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Researchers Call for Regulation of DTC Microbiome Tests

University of Maryland-Baltimore group says a current lack of standards could mislead consumers.

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By: Christine Esposito

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Researchers from the University of Maryland, Baltimore Schools of Law, Medicine and Pharmacy are questioning the accuracy direct-to-consumer (DTC) microbiome testing services. In a multidisciplinary collaboration, researchers voiced their call for greater regulation of these products in a recent “Perspectives” article pubslihed Science. Diane Hoffmann, JD, MS, director of the Law and Health Care Program and the Jacob A. France Professor of Health Care Law at the University of Mary...

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