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	<title>DNA Direct Talk</title>
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	<description>Your Genes, Your Health, Your Choices</description>
	<pubDate>Mon, 07 Jul 2008 21:25:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>DNA Direct in Full Compliance with California Regulations</title>
		<link>http://talk.dnadirect.com/2008/06/14/dna-direct-in-full-compliance-with-state-and-national-regulations/</link>
		<comments>http://talk.dnadirect.com/2008/06/14/dna-direct-in-full-compliance-with-state-and-national-regulations/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 14 Jun 2008 18:37:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lisa Lee</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[The California State Department of Health announced on Friday, June 13, 2008  that they have sent out cease &#38; desist letters to 13 companies that offer consumer access to genetic tests, requiring that the companies not offer genetic tests via the Internet to California residents.
This is major news in the world of direct-to-consumer genetic [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Red Flags for Hereditary Cancer</title>
		<link>http://talk.dnadirect.com/2008/05/30/red-flags-for-hereditary-cancer/</link>
		<comments>http://talk.dnadirect.com/2008/05/30/red-flags-for-hereditary-cancer/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 30 May 2008 21:38:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lisa Lee</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Breast Cancer]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Cancers, Other]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Colon Cancer]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Guest post from Lisa Kessler, DNA Direct&#8217;s Senior Genetic Counselor:
A recent article in the New York Times about red flags for hereditary cancer went into detail about specific findings in families. About 5-10% of cancers are thought to be strongly hereditary; for people who worry about their genetic risk, and who have a family history [...]]]></description>
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		<title>GINA Becomes Law: Protection for Genetic Information</title>
		<link>http://talk.dnadirect.com/2008/05/21/gina-becomes-law-protection-for-genetic-information/</link>
		<comments>http://talk.dnadirect.com/2008/05/21/gina-becomes-law-protection-for-genetic-information/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 22 May 2008 00:01:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lisa Lee</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Privacy, Legislation &amp; Policy]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Guest post from Ryan Phelan, DNA Direct&#8217;s CEO and founder:
With President Bush signing the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (GINA) into law today, this marks the first civil rights legislation to pass in the 21st century!
From the time I started DNA Direct, we have had people seek us out to order genetic testing because of their [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Marfan Syndrome In The News</title>
		<link>http://talk.dnadirect.com/2008/05/21/marfan-syndrome-in-the-news/</link>
		<comments>http://talk.dnadirect.com/2008/05/21/marfan-syndrome-in-the-news/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 21 May 2008 18:06:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lisa Lee</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Rare Genetic Conditions]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Marfan syndrome has been in the news a bit recently ("Old Drug Offers New Hope for Marfan Syndrome"). Perhaps not coincidentally over at MedHelp’s Genetics Forum, our senior Genetic Counselor Lisa Kessler has received a few questions about Marfan syndrome.<br /><br />

Marfan syndrome is an inherited disorder that affects the connective tissues, which hold the body together and are involved in growth. Marfan syndrome can also affect the heart and blood vessels, bones, cartilege and ligaments, eyes, lungs, and skin. According to Janis Cortese, it’s also “a big pain in the ass.”]]></description>
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		<title>It&#8217;s Not Just the Test, It&#8217;s the Service</title>
		<link>http://talk.dnadirect.com/2008/05/17/its-not-just-the-test-its-the-service/</link>
		<comments>http://talk.dnadirect.com/2008/05/17/its-not-just-the-test-its-the-service/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 18 May 2008 03:37:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lisa Lee</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[DNA Direct News]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Privacy, Legislation &amp; Policy]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[This is a guest blog post from our VP of Clinical Affairs, Trisha Brown:
The healthcare system is evolving as individuals begin to step outside of their local, or traditional, healthcare resources to find what they’re looking for. This is well-illustrated by the medical genetic testing industry, where there is a growing trend in direct-to-consumer (DTC) [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Celebrate DNA Day!</title>
		<link>http://talk.dnadirect.com/2008/04/25/celebrate-dna-day/</link>
		<comments>http://talk.dnadirect.com/2008/04/25/celebrate-dna-day/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Apr 2008 18:02:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lisa Lee</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Miscellaneous]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[dna activities]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[dna day]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[dna education]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Happy DNA Day, everybody! Today is great opportunity to celebrate DNA &#8212; whether you&#8217;re a student, an expert, a science lover or a novice. So put on your DNA t-shirts, get out there and hug a helix. (I&#8217;d love be a grown-up kid at Dr. Barry Star&#8217;s events at the Tech Museum of Innovation today, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Amy Harmon&#8217;s The DNA Age Wins a Pulitzer</title>
		<link>http://talk.dnadirect.com/2008/04/09/amy-harmons-the-dna-age-wins-a-pulitzer/</link>
		<comments>http://talk.dnadirect.com/2008/04/09/amy-harmons-the-dna-age-wins-a-pulitzer/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Apr 2008 20:25:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lisa Lee</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Miscellaneous]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Personalized Medicine]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[What We're Talking About]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[2008]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[amy harmon]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[dna tests]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[pulitzer prize]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[the dna age]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Congratulations to Amy Harmon who just received a Pulitzer Prize for her series, The DNA Age. Her series, with articles and videos, &#8220;explores the benefits and burdens of genetic information as it filters out of scientific laboratories into everyday life.&#8221; It&#8217;s fantastic reading for anyone interested in what DNA means to you and me, today, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>DNA Direct Replies to Science: A Case Study of Personalized Medicine</title>
		<link>http://talk.dnadirect.com/2008/04/04/dna-direct-replies-to-science-a-case-study-of-personalized-medicine/</link>
		<comments>http://talk.dnadirect.com/2008/04/04/dna-direct-replies-to-science-a-case-study-of-personalized-medicine/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Apr 2008 20:20:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lisa Lee</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Genetic Testing]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Personalized Medicine]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[dna direct]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[drug metabolism]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[guidelines]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[katsanis et al]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[science magazine]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[standards]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Yet again, I&#8217;m frustrated by people confusing web access to genetic services with &#8220;direct-to-consumer&#8221; testing. Today in Science, Katsanis et al. lump DNA Direct&#8217;s gold standard services with what journalists at Newsweek are calling &#8220;snake oil.&#8221;
Contrary to the article published in Science that is being quoted in other news sources, DNA Direct is a healthcare [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Gene Genie: Yes, But What About Me?</title>
		<link>http://talk.dnadirect.com/2008/03/18/the-gene-genie-yes-but-what-about-me/</link>
		<comments>http://talk.dnadirect.com/2008/03/18/the-gene-genie-yes-but-what-about-me/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Mar 2008 19:51:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lisa Lee</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Miscellaneous]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[ Welcome to another edition of Gene Genie. With Craig Venter and 23andMe and decodeME all over the news, I thought this edition might be appropriately focused on genes and &#8220;me.&#8221; What does the gene genie have to say about us?
The Basics
Since so many readers of my blog are not scientists, medical professionals, or genetics [...]]]></description>
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		<title>DNA Direct News: Series B Funding to Expand Medical Services</title>
		<link>http://talk.dnadirect.com/2008/02/27/dna-direct-news-series-b-funding-to-expand-medical-services/</link>
		<comments>http://talk.dnadirect.com/2008/02/27/dna-direct-news-series-b-funding-to-expand-medical-services/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 27 Feb 2008 21:24:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lisa Lee</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[DNA Direct News]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[dna direct]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[genetics]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[investment]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[lemhi ventures]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[lenetix]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Personalized Medicine]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[prenatal primer]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[prenatal testing]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Yes, that&#8217;s the sound of champagne corks flying at DNA Direct. We&#8217;re happy to announce our next round of funding. Our newest investor, Lemhi Ventures, is focused on growing businesses that target disruptive changes in health care, to improve quality and value for consumers.
How does DNA Direct provide solutions to disruptive change? Personalized medicine, coming [...]]]></description>
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