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Register for a Free DNA Test for 3 Specific Conditions (10,000 Tests Will Be Offered to Persons Aged 18-40) @ Monash DNA Screen

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Register for a Free DNA Test for 3 Specific Conditions (10,000 Tests Will Be Offered to Persons Aged 18-40) @ Monash DNA Screen
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MiCCAS on 21/08/2022 - 22:14 dnascreen.monash.edu (16304 clicks)
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DNA testing can save lives by helping to take preventative action against disease risk. DNA Screen, led by Monash University, is offering secure, free DNA testing to identify risk of cancer and heart disease that can be prevented or treated early.

One in 75 Australians have one of these DNA variants, but many don’t know it. DNA Screen is offering 10,000 18 to 40-year-olds across Australia a free DNA test to look for variants that increase the risk of some cancers or heart disease.

A saliva sample, collected simply at home, is all the test requires.

The world-first DNA Screen pilot study is funded by the Federal Government and led by Monash University, in collaboration with institutions and researchers from around Australia. Personal data collected by the study is private and confidential.

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  • MS Paint on 21/08/2022 - 22:15
    +225

    What if I discover jv is my brother from another mother?

    • MiCCAS on 21/08/2022 - 22:15
      +81

      God help us all

    • jv on 21/08/2022 - 22:16
      +227

      I don't have DNA. I've already tested for it.

      • GDayStraya on 21/08/2022 - 22:36
        +6

        AND

        • jv on 21/08/2022 - 23:15
          +164

          AND

          That is what dyslexics have, instead of DNA

          • GDayStraya on 22/08/2022 - 00:25
            +8

            @jv: HAHA… That's what I meant …

            Used the same letters from DNA to generate AND …
            DNA
            NDA
            ADN
            NAD
            AND
            DAN - Welcome him

            • jv on 22/08/2022 - 00:33
              +6

              @GDayStraya:

              DAN - Welcome him

              But please don't clone him.

              • GDayStraya on 22/08/2022 - 00:35
                +4

                @jv: Yeah … ONE is enough …

              • [Deactivated] on 22/08/2022 - 16:03
                -2

                @jv: The losers of this test will be the first useless eaters the Führer culls if he wins again.

          • Charlie Sierra on 22/08/2022 - 09:51
            +12

            @jv: This message brought to you by DNA: The National Dyslexia Association

            • jv on 22/08/2022 - 09:52
              +8

              @Charlie Sierra:

              The National Dyslexia Association

              For free 1st year membership, use the promo code: REEF

    • coffeeinmyveins on 21/08/2022 - 22:16
      +26

      Could be worse…. Could be slavoz

      • spackbace on 21/08/2022 - 23:53
        +5

        shudders

    • GlobalWorming on 21/08/2022 - 22:48
      +2

      they terminate these immediately

    • Empharand on 22/08/2022 - 00:26
      +38

      JV isn't human, it's a very buggy AI that Ozbargain purchased cheaply from an Indian level 1 dev thinking it was a 'Customer Service' bot but they got scammed. They have been unable to remove that AI completely, they find ways to ban the AI but it has hidden subroutines to unban itself after a short amount of time.

      The only way to completely remove that AI is to shutdown Ozbargain permanently; and even then there is no guarantee that the JV AI cannot bring it back online.

      • netsurfer on 22/08/2022 - 01:22
        +7

        JD, I think we need you to do a DNA check (to make sure you are not related to JV).

      • Scrooge McDuck on 22/08/2022 - 05:22
        +9

        It can't be bargained with. It can't be reasoned with. It doesn't feel pity, or remorse, or fear. And it absolutely will not stop… ever, until you are grammatically correct.

        • john_conner on 22/08/2022 - 17:15
          +1

          In an insane world, he was the sanest choice

      • Diji on 22/08/2022 - 11:54
        +2

        The plot of the next Metal Gear took a turn

      • morediscount on 22/08/2022 - 17:21

        so JV is skynet ?

    • Xistn on 22/08/2022 - 09:23
      +1

      Be thankful it ain't SlavOz

    • strangeloops66 on 22/08/2022 - 23:02

      Your sister, you mean?

  • jv on 21/08/2022 - 22:15
    +5

    Good deal for Dolly…

    • [Deactivated] on 22/08/2022 - 06:50
      +5

      Bit sheepish

      • jv on 22/08/2022 - 09:18
        +8

        Says ewe !!!

  • Clear on 21/08/2022 - 22:16
    +3

    Already know what's going to get me. For shits and giggles let's see if there's anything I don't know already.

    • [Deactivated] on 22/08/2022 - 06:51
      +5

      Already know what's going to get me.

      A truck?

      • Clear on 22/08/2022 - 07:23
        +1

        I wish. At least it would hopefully be more instant.

        • [Deactivated] on 22/08/2022 - 07:29
          +1

          At least it would hopefully be more instant

          breaks 200 bones, spends 18 months learning how to walk, eat and drive again…

          • Clear on 22/08/2022 - 07:30
            +2

            @[Deactivated]: Thats similar to how it'll be without the broken bones part.

            • [Deactivated] on 22/08/2022 - 08:08
              +1

              @Clear: ouch

            • sexilexi on 22/08/2022 - 15:29

              @Clear: I'm sorry you have this illness :( Would you mind sharing what exactly it is?

              • Clear on 22/08/2022 - 16:09
                +3

                @sexilexi: Stage 3A cancer. Risky surgery soon but end result should be the "cure".

                • sexilexi on 22/08/2022 - 17:08
                  +1

                  @Clear: Good luck friend. I am going through treatment for acute leukaemia currently. Might be a bit late for us to get rich quick with life insurance.

                  • cookie2 on 22/08/2022 - 20:47

                    @sexilexi: @clear and @sexilexi you both look after yourselves and if you ever need a random wierdo you can vent or chat too, DM me :)

                  • [Deactivated] on 22/08/2022 - 22:51

                    @sexilexi: Holy cow, yes good luck to you both!

                  • Clear on 23/08/2022 - 00:14

                    @sexilexi: Damn I think you're more unlucky than me with day to day life. Hopefully a speedy recovery.

                    Speaking of life insurance I was checking mine out as part of the super. Seems I can claim months of sick leave if required. I don't think many know about it.

                • cookie2 on 22/08/2022 - 20:47

                  @Clear:  @clear and @sexilexi you both look after yourselves and if you ever need a random wierdo you can vent or chat too, DM me :)

                  • Clear on 23/08/2022 - 00:15
                    +1

                    @cookie2: Thanks. Trying to enjoy as much as I can for the next 3 weeks!

  • jv on 21/08/2022 - 22:17
    +2

    DNA Screen, led by Monash University, is offering secure, free DNA testing

    this…

    • Azro on 21/08/2022 - 22:53
      +11

      I'd like to get a clone and make him work instead of me while I browse through ozbargain.

      • futaris on 21/08/2022 - 22:55
        +2

        On the sixth day of OzBargain

        • dlovep on 22/08/2022 - 09:14

          Nah.. you’re gonna hate yourself for missing out on the past 5 days’ deal…

      • netsurfer on 22/08/2022 - 01:24
        +5

        Your clones have your DNA so they will all be browsing OZB instead of working.

        • Scrooge McDuck on 22/08/2022 - 05:26
          +1

          And seeking their own clones, and so on, and so forth causing exponential growth in population until all of the Earth's resources are consumed.

  • ChickenAdobo on 21/08/2022 - 22:18
    +75

    Insurance company will love to get their hands on this data

    • jv on 21/08/2022 - 22:19
      +32

      They might be 'sponsoring' the research…

      • ilovefullprice on 21/08/2022 - 22:21
        +6

        Source?

          • Scrooge McDuck on 22/08/2022 - 05:31
            +8

            @jv: If they really cared about privacy they'd support anonymous testing. Anonymity is the only guarantee of privacy.

            • whyisave on 22/08/2022 - 07:00
              -6

              @Scrooge McDuck: Hard to get anonymity,
              when a significant amount of the population
              has already submitted to voluntary PCR testing.

              So, even if it's "anonymous" testing now,
              the samples collected can be matched up
              with what is already in the database, linked to a person's name & Medicare.

              PS:
              There was a company in the UK,
              which were caught, trying to sell DNA data collected from PCR testing.
              Imagine the companies 'not caught' (if any!)

              • Splashtash on 22/08/2022 - 07:59

                @whyisave: Yup. Meta data >.> despite what anyone says. It can all be traced as it’s connected in some form or another most likely

              • PleaseNotChokey on 12/10/2023 - 15:50

                @whyisave: Please stop spreading rubbish rumours. This is categorically untrue. If you knew how PCR testing works (and how quickly it can be run compared to the time and expense required to capture and maintain the kind of national database you're talking about), you might reconsider your position. Occam's razor - the most simple explanation is the most likely one. Sequencing someone's genome, let alone matching it to some national database just for the sake of linking someone to an anonymous sample is pointless. Add to that the claim that the government would then just hand that over to insurance companies so they could deny people insurance or raise prices and it's just getting outlandish. Jacked up insurance prices and refusal of cover pisses off voters.

    • cryptos on 21/08/2022 - 22:20
      +27

      Well most insurance companies would have a statement around pre-existing conditions; and as you’ve now become aware from your DNA test, you would be lying if you didn’t disclose it..

      • ChickenAdobo on 21/08/2022 - 22:27
        +7

        So ignorance is bliss? It abit discriminatory as they will charge more due to this disclosure of faulty dna.

        • cryptos on 21/08/2022 - 22:34
          +17

          Yes, there is actually a service called "genetic counseling"; it can impact all kinds of things, like taking a flight/holiday. Also you never know what future may hold with regards to your genetics "Gattaca is a great movie"

          • Lions44 on 21/08/2022 - 22:40
            +1

            @cryptos: "There is no gene for fate."

            • [Deactivated] on 22/08/2022 - 06:53

              @Lions44: Gene Hackman?

          • cook99 on 21/08/2022 - 22:43
            +9

            @cryptos: Gattaca is a great documentary 😉

            • whyisave on 22/08/2022 - 07:02
              +5

              @cook99: Many dystopian movies have become great documentaries now.

      • Elyxar on 21/08/2022 - 22:33
        +12

        DNA test won't tell you if you have something, just identify the higher risk of cancer and heart disease that can be prevented or treated early.

        • cryptos on 21/08/2022 - 22:40
          +1

          DNA can defiantly confirm conditions, also future tests may uncover more..

          • lgacb08 on 21/08/2022 - 22:49
            +2

            @cryptos: We may suggest you go back and have a read on biology, what's on DNA doesn't mean it'll even come out.

          • brotherfranciz on 21/08/2022 - 23:40
            +8

            @cryptos:

            DNA can defiantly confirm conditions

            Defiantly? Against God?

          • dotJaz on 22/08/2022 - 05:29

            @cryptos: It can confirm SOME conditions and those conditions would have already been showing so it is pre-existing. Regardless of you knowing or not. Medical examination will confirm it.

            DNA test can also uncover your health tendencies. That's not confirming anything.

          • [Deactivated] on 22/08/2022 - 06:54
            +3

            @cryptos:

            defiantly

            Yes, it hates doing it so much

          • RealGTalkin on 22/08/2022 - 14:31

            @cryptos: Source: trust me bro

        • whyisave on 22/08/2022 - 07:02
          +2

          Risk = Probability = Insurance premiums

      • dotJaz on 22/08/2022 - 05:27
        +3

        Predisposition isn't pre-existing. Get your facts right.

        • Medrad on 22/08/2022 - 07:59
          +3

          Exactly… everyone has a predisposition to death, not a pre-existance…

    • thewinchester on 21/08/2022 - 22:27
      +21

      Health insurers can’t use this kind of data; but life insurers can.

      https://www.genetics.edu.au/SitePages/Life-insurance-product…

      https://www1.racgp.org.au/ajgp/2019/march/genetic-testing-an…

      It is important to note that, in Australia, private health insurance is not affected by genetic test results – the Private Health Insurance Act 2007 (Cwlth) prohibits discrimination by health insurers, and private health insurance is not underwritten.

      • cryptos on 21/08/2022 - 22:35
        +1

        not yet, policies can change..

      • ilovefullprice on 21/08/2022 - 22:54

        I am guessing life insurance via super would be able to use this data too?

      • 2025 on 21/08/2022 - 23:34

        Life insurance, etc is mentioned in the FAQ for this.

      • iglot on 22/08/2022 - 22:52

        It can affect travel insurance.

    • Mokr on 21/08/2022 - 23:43
      +10

      I hope to get better premiums given I have good jeans

      • Scrooge McDuck on 22/08/2022 - 05:35
        +10

        I have distressed jeans and am therefore ineligible for a premium premium.

    • thekensai on 21/08/2022 - 23:51
      +4

      just use random name plus burner email.

    • FeZZa21 on 22/08/2022 - 00:59

      And Meta wouldn't mind a slice either

    • 5cooter on 22/08/2022 - 08:57
      +1

      Bingo. Duty to disclose known issues, including these sorts of fishing expeditions, when signing up.

    • Duck Mode on 22/08/2022 - 10:02
      +7

      From the faq:
      >
      Are there any risks to me?

      There are no significant risks to you if you take part in the study. DNA testing and discussion of the results can be, in the short term, upsetting for some people and their families. There are no studies that show long-term harm from DNA testing. Our study will also provide support and information to you through access to trained genetic counsellors.

      DNA test results do not affect private health insurance in Australia. However, DNA results can be used by life insurance companies at the time of underwriting risk-rated policies (e.g. death, income protection, and permanent disability insurance). This is only relevant if you wish to apply for such policies after undertaking DNA testing. There is a partial ban (moratorium) on life insurance companies, where results are not required to be disclosed for policies up to certain financial limits. For more information about this, you can access a fact sheet here or contact our study team. However, we cannot provide financial advice. If you remain concerned about insurance implications after reviewing this information, you can contact a financial advisor to discuss your options before proceeding with testing.

  • cryptos on 21/08/2022 - 22:18
    +46

    “Personal data collected by the study is private and confidential.”

    Regardless of these statements and best intentions, always assume this is not the case..

    Also potential implications for things like health insurance etc

    • coxymla on 21/08/2022 - 22:42
      +10

      Agreed, "private and confidential" is a meaningless term of phrase.

      At the very least the study itself is getting your data, what other entities are going to get a copy?

    • Almost Banned on 22/08/2022 - 00:28
      +21

      Remember how they told us they wouldn't use the COVID check-in data to track us?
      Right… https://www.unsw.edu.au/news/2021/09/police-access-to-covid-…

      • Phantomsurfr on 22/08/2022 - 01:17
        -3

        This was seriously blown out of proportion and just made it clear that bills and laws need to written with more detail.

        • [Deactivated] on 22/08/2022 - 16:08
          +1

          Liars are still liars.

  • ilovefullprice on 21/08/2022 - 22:20
    +6

    Does that mean there’s no hope for anyone above 40?

    • Blitzfx on 21/08/2022 - 22:33
      +1

      It can come off that way, but not necessarily. They could be looking for early indicators in younger people.

    • [Deactivated] on 22/08/2022 - 16:12
      -7

      It won't be according to age… I bet nearly everyone who submits to this also misses their muzzle, lines up for 100% useless jabs, and looks forward to viewing the ABC and The Project.

      • ripprind on 22/08/2022 - 18:27

        An fellow independent thinker here! Good on you!
        I only get my information from private companies because they are unbiased 👍

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