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April 30, 2008

The Human Genome will promote genetic counciling chaos and misinformation

This analysis is solely the work of the author. It has not been edited or endorsed by GLG.
Analysis By:
Robert Forster, Healthcare Consultant, Robert Forster, MDRobert Forster 
Healthcare Consultant, Robert Forster, MD
Implications: There are many reasons why the commercialization of human genome "information" will be ABSOLUTE CHAOS AND COST.  The three most prominent are the following:   1. Physician education is almost devoid of practical genomic teachings except for Diabetes and lipid disorders.   2.  Fully 85% of genetic referrals now are inappropriate with "simple" genetics.  Human genomic knowledge is quantums greater   3.  The American people will embrace this new gizmology (technology) especially when forecasting the future and invest highly ripe for greed and opportunism.

Analysis: The human genome project will advance science no doubt considerably but without governmental controls and human nature will also bring chaos to American understanding and unnecessary cost where it could be better spent for the masses of common diseases. 

Physicians are poorly trained in practical genetics and legitimate medical literature reveals that a full 85% of physician referrals to geneticists are inaccurate and have done harm to the patients inadvertently.  This is currently.  In no way do we have enough well trained geneticists to council about obtuse findings on broad screening of the human genome.  Now who is going to do this? 

Americans are enraptured with gizmos (technology) and will embrace this quickly and costly to find a vendor who will service their curiosity.  There will be massive investment and greed and misinformation driving this and TV and other mass media will promote mistruths.

Our culture to live better and longer (to an ultimate life span of 110yrs) needs to emulate low technology countries with good health (estimated to be 35-40) superior to USA at 50% of the cost. 

I am not anti-science in any way--but the delivery system of meaningful data from the human genome (with rare exceptions) will be decades behind for practical, common sense use.

Other Analyses of the Same Source Article:
Genetic testing initially will promote Chaos and misinformation
June 16, 2008, Author: Robert Forster, Healthcare Consultant, Robert Forster, MD
You Don't Have to Fear Discrimination Based on Your Genes
May 14, 2008, Author: GLG Expert Contributor
Genetic Testing Will Move to Mainstream Acceptance
April 29, 2008, Author: GLG Expert Contributor

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