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Join Date: Aug 2006
Posts: 1,860
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Senior Member
Join Date: Aug 2006
Posts: 1,860
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accuracy of 23andme testing
a report from an N of 1. A geneticist whom we consulted for interpretation/recommendations about my husband's genomic results from 23andme demanded retesting from his source prior to the appointment. The results from both entities were exactly the same. The one difference: we had to pay a lot more than $99 for the lab tests from the geneticist's source.
I know 23andme has been well funded; i cannot imagine this company producing a product that is inaccurate. Perhaps I am naive.
I am so impressed with the FDA's concern about my receiving information about mutations that impact drug metabolism. And that I might stop a drug that is reported to be inadequately detoxified from the body because of a mutation. This was an actual expressed concern over individuals using information from 23andme--the drug metabolism information. I can only wish we had that info prior to my husband taking Lipitor!
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