Elson S. Floyd College of Medicine, Washington State University, Vancouver, WA, USA.
Ethics and Genomics Program, HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology, Huntsville, AL, USA.
Nat Rev Genet. 2019 Feb;20(2):65-66. doi: 10.1038/s41576-018-0080-4.
Lack of family health history experienced by most adopted persons can represent a marked disadvantage. This Comment discusses the role of genetic testing in filling this informational gap and the challenges that need to be overcome.
大多数被收养者缺乏家族健康史,这可能是一个明显的劣势。本评论讨论了基因检测在填补这一信息空白方面的作用,以及需要克服的挑战。