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You realize that SNPedia is basically the equivalent of Wikipedia for SNPs, and I can edit it to say whatever I want? Would you want a physician picking your d
by pak 13y ago
You realize that SNPedia is basically the equivalent of Wikipedia for SNPs, and I can edit it to say whatever I want?
Would you want a physician picking your drug regimen based off of what Wikipedia says on some particular day? Would you like your implanted defibrillator to change its algorithm based on something Wikipedia says?
If not, then you've discovered the crux of the issue. There's a bright line between "data that someone put online yesterday" and "rigorously tested and proven effective". That's the whole point of FDA regulation on what gets to be marketed as a medical device, or what drugs can be prescribed for an indication.