CelluliteDX Genetic Test Somewhat Predicts Your Chances of Getting Cellulite

Nowadays genetic tests are flooding the market and many companies are trying to secure a piece of the pie including DermaGenoma (Irvine, CA). Claiming to bring the genetic revolution to dermatology, they have released a genetic test that predicts the risk of getting moderate to severe cellulite (or more specifically Nurnberger-Muller grade 2 or greater cellulite) for women. It tests for a variant of the angiotensin I-converting enzyme (ACE) gene located on chromosome 17. Given the fact that there is not much you can do to prevent it, even a perfect test seems to be of dubious value. Now, in the female half of our population 65% is affected. From the company’s own computations it turns out that a positive test result means 68% chance of getting cellulite, a whopping 3% increase, while if you test negatively you still have a 53% chance of getting it. While the company acknowledges all of this in its information for physicians, its marketing is more than likely to get at least some patients to persuade their doctors to offer the test.
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