Home Genome Tests
What are your chances of getting certain conditions
Personalized home genetics test kits have been available online for some time, but are now going to be sold over the counter. These genetic kits will include a swab and test tube that get sent back to a lab for study. Afterward, it will be possible to pay an extra fee for expert analysis, so if you want to see if you have certain allergies, may be likely to get altzheimers (the FDA is curious about this claim) or may have a higher risk of cancer due to an inherited gene, then a genetics test kit will be the gateway to that information. Over time, the cost of genetic testing may decrease, since the test kit itself is normally less than $20 but the various analysis protocols can run up to $500. This is because your genome contains a few gigabytes of information and needs to be analyzed by the appropriate genetic consultant. For these reasons, you may want to shop around for DNA testing because you may find a case where the kit costs more but the analysis costs less!
Notes and Special Information
Special note: FDA Approval on some aspects of genetic testing may be open to legal interpretation, so it is possible that tests like these may not be available for long, or interpretations of some results may require a doctor's prescription.