title: [A surprising commercial success].
abstract: Direct-to-consumer (DTC) genetic tests have become quite popular in the USA. This article explores the uses to which they are put and the motivations of the customers.
authors.affiliation: CoReBio PACA, case 901, parc scientifique de Luminy, 13288 Marseille Cedex 9, France.
authors.forename: Bertrand
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Jordan
mesh_terms: D003132:Commerce; D003258:Consumer Behavior; D004247:DNA / Q000032:analysis; D005820:Genetic Testing / Q000191:economics / Q000639:trends*; D005828:Genetics, Population / Q000191:economics / Q000639:trends; D006801:Humans; D058974:Phylogeography; D014481:United States
chemical_list: D004247:DNA