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MayaRefugee
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DNA Testing 1
#25799961 - 02/08/19 06:16 PM (5 years, 3 months ago) |
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With the prevalence of at home DNA Testing kits e.g. AncestryDNA and 23 and me do you think or know if it's possible for people to self report disease and illness they have had for the data to be analysed for patterns in the genome of themselves and other people that have had that disease or illness.
It seems to me that we could advance rapidly if something like this was done, that is, if patterns were found in, for example, people that developed or died from brain tumours, etc.
Admittedly what you do with recognition of such patterns would still need to be figured out i.e. would people want to know they have the genes 90% of people that develop brain tumours have for example.
I know they already do this to some extent but you could do it on a massive scale if people/everyone let their code be analysed and cross referenced against others that have had certain ailments.
Thoughts?
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HappyHigh
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I see no reason to have my dna cataloged and freely open to police records. They can then track up to my great grand children legally through dna testing in the future.
have you seen* how many people go to jail because a relative signed up on a dna website...
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Edited by HappyHigh (02/08/19 09:58 PM)
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badchad
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I think OP described the overarching goal.
As the DNA database grows it'll be easier to associate different genotypes with disease outcome. This is already being done to an extent. Some of the results will suggest that you are more/less susceptible to heart disease etc. However, there is some question as to the accuracy, which is why some services were shut down for making "diagnostic" claims that they cannot support.
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