Study questions FDA-approved genetic test's accuracy in predicting opioid addiction risk.

A recent study in JAMA Network Open questions the effectiveness of a genetic test for predicting opioid use disorder (OUD) risk, which was recently approved by the FDA. Researchers Christal Davis and Henry Kranzler analyzed data from over 450,000 participants and found that the test's 15 genetic variants led to high rates of both false positives and false negatives. This study highlights the need for more robust data and consideration of environmental and individual factors in genetic testing for OUD.

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