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It seems crazy to be curious about your genes? Could you elaborate on why?

by randallsquared 16y ago

axod 16y ago
Few reasons... * I don't think the tech is mature enough to be 100% reliable * It'll probably just worry people more than anything. * Doctors are trained. Some guy getting this thing isn't. I think it's a hypercondriacs dream.
- radu_floricica 16y ago
  Well, for example: * It's fun. It really is. Even the part about the Parkinson, after you get over it. * You're pretty much subsidizing a new industry. * There is a chance you can actually use this. Either if you actually have a rare disease gene, or if you're a carrier. In any case, I intend to take a printout to my next medical visit.
  - axod 16y ago
    > In any case, I intend to take a printout to my next medical visit. I'm sure doctors hate this. I'm of the opinion we should leave trained professionals to do their job.
    - radu_floricica 16y ago
      Hate?! Trust me, I have no intention of pestering him/her with every minute detail of the chart. But I do know I have a (somewhat) higher risk for prostate cancer in advanced age, and I sure want to have a talk with him about ways to mitigate it. I was under the impression that is pretty much his job... But I think I understand a bit of what you mean. For example, my results lists obesity at "normal", with a whopping 60% chance. Same way, one slightly raised chance of a certain disease may not mean much when compared to a host of other illnesses with much higher baseline chances. As it happens though, prostate cancer is already high on the list, so I do intent to fully make use of the information.
ams6110 16y ago
Not something I want to know much about. I figure I'm in this life for however long it's going to last, based mostly on factors I can't change. I don't want to know that I'm predisposed to get ALS, or Parkinsons, or cancer, or whatever else they might tell me.

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It seems crazy to be curious about your genes? Could you elaborate on why?

by randallsquared 16y ago

It seems crazy to be curious about your genes? Could you elaborate on why?

axod 16y ago
Few reasons... * I don't think the tech is mature enough to be 100% reliable * It'll probably just worry people more than anything. * Doctors are trained. Some guy getting this thing isn't. I think it's a hypercondriacs dream.
- radu_floricica 16y ago
  Well, for example: * It's fun. It really is. Even the part about the Parkinson, after you get over it. * You're pretty much subsidizing a new industry. * There is a chance you can actually use this. Either if you actually have a rare disease gene, or if you're a carrier. In any case, I intend to take a printout to my next medical visit.
  - axod 16y ago
    > In any case, I intend to take a printout to my next medical visit. I'm sure doctors hate this. I'm of the opinion we should leave trained professionals to do their job.
    - radu_floricica 16y ago
      Hate?! Trust me, I have no intention of pestering him/her with every minute detail of the chart. But I do know I have a (somewhat) higher risk for prostate cancer in advanced age, and I sure want to have a talk with him about ways to mitigate it. I was under the impression that is pretty much his job... But I think I understand a bit of what you mean. For example, my results lists obesity at "normal", with a whopping 60% chance. Same way, one slightly raised chance of a certain disease may not mean much when compared to a host of other illnesses with much higher baseline chances. As it happens though, prostate cancer is already high on the list, so I do intent to fully make use of the information.
ams6110 16y ago
Not something I want to know much about. I figure I'm in this life for however long it's going to last, based mostly on factors I can't change. I don't want to know that I'm predisposed to get ALS, or Parkinsons, or cancer, or whatever else they might tell me.