Please Tell Me. If "Genetic Tests" Are So Important For Health Info, Then Why Are Those Tests "Home Tests" & NOT Ordered By Doctors ?

[TriggerPoint]

Just A Thought. What's YOUR Opinion ?

Thanks

[Bananas5]

Genetic testing is voluntary. Because testing has benefits as well as limitations and risks, the decision about whether to be tested is a personal and complex one. A geneticist or genetic counselor can help by providing information about the pros and cons of the test and discussing the social and emotional aspects of testing.

I underwent genetic testing to determine if my sight loss was hereditary. It was. At least it showed there was nothing anyone could have done to prevent me going blind. It is a throwback to many generations past.

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[TriggerPoint in reply to Bananas5]

Well, I See It Brought To Light Your Vision Problems & Most Likely Was Some Relief "To Know" Instead Of Guessing.... So, What's The Limitations & "Risks" ?

[Bananas5 in reply to TriggerPoint]

Limitations...can't change anything for me.

Risks....none for me but if you had inherited a degenerative disease that would affect you both mentally and physically.

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[TriggerPoint in reply to Bananas5]

Thank You~*

[Bananas5 in reply to TriggerPoint]

Any reason for asking this question?

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[TriggerPoint in reply to Bananas5]

Had Thought About Having One.....

[Bananas5 in reply to TriggerPoint]

Why? Do you have something that could be caused by hereditary gene?

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[johnsmith]

To test for a particular disease genetic marker requires lots of work. Some disease genetic markers are well known. Other genetic markers have not have had enough work done for them to be declared a marker for a particular disease.

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Schizophrenia and many other diseases are considered to have a genetic basis. However, it is not that simple. The daily Mail article describes a teenager with mental health issues caused by an infection obtained from a cat. This teenager might have a genetic marker for schizophrenia. However, it needed an additional input from the environment "Bartonella" infection before he went down with mental health symptoms.

I suspect that many genetic markers make people vulnerable to certain things. Being genetic vulnerable and cause are not the same. It requires additional stresses before a vulnerable person goes down with what they are vulnerable to. For example: There may be a genetic marker for eczema. However, the genetic marker may actually mean that the person cannot make a particular fatty acid and requires something in their diet to to enable usage of that fatty acid. The use of the genetic marker is likely to be take this medication rather than you need this food supplement. The doctor will be taught about the medication as treatment (pharma makes profit) rather than the food supplement needed to prevent the eczema.

[Bananas5 in reply to johnsmith]

Is this question based on a Daily Mail article?

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[johnsmith in reply to Bananas5]

No. I used Daily Mail article as an example. Been thinking about this and discussing this for a long time.

[Madlegs1]

Would you like information from a DNA test made public?

Insurance companies would love to have all the facts about you.!😂

As long as it's private, you have some chance of keeping the information to yourself. But then, What honesty do you employ when you fill in all sorts of forms regarding "known" disabilities??

Frankly- I'd rather remain ignorant and medically fully insured!😎

[katieoxo60]

Genetic testing is a complex thing because although you may have the genetics for a certain illness it does not mean you will develop it. Then you have things like breast cancer where only a certain type is genectic , not all breast cancer. Many chronic illnesses run in families so are most likely genetic, but not all the family may develop the diseases. Genetic disease often jumps generations too. I have inherited gout or genetic in modern day terms I wish it was taken more seriously as I see my children suffering it already but not being accepted as such so no treatment being researched or given ect. But Thats my personal opinion. I think it has to remain very much a personal choice.