorders that can be tested, how accurate the tests are, and the amount of information shared – which can include selling your data to third parties. And this should concern us for a number of reasons ranging from blatant privacy concerns to subtle discrimination by insurance companies to emotional distress caused by unexpected results and misunderstood results.
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Thus, before you mail in that DNA sample, here are some very important things for you (and your family) to consider.