23andme.com... Anyone Done It?

[motion]

I did. Just got my results in. I pretty much prefer to be in denial about most things, but when it comes to technology helping me understand my future, and arming me with info to improve my odds, I'm all over it. Pretty much all good news in the test, although I am at increased risk for several diseases. Awesome service and one I would highly recommend for most.

Curious... do most people have the balls to view this type of data?

[slakjaw]

I will not be doing that.

[Joeaksa]

Have thought about it but would want to be 10000% sure that the info, whatever they might find, is not turned over to any insurance concern or the govt.

Am not having any problems that I have not known about for a while. Did do a "full body scan" 5-6 years ago after two friends passed due to problems and it came back negative so am not really concerned. Still might be nice to know more...

[rsNINESOOPER]

This is an intriguing process but I do worry about the accuracy of it and about the confidentiality of the personal information collected. The governments GINA protection act certainly has a weak name/acronym which doesn't inspire confidence not to mention the fact that the government has been known to snoop as well as breaches of computer security by hackers are common. Not to sound paranoid but our world is increasingly an information age which can be for or against you. I don't want to find out I'm related to a serial killer or criminal mastermind or something

Anyone done this and found the known info you receive back to be a little off?

Motion- did you find the info fairly enlightening and useful?

I know absolutely nothing about my history as I have no known blood relations so I wouldn't be able to vet any of the info whatsoever- It would all be new info

[RWebb]

I hear these individual DNA screening kits are not real worthwhile (yet) - I'm hearing that from medical faculty BTW

[A930Rocket]

Will I be doing it?

Negative Ghostrider.

[M.D. Holloway]

I guess if I wanted to know my genetic profile I would just look long and hard at my parents and grandparents. hmmmm...Some things are better left as a surprise.

[motion]

Originally Posted by rsNINESOOPER

Motion- did you find the info fairly enlightening and useful?

Nothing too surprising. I am potentially carrying Cystic Fibrosis. One young member of my extended family has it, so we knew it was in our bloodline somewhere. I had always thought I was at risk for Alzheimer's and prostate cancer, based on family history, and the test confirmed that I am at heightened risk, although not at really high levels. I haven't digested everything yet, but nothing really surprising. The test also includes information about various aspects of the testing, such as male baldness, hair thickness, familial origins, height, intelligence, etc. I found that info to be mostly hit and miss. All in all, very interesting.

[motion]

Originally Posted by A930Rocket

Will I be doing it?

Negative Ghostrider.

Why?

[motion]

Originally Posted by slakjaw

I will not be doing that.

Why?

[motion]

Originally Posted by RWebb

I hear these individual DNA screening kits are not real worthwhile (yet) - I'm hearing that from medical faculty BTW

I'd be interested in knowing why they aren't accurate. I know some of the info is compared to a database of research, which lends itself to being inaccurate, but other elements must be fairly solid.

[widebody911]

Negative Ghostrider.

The pattern is full

[RWebb]

not inaccurate, incomplete

[Jandrews]

Originally Posted by widebody911

The pattern is full

Damn funny!!

JA

[aigel]

I would only do this anonymously. Drop off the specimen cash in hand, no ID, get a customer number and pick up the envelope with my results with my number on it when they are done. No way in hell would I have something like this done with my name in play and certainly not in an online format ...

But then the next question is why you need this info? Like others mentioned above, your family history will tell you everything you need to know. The tendency of developing cancers, heart disease, mental problems etc. is not passed down jumping more than a generation. If you have anything serious in the family up to the level of your grandparents, you already have your answer .... I suppose there are folks with not enough family history available, which probably would benefit from such a test.

Cheers,

George

[Jim Bremner]

Dr. Lexus from the movie Idiocracy Video

NSFW due to language

[sc_rufctr]

And it begins... Gattaca (1997) - IMDb

How long before we're (secretly) testing the DNA of a "potential" mate?

OR... How long before a DNA test is part of a Pre Nuptial agreement?

We're going to see some utterly amazing things over the next 20 years!

You own DNA? Test away. Why not? Personally I don't care. This was always inevitable.

[Porsche-O-Phile]

Great idea - I'd love to know what if anything I'm predisposed to or at risk for, but as many have mentioned above there's no way I'm going to do this because of the potential privacy risks. Insurance companies or government bureaucrats getting their hands on my genetic profile? No way in hell. Not taking that risk. I'd rather remain ignorant so long as I know they are too.

[turbo6bar]

Looks interesting. I don't have much family history, since my family is all overseas. I'm not intimidated by findings, because it's in my DNA, something over which I have no control.

Lotion, how do you feel about the privacy/confidentiality issues?
jurgen

[motion]

Originally Posted by turbo6bar

Lotion, how do you feel about the privacy/confidentiality issues?
jurgen

I have better things to worry about.