Magnate
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Join Date: Nov 2007
Posts: 2,531
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Magnate
Join Date: Nov 2007
Posts: 2,531
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there have been deaths due to breast cancer in my family so i was interested in seeing what BRKA alleles i have. 23ANDME i believe does say you should speak to a genetic counselor before making any decisions based on their data.
my sister was charged i believe $4300 for her BRKA testing/counseling because one company had the patent, i think the courts have ruled you can't patent a gene test anymore?
my brother died of lung cancer, the doctors weren't even sure if he had small cell/large cell cancer and gave him an experimental treatment costing over $100,000/year, DNA analysis will save $billions hopefully as more and more expensive treatments get approved for specific genotypes.
DNA analysis/analyzer sales is already a huge business, sounds like FDA finally getting pressure to regulate it.
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