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It's probably worth getting if you're a woman or have a known family history of a genetic disease. 10% of women end up getting breast cancer, and this is somet
by DevX101 16y ago
It's probably worth getting if you're a woman or have a known family history of a genetic disease. 10% of women end up getting breast cancer, and this is sometimes due to a BRCA1/BRCA2 gene mutation. You can take preventative steps if you know this.
- organicgrant 16y agoIt's probably worth getting if you're a MAN or have a known family history of a genetic disease. Prostate cancer is out there. Quit smoking, eating Red 40 food coloring, and remember...we're here to put a dent in the universe with the time we have!
- carbocation 16y agoThis is genotyping, not sequencing. You're not going to pick up on rare but highly penetrant BRCA mutations. In other words, you may miss important variants that aren't detected by 23andme.