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bats	Dec 8th 2017 6:22 am

Re: Rare diseases and cost of medications

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Originally Posted by Shard (Post 12396269)

Ah, ok. Home-based genome sequencing is a bit more understandable. I'd like to have that kind of screening done too, but will wait till it's even more affordable. Ideally it will be available on NHS/healthcare in due course, it makes so much sense.

Does it? The first thought is of the advantages in knowing which conditions you are genetically predisposed to get but after that there's the worry of living with that knowledge. Plus there's the effect on life insurance policies, an increase in cost or even ineligibility.

Shard

Dec 8th 2017 6:26 am

Re: Rare diseases and cost of medications

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Originally Posted by MarkG (Post 12396273)

Yeah, amongst other things, they can tell you which chemotherapy drugs are likely to work best if you get cancer, based on the specific combinations of genes they find. So it seems like the kind of thing the NHS should be doing as a precautionary measure to avoid wasting time with treatments that aren't going to work.

Exactly.

I once heard Craig Venter in an interview explain that it wasn't until he had his genome sequenced that he realised he needed to start taking statins.

BristolUK

Dec 8th 2017 6:38 am

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Shard

Dec 8th 2017 7:03 am

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Originally Posted by BristolUK (Post 12396289)

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Shouldn't he be on the Daily Outrage thread? This is the serious disease thread.

BristolUK

Dec 8th 2017 7:04 am

Re: Rare diseases and cost of medications

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Originally Posted by Shard (Post 12396301)

Shouldn't he be on the Daily Outrage thread? This is the serious disease thread.

It was all that talk of Gnomes.

Shard

Dec 8th 2017 7:07 am

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Originally Posted by BristolUK (Post 12396305)

It was all that talk of Gnomes.

:getcoat::getcoat::getcoat::getcoat::getcoat:

bats	Dec 8th 2017 9:17 am

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Originally Posted by BristolUK (Post 12396305)

It was all that talk of Gnomes.

But those gnomes had jeans

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