What do commercial genetic exams like 23andMe test for? | Peter Attia & Wendy Chung

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This clip is from episode # 268 - Genetics: testing, therapy, editing, association with disease risk, autism, and more | Wendy Chung, M.D., Ph.D.

In this episode, Peter is joined by Wendy Chung, M.D., P.h.D., a board-certified clinical and molecular geneticist with more than 25 years of experience in human genetic disease research.

In this clip, we discuss:

What companies like 23andMe are technically doing
What commercial genetic testing can show you
How commercial genetic tests differ from full genome testing

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