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by shaurz 4217 days ago
I really would like to get my DNA anaylsed out of pure curiosity, but I'm also afraid I might discover something I would have been better not knowing.
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mcculley 4217 days ago
I did 23andme myself before the FDA came down on them and I'm happy for the things it tells me. What would you be better off not knowing?
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mindcruzer 4217 days ago
Such as?
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jebus989 4217 days ago
Such as a 20x heightened risk of developing Alzheimer's relative to baseline (as determined by your ApoE variant).
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mrfusion 4217 days ago
Yikes, are you worried?
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