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Re:My deadly disease was just a 23andme bug by DanBC on Monday November 25, 2013 @04:07PM (#6797013)
> The FDA are simply enforcing the medical industry monopoly on diagnosis.

23andMe could sell their product as not being diagnostic. Since 23andme chose to sell their product as being diagnostic it's fair enough that their held to the same level of regulation as everyone else in the sector.

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Re:My deadly disease was just a 23andme bug by nkriegel on Monday November 25, 2013 @04:18PM (#6797100)
They explicitly did not. From their TOS:

As a result of the current state of genetic knowledge and understanding, our Services are for research, informational, and educational purposes only. The Services are not intended to be used by the customer for any diagnostic purpose and are not a substitute for professional medical advice.

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Re:My deadly disease was just a 23andme bug by domdip on Monday November 25, 2013 @04:42PM (#6797271)
The TOS is irrelevant if they're elsewhere making diagnostic claims.
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