Getty ImagesThe University of Southampton team,The geneticists said the tests could be wrongly reassuring - or lead to unnecessary worry.
"Finding a 'health risk' via these tests often does not mean a person will go on to develop the health problem in question, while 'reassuring' results might be unreliable." But the BMJ paper warns genetic tests often prioritise"breadth over detail", citing a 23andMe test that checks for a few variants of Brca1 and 2, linked to breast and ovarian cancer risk, when there are actually thousands.A 23andMe spokesman said its processes were"extremely accurate" and it spelt out exactly what its Brca test looked for."As far as the variants we are testing for, they are some of the most well studied and associated with extremely high risk.
Yeah, heaven help people should take their own health seriously, when they can’t get answers from the nhs due to funding limitations or understaffing. Let’s all just get sick instead because doctor always knows best
Utter crap. Basically the nhs doesn’t offer this service and is annoyed that a private company does. They should be embracing it. lefties
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The experts have their work cut out for them, people will make decisions about their health based off of dodgy blog posts & facebook stories...
If it doesn't smell, then you're not well.