Comments on: deCODEme: First “Genetic Scan” Launches http://talk.dnadirect.com/2007/11/16/decodeme-first-genetic-scan-launches/ Guidance & Decision Support for Genomic Medicine Wed, 17 Mar 2010 19:14:59 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.2 By: Lisa Lee http://talk.dnadirect.com/2007/11/16/decodeme-first-genetic-scan-launches/#comment-71999 Lisa Lee Mon, 26 Nov 2007 19:34:29 +0000 http://talk.dnadirect.com/2007/11/16/decodeme-first-genetic-scan-launches/#comment-71999 Hi ramunas, I actually think quite the opposite. The press that these new companies are receiving is increasing people's general awareness of genetics, risk and health. Many people may not be interested in these SNP scans, but the awareness might drive them to more significant risk issues that they are worried about -- such as a cancer risk, or blood clotting risk, that's based on personal and family history. Also, these new companies have explicitly stated that their test results are not meant to be used as medical information. People who want to do so may need follow-on testing -- to confirm a risk, to provide screening, to provide diagnosis, etc. For these people, clinical consulting services that can explaining someone's genotype in context of their personal history, family medical history, and lifestyle and environmental factors will be what makes all this testing useful and not just noise. That's where companies like DNA Direct come in. Hi ramunas, I actually think quite the opposite. The press that these new companies are receiving is increasing people’s general awareness of genetics, risk and health. Many people may not be interested in these SNP scans, but the awareness might drive them to more significant risk issues that they are worried about — such as a cancer risk, or blood clotting risk, that’s based on personal and family history.

Also, these new companies have explicitly stated that their test results are not meant to be used as medical information. People who want to do so may need follow-on testing — to confirm a risk, to provide screening, to provide diagnosis, etc. For these people, clinical consulting services that can explaining someone’s genotype in context of their personal history, family medical history, and lifestyle and environmental factors will be what makes all this testing useful and not just noise. That’s where companies like DNA Direct come in.

]]> By: ramunas http://talk.dnadirect.com/2007/11/16/decodeme-first-genetic-scan-launches/#comment-70396 ramunas Sat, 17 Nov 2007 06:24:47 +0000 http://talk.dnadirect.com/2007/11/16/decodeme-first-genetic-scan-launches/#comment-70396 Lisa, I think these new genome scan/sequencing emerging companies/services could seriously reduce clients for single gene tests, which companies like DNAdirect are offering. What do you think? Lisa, I think these new genome scan/sequencing emerging companies/services could seriously reduce clients for single gene tests, which companies like DNAdirect are offering. What do you think?

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