Genetic risk tests are now widely available, but they aren't always useful – and could even be harmful
- Written by Emma Kowal, Professor of Anthropology, Deakin University
Polygenic risk scores currently account for only a small proportion of your total genetic risk.Shutterstock
Genetic testing used to be something that happened in a specialist clinic for those few families that had serious inherited conditions, like Huntington’s Disease or rare cancers.
Now, new genetic tests called “polygenic risk...