Off-Road Touring with Dr. Marcinko [Part IV]

Posted on August 13, 2009 by Dr. David Edward Marcinko MBA MEd CMP™

About Atlas Sports Genetics

By Dr. David Edward Marcinko; MBA, CMP™

[Publisher-in-Chief]

Dateline: July 6, 2009people_top

Did you know that for about $150 bucks, Atlas Sports Genetics [ASG], a company in Boulder CO, offers a DNA test kit to evaluate actinin; a protein found in fast-twitch muscle fibers? Yep; it’s true!

About ASG

ATLAS™ stands for Athletic Talent Laboratory Analysis System and is a leading edge athletic talent identification test that uses enhanced DNA analysis to identify those athletes that are genetically predisposed to either speed/power or endurance characteristics. Through the analysis of a specific DNA gene called ACTN3, the SportGene® Test developed by Genetic Technologies in Australia, is now available in the United States through Atlas Sports Genetics.

The Kit

Using a cheek swab sent to the lab, a report on the gene ACTN3 is received by mail several weeks later. The test is touted to be helpful in determining the best sport, or prefect athletic career, for participants. And, it is highly sought after by helicopter parents wishing to pursue a college scholarship or sports contract for junior [i.e., marathoner versus sprinter, etc].

Just take a look here: http://www.atlasgene.com

AssessmentESPN

How did I learn about all this? Why, from an USOEC parent of course, during my travels to Upper Michigan. And me? I’ve been a middle distance runner for 35 years; even with a dislocated finger! LSD anyone; long-slow-distance.

 

About Off Road with Dr. Marcinko

These sporadic off-road segments will continue through-out my 2009 summer promotional tour. On the one hand, formal attendance at several engagements was a bit sparse because of the death of several recent celebrities and entertainer types. On the other hand, local book stores and sponsors noted a spike in our CD and book sales, as well as interest in our online www.CertifiedMedicalPlanner.com program and premier quarterly guide: Healthcare Organizations [Journal of Financial Management Strategies] www.HealthcareFinancials.com

Part I: https://healthcarefinancials.wordpress.com/2009/07/20/off-road-touring-with-dr-marcinko-part-i/

Part II: https://healthcarefinancials.wordpress.com/2009/07/22/off-road-touring-with-dr-marcinko-part-ii/

Part III: https://healthcarefinancials.wordpress.com/2009/07/24/off-road-touring-with-dr-marcinko-part-iii/

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4 Responses

  1. Donna, on February 8, 2010 at 11:53 PM said:

    Dr. Marcinko,

    Here is a link on related genomic counselling going mainstream

    http://www.thehealthcareblog.com/the_health_care_blog/2010/02/dna-bought-by-medco-consumer-genomic-counselling-goes-mainstream.html#comments

    Who would-a-thought?

    Donna

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  2. Seth, on February 18, 2010 at 1:56 PM said:

    Dr. Marcinko and Donna,

    Good post for the Olympic Games season.

    It is the hope of firms like 23andMe, Navigenics, DeCodeMe and others – like CollabRx and Cure Together – that the body of knowledge from both genomics and aggregated patient experiences will advance fast enough so that the current situation of “more diagnosis with less ability to change the outcome” will slowly change to one where knowing your likely health future will help avert some of the worst consequences.

    Seth

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  3. Karen, on March 3, 2010 at 9:15 PM said:

    Hi Seth,

    Here is a related article:

    Lawsuit attacks patent giving company control over genetic test for cancer risk.
    http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/03/01/AR2010030102925.html

    Karen

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  4. Louis, on March 10, 2011 at 4:23 PM said:

    Ahead of the pack again, Dr. Marcinko

    Was your kid born to be an elite athlete?

    Marketers of genetic tests claim the answer is in mail-order kits costing less than $200. Some customers say the test results help them steer their children to appropriate sports.

    But, skeptical doctors and ethicists say the tests are putting profit before science and have a much greater price tag – potentially robbing perfectly capable youngsters of a chance to enjoy activities of their choice.

    http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=%2Fn%2Fa%2F2011%2F03%2F08%2Fstate%2Fn130516S07.DTL

    Louis

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