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10-25-2011, 11:07 PM | #1 | ||
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I'm a member of 23andMe and I hope many of you are, too, because I think it could really help speed up the Parkinson's research, which has been frustratingly slow. They just posted some interesting news today about their Parkinson's research project. You can see it on their blog, "Milestones in the Fight Against Parkinson’s Disease" at this link: http://spittoon.23andme.com/2011/10/...nsons-disease/. And by the way, the second video shown in the blog is of me (Paula)! I was interviewed last month for for the Health 2.0 Conference in San Francisco. Let me know what you think.
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10-28-2011, 07:05 AM | #2 | ||
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Paula, congratulations on your video! I had already seen it and am starting to go around to PD support groups in my area to talk up 23andme. I agree with you - this is a wonderful way to speed up research. I thought that the video by Anne Wojcicki is fabulous for explaining what they are doing. Also recommended is an article in Wired Magazine, by the same guy who is interviewing Anne in that video. Keep the faith!
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11-01-2011, 11:30 AM | #3 | ||
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11-01-2011, 01:58 PM | #4 | |||
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My husband is a long time supporter of 23andme research. I recently had my profile done. Think the outsider billionaires conducting their own research is awesome.
Recently contacted a geneologist to discuss one of my husband's mutations reported from 23andme, and this physician/geneologist strongly advised my husband have a "real" DNA testing done through the university laboratory before consulting with us! We were informed that they were sending in samples on their own to test the validity of results from 23andme. Perhaps this guy was motivated by true concern. He was a kind gentle man. So i am hoping that was his motivation and not turf war mentality. madelyn
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11-01-2011, 04:59 PM | #5 | ||
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in you are preaching to the choir. i'm paula too, and also made a video back a couple of years and after consulting this forum 23and me went global. the kits cost 25 dollars then and those outside the USA were having to pay for postage. when the company learned that from us and realized we do our homework and are global, they changed the code to global postage paid.
i ,too made a video that is now outdated because the kits are now free. see SPIT video at http://parkinsonscreativecollective.org/video/pvid.html and bandido bob at http://parkinsonscreativecollective.org/video/bobr.html glad to have others like you in the cause .they still need thousands more and it's a good thing. thank you for sharing.
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11-04-2011, 04:15 PM | #6 | ||
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I didn't make the video of my interview; it was done for 23andMe by a professional company for the Health 2.0 Conference held in San Francisco in September. |
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11-04-2011, 06:51 PM | #7 | ||
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