MONDAY, April 18 (HealthDay News) -- Given the option, parents considering personal genetic testing to predict their own risks for common conditions are also likely to have their children tested, a new study suggests. “The more a parent believes they’re going to get good news, the more likely they’ll want their kids to be tested,” said senior study author Colleen McBride, chief of the social and behavioral research branch of the National Human Genome Research Institute, in Washington, D.C. “But that can backfire. Most of them are not going to get a clear, straight-A report card.”
