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THE AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION doesn?t want you to know about your own DNA. ?In other words, the ?

By Glenn Reynolds

THE AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION doesn’t want you to know about your own DNA. “In other words, the AMA is seeking to maintain its members? traditional monopoly over the interpretation of genetic information ? and they expect regulators to act as their enforcers, beating down the upstart DTC genomics companies who have wandered onto their sacred turf. This is, of course, an absurd, desperate demand. If doctors think that people should consult them about their genomes, they shouldn?t run crying to the regulators to provide the necessary force; instead, they need to convince the public that a medical consultation adds genuine value to their genomic information.”

Full post as published by Instapundit.com on March 01, 2011 (boomark / email).