Confront risk early, prolong your health
Today, a genetic scan can show how your genetic makeup affects your risk of developing specific conditions. In most cases, early action is the key to prolonged health and wellbeing. deCODEme is part of a strategy that promotes preventive health care and helps you keep abreast of the latest discoveries in genetics and health.
Genes affect our
susceptibility to disease
We are all different because we each carry a unique combination of genetic variants. Some of these variants affect our risk of developing diseases, such as cancer, heart attack and diabetes. Some variants actually enhance our resistance to disease.
Minimizing the impact
of your inherited risk
Armed with knowledge from your unique genetic risk profile, you can start making the right lifestyle choices. With the help of a physician to monitor your health where it is most vulnerable, you can begin to take steps that will minimize the impact of your inherited risk of disease.
When analyzing genetic code
the level of detail is crucial
Make sure you get the most comprehensive and the most accurate test available. Our genetic scans are second to none. deCODE ensures that all the relevant genetic risk variants are tested.
Understanding your genetic profile is the first step
When it comes to health, your genetic profile is the place to start. Our general state of health and our risk of developing specific diseases are governed by a range of genetic, environmental and lifestyle factors. deCODEme gives you support in understanding your results and sheds light on the importance of other factors that need to be taken into account alongside your genetic information.
This content was last reviewed on February 18, 2010.
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