Type
Journal Article
Title
Ethical concerns relating to genetic risk scores for suicide
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Date
2021
Journal Book Publisher Name
American Journal of Medical Genetics Part B: Neuropsychiatric Genetics
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Docherty and colleagues argue that the potential harms of direct-to-consumer genetic testing for suicide risk, including the use of polygenic risk scores for suicide, are far greater than the benefits. They call for at least a temporary ban and stress the need for additional research.