Comments on: SNPs on Chromosome 15 Associated with Smoking and Lung Cancer http://www.eyeondna.com/2008/04/03/snps-on-chromosome-15-associated-with-smoking-and-lung-cancer/ How will it change your life? Mon, 01 Dec 2008 20:28:44 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: Strat-Cons Blog » Blog Archive » Tabaquismo a ultranza: ¿Ampararse por genética? http://www.eyeondna.com/2008/04/03/snps-on-chromosome-15-associated-with-smoking-and-lung-cancer/#comment-56310 Strat-Cons Blog » Blog Archive » Tabaquismo a ultranza: ¿Ampararse por genética? Tue, 15 Apr 2008 03:09:47 +0000 http://www.eyeondna.com/2008/04/03/snp-on-chromosome-15-associated-with-smoking-and-lung-cancer/#comment-56310 [...] El pasado 3 de abril, la Dra. Hsien-Hsien Lei, publicó en Eye in DNA un análisis de donde podemos [...] [...] El pasado 3 de abril, la Dra. Hsien-Hsien Lei, publicó en Eye in DNA un análisis de donde podemos [...]

]]> By: jhay http://www.eyeondna.com/2008/04/03/snps-on-chromosome-15-associated-with-smoking-and-lung-cancer/#comment-56193 jhay Fri, 04 Apr 2008 03:47:38 +0000 http://www.eyeondna.com/2008/04/03/snp-on-chromosome-15-associated-with-smoking-and-lung-cancer/#comment-56193 What about the risk percentages for non-smokers but victims of second-hand smoke? They too carry the same genes don't they? What about the risk percentages for non-smokers but victims of second-hand smoke?

They too carry the same genes don’t they?

]]> By: Personalized Genetics: It’s getting interesting « ScienceRoll http://www.eyeondna.com/2008/04/03/snps-on-chromosome-15-associated-with-smoking-and-lung-cancer/#comment-56188 Personalized Genetics: It’s getting interesting « ScienceRoll Thu, 03 Apr 2008 22:26:17 +0000 http://www.eyeondna.com/2008/04/03/snp-on-chromosome-15-associated-with-smoking-and-lung-cancer/#comment-56188 [...] reported their scientists identified a genetic variant that confers nicotine dependence. Later, Hsien-Hsien Lei said some words about it. And of course, Steve Murphy expressed his opinion as well: Bottom Line, if [...] [...] reported their scientists identified a genetic variant that confers nicotine dependence. Later, Hsien-Hsien Lei said some words about it. And of course, Steve Murphy expressed his opinion as well: Bottom Line, if [...]

]]> By: Alicia Sparks, NAMI Affiliation Leader http://www.eyeondna.com/2008/04/03/snps-on-chromosome-15-associated-with-smoking-and-lung-cancer/#comment-56182 Alicia Sparks, NAMI Affiliation Leader Thu, 03 Apr 2008 17:14:12 +0000 http://www.eyeondna.com/2008/04/03/snp-on-chromosome-15-associated-with-smoking-and-lung-cancer/#comment-56182 This is scary stuff. The fact that I understand next-to-nothing about DNA aside, this post actually makes a lot of sense to me. I know people who smoked for several years, and had no problem quitting cold-turkey, just on a whim one day. Then, I know people who smoke who would never be able to do that. I also know people who've smoked nearly all their lives and have no smoking-related health problems (such as lung cancer), and I know folks who developed lung cancer very early on (both smokers and nonsmokers). The information here kind of helps me make sense of all that. For myself, I would be very interested in lung cancer genetic testing. Of course, like Caplan suggested, I'd like it to be kept private. This is scary stuff.

The fact that I understand next-to-nothing about DNA aside, this post actually makes a lot of sense to me. I know people who smoked for several years, and had no problem quitting cold-turkey, just on a whim one day. Then, I know people who smoke who would never be able to do that. I also know people who’ve smoked nearly all their lives and have no smoking-related health problems (such as lung cancer), and I know folks who developed lung cancer very early on (both smokers and nonsmokers). The information here kind of helps me make sense of all that.

For myself, I would be very interested in lung cancer genetic testing. Of course, like Caplan suggested, I’d like it to be kept private.

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