tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3895550249012313464.post1482607083580819695..comments2023-10-29T03:34:07.046-07:00Comments on DNAnonymous: Halfway to Traumatized!Ryanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12971902782950072851noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3895550249012313464.post-84895818199701630722012-04-06T08:15:52.582-07:002012-04-06T08:15:52.582-07:00I guess just one of the 23andMe's "health...I guess just one of the 23andMe's "health results" is genuinely scary for the young women, because the risk of the disease is so much higher even early in life, and because there aren't easy ways to mitigate the risk. But the company opts you out of this "BRCA" result by default; you'd have to opt in and to heed the warnings before you can see it. Of course you've heard about this facet before, but my point may be different. The research shows that the psychological trauma of learning one's BRCA status doesn't so much depend on age, but it depends a lot on the existence of a personal action plan. If one has already decided what to do in a case of a positive result, then the trauma is minimal. But if one has not even pondered the problem yet, then it could become a major pain. <br /><br />So your relatives could be greatly upset by your disclosure of a genetic result, not just because they may be older, but more so because they are unprepared and just didn't give it enough thought yet.MOCKBAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05150628026789690963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3895550249012313464.post-60042899636553368932012-03-30T14:26:45.866-07:002012-03-30T14:26:45.866-07:00We actually discussed that in class to quite a len...We actually discussed that in class to quite a length. How these types of things effect older generation much more than younger ones. The general consensus about disease risk from our class is that now that we know, we can change things. Older generations might get frightening results and then have regrets about their lives, and how they cannot make the changes we can to avoid disease. I can see how the whole idea would be much scarier to them than us.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15297036245972593297noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3895550249012313464.post-61812635296783791472012-03-25T16:31:21.437-07:002012-03-25T16:31:21.437-07:00There are numerous other ancestry-hunting horror s...There are numerous other ancestry-hunting horror story possibilities (nonpaternity is the most common surprise but as you correctly state, it is hard to prove with as tentative a trait-gene tool as 23andMe). Relative-finder and ancestry-finder features could uncover hidden family branches (illegitimate and adopted children), consanguinity, or ruin the cherished origin myths. Few undergrads would care but hey, the older generations folks just might not appreciate the stuff!<br /><br />So add it to the action well: how to communicate (or not communicate) with the folks about discoveries which might upset _them_ (rather than you)MOCKBAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05150628026789690963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3895550249012313464.post-70000585335825586402012-02-24T13:36:54.163-08:002012-02-24T13:36:54.163-08:00Thank you very much! It tends to be one of those t...Thank you very much! It tends to be one of those things that people purposefully forget. No one wants to remember that eventually you're going to die, especially if it has to do with something as unpleasant as disease.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15297036245972593297noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3895550249012313464.post-55585744870598319382012-02-24T05:57:18.696-08:002012-02-24T05:57:18.696-08:00Nice title, nice post! And, you bring up the impo...Nice title, nice post! And, you bring up the important reminder that one family member's genotype can reveal things about other family members that they might not want to know -- not only paternity, but disease risk. Not something everyone remembers. I look forward to further posts!Anne Buchananhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09212151396672651221noreply@blogger.com