Babies and Infants Gene Test

[TrailingWife]

Thanks for the update kellyandkelly.

Personally I'm still completely unconvinced by any of this.

I agree with Aquarian. Most of this you would know just by knowing the parents' medical history eg parents have allergies, eczema, asthma makes it more likely baby has allergies. Diabetes also tends to run in families, as do certain cancers.

If your baby has a predisposition to something I think this is only useful information if there is proven scientific evidence of (1) the likelihood of a negative outcome and (2) actions that can be taken to avoid this outcome.

I think there is a well oiled machine for parting Hong Kong parents from their cash, particularly when it involves trying to make their child excel compared to others.

 

[supertonic]

I think it sounds totally useless, and creates unnecessary anxiety and bias. Even my kid does not have genetic predisposition to diabetes, does it means that I don't need to teach him healthy lifestyle and diet?
If my kid is predisposed to addiction, does it mean that I can prevent it by forbiding him from computer games, drinking, gambling etc ? How does it do with schooling?
I think it is a good way to rip the money off though