Home DNA Tests: Buyer Beware

Before You Buy a Home DNA Test

• Make sure the company you select to analyze your DNA uses a lab certified by the Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendment, which established quality standards for laboratory testing to ensure the accuracy, reliability, and timeliness of test results.
• Ask your doctor to review and interpret your test results.
• Be wary of home genetic testing companies that sell you a test, then push vitamins or other products as a way to help prevent disease.