23andMe can finally tell you if you're at a higher risk for diseases like Alzheimer's - here's what you should know first
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Hollis Johnson
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Until then, the only way to get these kinds of results involved seeing a specialist (and, often, a genetics counselor).
But how much can you really learn from one of these tests? We spoke with Robert Klitzman, a bioethicist and psychiatry professor at Columbia University and the author of the recent book "Am I My Genes?" to find out.
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