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Anybody going to address the elephant in the room that this startup is probably fraudulent and peddling pseudo science? https://geneticure.com/ https://geneti

Anybody going to address the elephant in the room that this startup is probably fraudulent and peddling pseudo science? https://geneticure.com/ https://geneticure.com/ Does anything they say read like it’s been backed up by peer review studies?

robertakarobin 4y ago
I'd have the same concerns. Fortunately our research is in several peer-reviewed journals, like the Lancet and the Journal of Clinical Medicine. We list our research on our homepage: https://geneticure.com/#article https://geneticure.com/#article
- scarface74 4y ago
  So let’s say I use your service, then what? Do I hypothetically take the results to my doctor and will they prescribe drugs based on the recommendation? This is semi relevant to me, I do have high blood pressure at 49 that’s well control with what amounts to a standard diuretic (Hydrochlorothiazide).
  - robertakarobin 4y ago
    Yep, that's exactly correct. We lay out the process at https://geneticure.com#howitworks https://geneticure.com#howitworks, but you've already got the idea. I'm happy to answer any questions — if you email support@geneticure.com I'm one of two people who looks at support/info requests.
    - scarface74 4y ago
      I’m going to now admit that I don’t know enough to know how valid the testing is. But, I can say that on an individual level it is easy enough to test whether a blood pressure regimen is effective. Blood pressure is easy to test at home and the effect of a blood pressure regimen can be observed almost immediately - within 24-48 hours. So if the doctor recommends that I change drugs and measure my blood pressure daily under the same conditions, we can judge its efficacy. In other words, I would be more comfortable with experimenting with different approved high blood pressure medicines than something like cancer medicines based on a startups recommendations.
      - robertakarobin 4y ago
        You're absolutely right. However, that trial-and-error can be really difficult for people who have less ability to maintain immediate communication with their doctor, retrieve a new prescription, etc. For someone like me in their 30s it would be a minor-ish annoyance, but for someone who is elderly, or who is having some sort of medical emergency, such an inefficiency goes from being an annoyance to being a pretty critical issue.

robertakarobin 4y ago

I'd have the same concerns. Fortunately our research is in several peer-reviewed journals, like the Lancet and the Journal of Clinical Medicine. We list our research on our homepage: https://geneticure.com/#article https://geneticure.com/#article

scarface74 4y ago
So let’s say I use your service, then what? Do I hypothetically take the results to my doctor and will they prescribe drugs based on the recommendation? This is semi relevant to me, I do have high blood pressure at 49 that’s well control with what amounts to a standard diuretic (Hydrochlorothiazide).
- robertakarobin 4y ago
  Yep, that's exactly correct. We lay out the process at https://geneticure.com#howitworks https://geneticure.com#howitworks, but you've already got the idea. I'm happy to answer any questions — if you email support@geneticure.com I'm one of two people who looks at support/info requests.
  - scarface74 4y ago
    I’m going to now admit that I don’t know enough to know how valid the testing is. But, I can say that on an individual level it is easy enough to test whether a blood pressure regimen is effective. Blood pressure is easy to test at home and the effect of a blood pressure regimen can be observed almost immediately - within 24-48 hours. So if the doctor recommends that I change drugs and measure my blood pressure daily under the same conditions, we can judge its efficacy. In other words, I would be more comfortable with experimenting with different approved high blood pressure medicines than something like cancer medicines based on a startups recommendations.
    - robertakarobin 4y ago
      You're absolutely right. However, that trial-and-error can be really difficult for people who have less ability to maintain immediate communication with their doctor, retrieve a new prescription, etc. For someone like me in their 30s it would be a minor-ish annoyance, but for someone who is elderly, or who is having some sort of medical emergency, such an inefficiency goes from being an annoyance to being a pretty critical issue.