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Originally Posted by lab rat
Add the scientific evidence that for many illnesses (like PD) that genetics only "load the gun" but environmental factors "pull the trigger" and all the mathematical models go (farther) out the window.
For me the real question is:
Do you take DTC genetic testing off the market to protect the small percentage of uninformed people that might act irrationally and thereby penalize the overwhelming majority who might benefit from it ?
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heck,
our govt really lets us do almost anything we want to do from owning assault weapons to pornography to bungee jumping to gambling to smoking to gluttony to letting companies collect whatever data they want on us - google google, , etc,, etc,, etc.
they let us smoke but only if there is a big scary warning label. my impression is the FDA wants 23andME to put a bigger warning label on their product as far as interpreting the results. DNA analyzers will be cheap enough that they will be standard procedure when you are born or on every cancer, this is a multibillion dollar industry that can't be stopped, the benefits are enormous.
from what i've read 23ANDME and the FDA have been discussing this for years and the FDA finally said they're tired of their dragging their feet. i could be wrong.
when i had my DNA analyzed, i had 2 sisters and 3 nieces very interested in the results since there is breast cancer in my family, they were wanting to know what the difference was between my $99 test and the $4300 test they were being quoted.
the implications are enormous in terms of marriage - is your potential spouse going to require you have your DNA analyzed, to life insurance costs, employment, having children, knowing your disease risk so you can prepare/choose lifestyles. i'm happy as a clam the FDA is looking at this, downside is minimal imho, upside is 23ANDME gets their blessing and sales increase. i can't believe they are doing the actual procedure wrong, they just have to clean up their presentation to customers(?)