03 November 2011

Gene tests threatens

A person’s fate is all prewritten in the host gene. The genes are totally responsible for the developments in an individual. After knowing this fact doctors supported the introduction of gene tests. These tests will predict a person’s future risk of any life-threatening diseases. The limiting factor to the gene test was found recently. It says that these gene tests may be damaging to the health by causing unnecessary stress to the individual. These gene tests are offered for the conditions such as diabetes, heart disease and cancer. The clinical usefulness of the test is still a question since the carriers of these genetic markers are characteristically only 20-40% more likely to develop the condition per copy.

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