Hands Off My Genes

March, 2006

After Chicago Bulls center Eddy Curry showed signs of an irregular heartbeat last season before a game against the Charlotte Bobcats, the Bulls refused to sign him to a long-term contract. The team instead offered him a one-year contract at $5.1 million, with the requirement that he undergo a genetic test to see if he had a predisposition to heart disease. Curry balked at the testing; cardiologists he'd consulted had declared him fit to play. Even if a test indicated a genetic concern, many men...