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What could have happened on rest of life, if this guy just believed their result ? This is how you can ruin life of some one by coding !
by rohu1990 13y ago
What could have happened on rest of life, if this guy just believed their result ? This is how you can ruin life of some one by coding !
- cmsimike 13y ago23andme should not be used as a replacement for a doctor. It would have been a shock to see the results, yes, but the next step is confirmation from a doctor.
- flebron 13y agoThat's for a false positive, sure. But who goes to the doctor to confirm a false negative, that 23andme says there's no reason to worry about? The list of negative results is going to be huge, in most cases.
- cmsimike 13y agoThe simple answer is that 23andMe is for informational purposes only. I don't go any more or less to the doctors now that I've results from 23andMe. It is cool information, yes, but that's it.
- logfromblammo 13y agoFor most people, not having any symptoms is the (possibly false) negative that prevents them from scheduling a doctor visit. Seeing a catalog of 10000 potential risk factors that I don't have and didn't even know about isn't likely to change that. If I have flu-like symptoms, knowing that I don't have any additional risk factors for lupus won't keep me from seeking treatment for my flu-like symptoms, because I could just have the flu.
- mseebach 13y ago> But who goes to the doctor to confirm a false negative The same people that goes to doctors and dentists for regular check-ups without suspecting anything wrong.
- revelation 13y agoWe know not one iota of what there is to know about the genome. Any report they create contains trillions of false negatives; that is the nature of genome research in its current state.
- Symmetry 13y agoIs someone with a false negative from 23andme in a worse position than someone who hasn't had a genetic test?
- BHSPitMonkey 13y agoThe service in no way tells people they have "no reason to worry" about their health. Even if your report came back "clean", that would only be telling you that your genetics don't suggest any particular risk factors spelled out in your DNA, not that you're healthy.
- geetee 13y agoThat's a risk you take with getting your DNA tested. Are you prepared to handle the results (right or wrong)?
- mkopinsky 13y agoNo, the (necessary) risk you take is that you find out true information that you didn't want to know. The risk that you shouldn't have to take is that the testing company sends you BS results.
- DanBC 13y agoAll tests carry risks of BS results. People taking any test need to be aware of the risks of false negatives and positives.
- drcode 13y agoTHINK OF THE CHILDREN!
- jrockway 13y agoProbably nothing. Even if you could tell someone the exact instant in time they would die, it's bad news, so they'd deny it up until that time. People with chronic disease know they're going to die because the disease makes their body work incorrectly, which is easy to notice and be depressed about.
- revelation 13y agoHuh? A lot of the negatives they inform you about aren't really actionable (they are in your genome, after all), but if they were, 23 and me isn't a doctor; you would still go see a real one to receive any treatment.