Predicting your traits

Video game - 2018

In the past decade there has been an explosion of studies surveying genetic risk for thousands of traits and diseases. These studies allow users of direct-to-consumer genetic tests to predict their traits and disease susceptibility based on the combined impact of numerous genetic variants. Some of these estimates are available directly from genetic testing companies, such as predictions of height and weight. In this session we will cover how these predictions are formed, discuss current and future medical implications, and review websites which make these predictions widely available to users of direct-to-consumer genetic tests.