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Comment on All babies in England to get DNA test to assess risk of diseases within 10 years

TheGrandNagus@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

Already widely used in the western world, glad we’re catching up. This will save lives and reduce the misery of kids silently suffering without proper support.

Goes without saying, but this data should remain with the NHS.

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drspod@lemmy.ml ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

Already widely used in the western world

Really?

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- happydoors@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
  Minnesota, here. New parent. Can confirm! The full on DNA test is optional. Parents can make informed decisions and prepare for new lifestyles of supporting a kid that’s differently abled.
  
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wewbull@feddit.uk ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
It should not remain in the NHS in my opinion. It should be deleted after the analysis is done.

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- stsquad@lemmy.ml ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
  You don’t think having a full genome and medical history of everyone who’d been in contact with the NHS would be useful to researchers?
  
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  - wewbull@feddit.uk ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
    I’m sure it would be very useful. Doesn’t mean I want ANYBODY having that kind of information.
    
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