title: Appreciating Uncertainty and Personal Preference in Genetic Testing.
abstract: Genetic testing seems to hold out hope for the cure of a number of debilitating conditions. At the same time, many people fear the information that genetic testing can make available. In this commentary, I argue that as of now, the nature of the information revealed in such tests should lead to cautious views about the value of genetic testing. Moreover, I suggest that our overall views about such testing should account for the fact that individuals place different sorts of value on the possession of their own genetic information. As a result, we should largely defer to personal preference in thinking about the propriety of genetic testing.
authors.forename: Adam
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kadlac
mesh_terms: D000067108:Direct-To-Consumer Screening and Testing / Q000941:ethics / Q000523:psychology; D020022:Genetic Predisposition to Disease / Q000235:genetics / Q000523:psychology; D005820:Genetic Testing; D006801:Humans; D033162:Incidental Findings; D057240:Patient Preference / Q000523:psychology*; D035501:Uncertainty