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https://mobile.nytimes.com/2017/04/06/health/fda-genetic-tests-23andme.html
For the first time, the Food and Drug Administration said it would allow a company to sell genetic tests for disease risk directly to consumers, providing people with information about the likelihood that they could develop various conditions, including Parkinson's and Alzheimer's.
The move on Thursday is a turnaround for the agency, which had imposed a moratorium in 2013 on disease tests sold by the company, 23andMe, which is based in Mountain View, Calif. The decision is expected to open the floodgates for more direct-to-consumer tests for disease risks, drawing a road map for other companies to do the same thing.
If you could take such a test, would you? Or would you rather just take things as they come?
(Score: 2) by takyon on Sunday April 09 2017, @04:09AM
You had your DNA "run", but you didn't get your full genome for $199. If you get a cheap test from 23andMe, you are getting some partial analysis of whatever they think is important today. Get your full sequence discretely and maybe you can analyze it yourself using free software years in the future. If you're lucky, your sequence won't make it back to the FBI or insurance company (permanently).
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