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I signed up for 23andMe, got the results, had a brief chat to my GP. She said it's interesting, but only useful if you're looking for the source of a problem.

Even my health insurance doesn't care, they only worry about diagnosed conditions. Plus any pre-exisiting conditions are covered after three years.

On the other hand, the country where I live has universal healthcare.



In the U.S., denying insurance or raising rates based on pre-existing conditions will be illegal as of Jan. 1. Doing these things based on genetics has been illegal for several years now.




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