Microsoft joins study to gauge impact of genetic testing
PC World | at | by Mike
Microsoft is co-sponsoring a study to see if people who undergo genetic testing to identify their risk for developing certain diseases actually change their behavior to mitigate that risk.
San Diego-based research lab Scripps Translational Science Institute, the study's main sponsor, will offer genetic scans to up to 10,000 employees, family members and friends of Scripps Health that provide a detailed analysis of their risk for more than 20 health conditions. Scripps Health is a US$2 billion nonprofit community health system also based in San Diego.
The conditions -- including diabetes, obesity, heart attack and some forms of cancer -- are ones that can be changed or prevented by people's lifestyle choices.