How expensive would it be to get my genetic makeup completely mapped?

Question

When the doctor or (witch-doctor) tells you that
what you have is genetic,
why does he not proceed to find the genetic specific sequences that are a problem
but assumes that medicine stops at......"It is genetic"

Answer 1

The company I work for does genetic mapping, but not for private individuals. As I understand, it costs ~ 5000.00 to map an entire individual's genome. I don't think anyone currently offers individual mapping, but I have heard several business proposals suggesting offering the service - at what cost, though, remains to be seen.

Answer 2

particular, particular it does. So does the Moon. the climate additionally has an effect on our genetics. What your dad mentioned is in maximum cases the terrific option. the clarification that maximum individuals of mankind is a lighter color now's via extra favorable residing circumstances in the different factors of the international. that each physique got here about many, many 1000's of years in the past. in spite of everything that element, you in the right here and now would not understand the version and what replaced into initially conceived of in the commencing up. What would be extra exciting to make certain is what a human it is a million years sooner or later would look like a million years from now.

Answer 3

Many genetic diseases are well studied and sometimes diagnosis does not require genetic proof. However, it is quite easy in many diseases to show some genetic defects eg polyploidy in Down's and chromosomal translocations in many cancers.

Answer 4

OK it would be insanely expensive.

And even if they could find the gene the problem was on (which they probably know anyhow) that doesn't mean it could be fixed. Gene therapy shows promise but its not perfect yet.

Answer 5

Why would you want to have that done???? And it doesn't do any good to find the specific gene or genes causing a certain problem, because it can't be fixed!