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You can sequence yourself properly (and it's more information that way), but this way you can get called upon to donate if you're a match for someone somewhere

• cblconfederate 5y ago
  shouldn't you be able to match yourself (at least partially) by uploading your data somewhere?
  • toomuchtodo 5y ago
    Ideally, non profit organizations around tissue sourcing provide a mechanism to ingest raw genotyping data [1] from providers through an auth flow for those who have previously been sequenced or don’t want to burden the charity (if a donor can afford it) with the sequencing cost. If one could “one click” share their genotyping from from a sequencing provider, I imagine you’d see an uptick in coverage for donor sourcing across the populace. The data is already out there. [1] https://customercare.23andme.com/hc/en-us/articles/212196868-Accessing-Your-Raw-Genetic-Data https://customercare.23andme.com/hc/en-us/articles/212196868...
• redis_mlc 5y ago
  > you can get called upon to donate Dude, calm down. Donating bone marrow is probably ok, but note that before donating a kidney, understand that can affect your health and life expectancy. That was not told to past donors, but it's a thing. (As you get older, your organ function decreases from 100% (or 200%) to less than 100%, so losing a kidney affects older people. In China, people in banned religions are "volunteered" for double-lung and heart transplants, so it also matters what country you're in. Their transplant science is based on 28 year-olds, so if you're several years younger or older, you should be good unless you have a rare typing.