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Anybody done the full blown 23andme DNA test?
Posted on 3/19/17 at 9:43 pm
Posted on 3/19/17 at 9:43 pm
I'm thinking about it. But I'm afraid it will tell me I'm going to die of some dreaded disease. Or that I am predisposed to alcoholism. (Duh.)
On the genealogical side, it would be pretty interesting. The ancestry.com one is only $89 if that's all you're interested in. How much should one pay to be told he is Irish?
On the genealogical side, it would be pretty interesting. The ancestry.com one is only $89 if that's all you're interested in. How much should one pay to be told he is Irish?
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Posted on 3/19/17 at 9:44 pm to Slippy
Red hair.
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predisposed to alcoholism. (Duh.)
quote:Seems like you already know.
How much should one pay to be told he is Irish?
This post was edited on 3/19/17 at 9:46 pm
Posted on 3/19/17 at 9:45 pm to Slippy
No. My skin is much darker than anyone in my immediate family. Not trying to pay $200 to confirm I'm secretly adopted.
Posted on 3/19/17 at 9:45 pm to Slippy
I did it about 5 years ago. Pretty informative. I'm note sure I believe in the ancestry stuff. Everyone it's said I've been related to I've never heard of.
Posted on 3/19/17 at 9:45 pm to Slippy
I don't feel comfortable sending my DNA to anyone. Who knows what they do with it and who they give it to.
Posted on 3/19/17 at 9:46 pm to Slippy
I have full blown AIDS
Posted on 3/19/17 at 9:49 pm to Slippy
I'm afraid to find out my Teloyears.
Posted on 3/19/17 at 9:50 pm to Slippy
Do it. Besides getting a good genetic mapping you get all kinds of other good info.Luckily I have none of the scary sounding genetic markers .I opted in to be notified by relative matches and three weeks later I got a nice email from a second cousin with a family tree that went back to 1803 in the old country. Everyone here is going to tell you that a cop is going to use your DNA now to pin a murder on you, btw. That's the OT consensus.
Posted on 3/19/17 at 9:55 pm to Lsupimp
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.I opted in to be notified by relative matches and three weeks later I got a nice email from a second cousin with a family tree that went back to 1803 in the old country.
interesting...so will they just share your info with relative matches or will they notify you with the contact info of others?
Posted on 3/19/17 at 9:59 pm to Slippy
I did 23&Me. Wife did ancestry. The medical stuff is interesting on 23 but ancestry helps people find people. Wife adopted. Found mother, father, 2 sisters & 2 brothers
Posted on 3/19/17 at 9:59 pm to Spankum
No. First you choose to opt in or not. And they only know you by your handle and they contact you via message on the site. And then you can decide if you want to respond or not and how.
Posted on 3/19/17 at 10:01 pm to Slippy
Did it in January. 23andme itself doesn't provide great information, but you pay $5 and input your raw genetic data into promethease.com and it gives you more useful health information. In promethease, you can sort by "good" news and "bad" news. Here is some of the good stuff in my own report:
And some bad stuff....
If it weren't for promethease and similar sites, the 23andme data would be near useless by itself, as it's no longer allowed to tell you that sort of stuff (FDA crackdown).
EDIT: Also, 23andme has a "find people" aspect to it, showing thousands of people who I share DNA with (99.9% of them are 4th, 5th cousins and beyond). Ancestry.com has a leg up on that, given the heavy advertising, so you're more likely to find closer relatives and better info.
And some bad stuff....
If it weren't for promethease and similar sites, the 23andme data would be near useless by itself, as it's no longer allowed to tell you that sort of stuff (FDA crackdown).
EDIT: Also, 23andme has a "find people" aspect to it, showing thousands of people who I share DNA with (99.9% of them are 4th, 5th cousins and beyond). Ancestry.com has a leg up on that, given the heavy advertising, so you're more likely to find closer relatives and better info.
This post was edited on 3/19/17 at 10:04 pm
Posted on 3/19/17 at 10:17 pm to Slippy
I did the 23.5andme DNA test, turns out I'm not related to anyone with Down Syndrome.
Posted on 3/19/17 at 10:24 pm to Slippy
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Anybody done the full blown 23andme DNA test?
No I think it my be a secret government paternity set up, and no, I don't think I'm paranoid enough!
Posted on 3/19/17 at 10:34 pm to Slippy
It's all fun and games playing ancestry until you get a certified letter demanding years of back child support.
This post was edited on 3/19/17 at 10:35 pm
Posted on 3/19/17 at 11:10 pm to ILikeLSUToo
I did 23andme but had no idea about promethease. Where do I go to do that?
Posted on 3/19/17 at 11:14 pm to ILikeLSUToo
You got great medical info.
Posted on 3/19/17 at 11:19 pm to Slippy
I got it as a gift from my mom, so I don't k ow if it was a full blown DBA analysis.
It told me what I already know, Italian and British Isles blood.
It told me what I already know, Italian and British Isles blood.
Posted on 3/19/17 at 11:24 pm to tgrbaitn08
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I don't feel comfortable sending my DNA to anyone. Who knows what they do with it and who they give it to.
I agree with this. You put it in a less tin foil hat sounding way than I would have.
Posted on 3/19/17 at 11:56 pm to TigerTatorTots
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I did 23andme but had no idea about promethease. Where do I go to do that?
Go to promethease.com and you'll get the info you need. It should tell you how to get your raw data from 23andme, but it might even pull it automatically, I don't remember. It's $5 well spent.
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