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"My doctor scoffed at 23andme finding a dangerous genetic mutation and said its probably just a false positive." They shouldn't scoff at it, but getting a prop
by giantg2 3y ago
"My doctor scoffed at 23andme finding a dangerous genetic mutation and said its probably just a false positive."
They shouldn't scoff at it, but getting a proper test before any treatment or major changes is still the right thing.
- dekhn 3y agoYes, and the reason for this is the tests in the hospital and qualified/validated. That is to say, they undergo much more stringent quality checks before they make a positive (IE, predict that you have a dangerous mutation) because the cost of false positives is extremely high.