[ExI] 23andME - Company issues: privacy

[William Flynn Wallace]

Thanks Bill K!

bill w

On Sun, Oct 19, 2014 at 2:42 AM, BillK <pharos at gmail.com> wrote:

> On Thu, Oct 16, 2014 at 10:51 PM, William Flynn Wallace wrote:
> >
> > Here is my question:  are there companies in Europe like 23and me that
> will
> > give out the medical info, or does the FDA rule there too?  bill w
> >
>
>
> Just found an article that tells you how to get genetic health
> reports, bypassing the 23andMe restriction.
>
> You can upload your DNA report to many small companies and get a
> health report back. Though the quality varies and some seem to be
> recommending alternative medicine practitioners.
>
> It could be interesting for those who already have the 23andMe health
> report to get an alternative from some of these websites and see how
> they compare. There is still a lot of guesswork attached to estimating
> health risks from DNA.
>
> <
> http://www.technologyreview.com/featuredstory/531461/how-a-wiki-is-keeping-direct-to-consumer-genetics-alive/
> >
>
> BillK
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