Opinion: I have ALS. I wish a polygenic analysis had told me it was coming
Ordering a polygenic analysis means you want to know what may lie ahead and are willing to make changes to alter the story told by this genetic crystal ball.
by Rahul Desikan
Apr 30, 2019
3 minutes
If a fortune teller had “read” my future two years ago, I would have learned that I was at high risk of dying. Soon. A year ago I was diagnosed with the disease that killed baseball legend Lou Gehrig. It’s called amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or ALS, and mine is moving swiftly. I’d have wanted to know what was headed my way so I could start preparing for it and make every hour count.
What about you? Would you want a fortune teller to reveal your risk of developing
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