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Not really - I did both the genetic and ancestry testing. All I got out of it was that I was a significantly higher percentage of a particular ethnicity that I
by theogravity 8y ago
Not really - I did both the genetic and ancestry testing. All I got out of it was that I was a significantly higher percentage of a particular ethnicity that I didn't know about, which was pretty cool.
The genetic side didn't have anything meaningful (but maybe because whatever markers it tests for, I didn't have any risk factors).
I also loaded the data into Prometheus, but all it gives you is academic journal articles that you'd have to sift through and do your own interpretations.
They recently partnered with a genetics company to share data - at that point, I opted out of data sharing since I was unsure how my data was exactly going to be used.
Also watch for discount deals - don't pay full price - you can get 30% off the kits during sales on Amazon.
tl;dr: do ancestry if its on discount, unsure about genetics.
- jstarfish 8y ago> Also watch for discount deals - don't pay full price - you can get 30% off the kits during sales on Amazon. They also tend to market heavy discounts (I've seen 50% some years) during Thanksgiving/Christmas, both of which are right around the corner. The result of cheap genetic testing when family is in town must make for some awkward holiday dinner conversations...
- e1g 8y agoSimilar experience for me - I signed up for the kitchen sink and learnt nothing new. It's a cool product and cool tech, but I saw no benefits. I suppose if the reports showed _something_ unusual, it could have been worth the effort, so being disappointed is actually a good outcome.
- waserwill 8y agoSince you've done the 23&me test, if you'd like, you can submit a copy of the raw 23&me data for free analysis at places like dna.land [NOTE: These are academics which may use your data in research. They claim that they won't share any non-aggregate data without asking first, though.]
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- silverdrake11 8y agoI also loaded the data in Prometheus, and it told me I had BRCA2 (with the highest magnitude on the chart on the site) which is an snp related to cancer. I was upset over this but get this, a month later they sent me email saying it was a bug and a bunch of users were flagged with it by error!
- tiemand 8y agoI was confused for a bit..I thought hang on "Prometheus" ( https://prometheus.io https://prometheus.io) is a time series data base, how can it support genetic data. Turns out you probably meant Promethease (https://promethease.com https://promethease.com)
- theogravity 8y agoAh yes, thanks for the correction.
- chrisweekly 8y agoHelpful comment -- but the "tldr" belongs at the beginning! ;)
- theogravity 8y agoAh, thanks!