A test offered on the Web by a direct-to-consumer genetic testing company genotypes a gene for ability to taste bitter substances. This test is not regulated by the Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA) because

A) the test is not expensive.

B) the test provides information, not a diagnosis.

C) the test is offered in a state of the U.S. not covered by these regulations.

D) the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act outlawed CLIA.

E)

it is not accurate.


B) the test provides information, not a diagnosis.

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