Re:23andme has suspended health-related genetic tests
by cromwellian on Friday December 06, 2013 @03:45AM
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So now, people will just export their data and third party companies will provide such interpretation and the FDA won't be able to touch them. How soon until github has an open source project to read and interpret 23andme data-dumps?
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Re:23andme has suspended health-related genetic tests
by midas007 on Friday December 06, 2013 @05:05AM
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You can already do that today with downloaded SNPs [1] with Promethease [2].
1. https://www.23andme.com/you/download/
2. http://www.snpedia.com/index.php/Promethease (non-pro version)
Re:23andme has suspended health-related genetic tests
by asdfaoeu on Friday December 06, 2013 @04:25AM
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Most likely anyone providing such information would also be in a similar boat with regards to the FDA.
Sure you could be overseas providing the data but it's not like the FDA is preventing you from getting overseas treatment.
Re:23andme has suspended health-related genetic tests
by cromwellian on Friday December 06, 2013 @04:46AM
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I doubt it, since those people aren't making any medical devices. Moreover, the SNPedia can be used by anyone, so an open source tool can be written and deployed as an app. I highly doubt the FDA will be able to stop that.
Trying to stop someone from analyzing their health data dump is about as useless as trying to stop bitcoin transactions. About the only thing the government can try to do is to stop the public from being able to use DNA microarrays, but how long is it going to be before a cheap, consumer grade version of such chips can be made and sold in a way that the FDA can't regulate them?