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DNA testing companies offer telomere testing – but what does it tell you about aging and disease risk?

  • Written by Patricia Opresko, Professor of Environmental and Occupational Health, University of Pittsburgh
A telomere age test kit from Telomere Diagnostics Inc. and saliva collection kit from 23andMe.Anna Hoychuk/Shutterstock.com

Over the past few years direct-to-consumer genetic tests that extract information from DNA in your chromosomes have become popular. Through a simple cheek swab, saliva collection or finger prick, companies offer the...

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