Direct-to-consumer genetic testing for predicting sports performance and talent identification: Consensus statement.

ABSTRACT: The general consensus among sport and exercise genetics researchers is that genetic tests have no role to play in talent identification or the individualised prescription of training to maximise performance. Despite the lack of evidence, recent years have witnessed the rise of an emerging market of direct-to-consumer marketing (DTC) tests that claim to be able to identify children's athletic talents. Targeted consumers include mainly coaches and parents. There is concern among the scientific community that the current level of knowledge is being misrepresented for commercial purposes. There remains a lack of universally accepted guidelines and legislation for DTC testing in relation to all forms of genetic testing and not just for talent identification. There is concern over the lack of cl

SUBMITTER: Webborn N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4680136 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature