Best DNA kits?
Gaygirl2120
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I’m interested in trying one of those DNA kits to learn more about my ethnicity. Has anyone tried them? Which ones are the most accurate?
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I don't think any of them are accurate tbh1
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I did 23andMe and found out I have a slight increased risk of getting Alzheimer's. I also found a cousin that no one wanted me to find out about. Use with caution!3
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leut_underpants wrote: »Mom? It's that you?
You lost me with that.0 -
gamerbabe14 wrote: »I did 23andMe and found out I have a slight increased risk of getting Alzheimer's. I also found a cousin that no one wanted me to find out about. Use with caution!
Oh wow! I think it’s fascinating that you can find family members you never knew existed.0 -
MeeseeksAndDestroy wrote: »leut_underpants wrote: »Mom? It's that you?
This made me think of a book I read as a kid. A Little bird asking everything if it is his mother.
ETA: Sorry OP I've never tried one
I love that book,0 -
Pretty sure I came from a drunk night after my uncle brendys wedding so I’m good with were I came from.2
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Accuracy is debatable. I did ancestry.com's kit, but since my family is big into genealogy, there were no surprise additions. I did get surprised by the lack of some family tree twigs not showing up in me, but no one gets dna from all of their twigs. (None of my German and relatively little of my various Celtic strains showed up, though Scotland and Wales could technically have been contributors to my British DNA based on the whole Venn diagram overlap.)
At some point, I may send my raw data to other companies for assessment.2 -
Please don't give your DNA away, as you are giving up things you don't even know about yet. Your rights. Discrimination. They are storing it for future "We dont know yets." The mad scientists, and the Mormons Book.
We came from our parents, and their parents, and their parents. Why do we have to know if our decendant is Hitler, or Vladimir The Empaler?
My concern now is, 23 and me is claiming to be able to tell women if they have breast cancer. But it doesn't include all types of breast cancer. So they are playing into the fears of women now, just to get their DNA samples. Don't do it.
Just my thoughts.6 -
gamerbabe14 wrote: »I did 23andMe and found out I have a slight increased risk of getting Alzheimer's. I also found a cousin that no one wanted me to find out about. Use with caution!
Some are saying that the health insurance companies will discriminate and refuse to insure people for predisposed genetic conditions.0 -
CaptainFantastic01 wrote: »MeeseeksAndDestroy wrote: »leut_underpants wrote: »Mom? It's that you?
This made me think of a book I read as a kid. A Little bird asking everything if it is his mother.
ETA: Sorry OP I've never tried one
I love that book,
Me too! "Are you my mother?"1 -
LittleLionHeart1 wrote: »Please don't give your DNA away, as you are giving up things you don't even know about yet. Your rights. Discrimination. They are storing it for future "We dont know yets." The mad scientists, and the Mormons Book.
We came from our parents, and their parents, and their parents. Why do we have to know if our decendant is Hitler, or Vladimir The Empaler?
My concern now is, 23 and me is claiming to be able to tell women if they have breast cancer. But it doesn't include all types of breast cancer. So they are playing into the fears of women now, just to get their DNA samples. Don't do it.
Just my thoughts.
Some valid points here, there is alot of ethics to consider with DNA analysis. It can be very helpful in the right hands, but potentially harmful too.3 -
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gamerbabe14 wrote: »I did 23andMe and found out I have a slight increased risk of getting Alzheimer's. I also found a cousin that no one wanted me to find out about. Use with caution!
Oh wow! I think it’s fascinating that you can find family members you never knew existed.
I remember mom telling me that my oldest sister favored my fathers Aunt America.
She then told me that my other sister favored herself.
She then told me that my older brother favored out father.
Then she looked at me and said, "I don't know where you came from."0 -
LittleLionHeart1 wrote: »Please don't give your DNA away, as you are giving up things you don't even know about yet. Your rights. Discrimination. They are storing it for future "We dont know yets." The mad scientists, and the Mormons Book.
We came from our parents, and their parents, and their parents. Why do we have to know if our decendant is Hitler, or Vladimir The Empaler?
My concern now is, 23 and me is claiming to be able to tell women if they have breast cancer. But it doesn't include all types of breast cancer. So they are playing into the fears of women now, just to get their DNA samples. Don't do it.
Just my thoughts.
That’s actually the one I was thinking of trying the most 23andme. For me it’s important because I’m adopted so I want to know where I came from. But I can understand so I’m having no interest in that but for me personally it’s important.2 -
I have done both 23AndMe and MyHeritage. Every company tests different markers. I have heard good and bad about all of them, so am not recommending one over the other, but MyHeritage partners with FamilyTreeDNA, so I get more matches that way. I have connected with 2nd and 3rd cousins and that has helped me connect some dots. I have been doing genealogy for many, many years and the DNA tests really intrigued me. There are a lot of companies out there doing these tests now. I have no fear of sharing mine what-so-ever. If it helps me as well as others, I think that's great. No fear of Big Brother Watching, down the road. Nat'l Geographic does tests as well.2
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Helix has a portfolio of targeted genetic analysis. I used Arivale for weight and heart genetics. My Arivale one-time coach recommended I use MyFitnessPal. I love it so far. I finally feel in control and more informed about my food choices.0
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wow i'm not willing to pay out 249 bucks just to see where i come from on my real dad side. he was just a sperm donor. on my mom side i'm Norwegian and Swedish2
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michael1976 the more expensive tests are more involved. You can get the autosomal tests for as little as $59 & shipping on sale from a few different co's. For me it's to connect with family.0
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I’ve got royalty and loyalty inside my DNA.2
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i have no answer to your question but DAMN you are a beauty2
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gamerbabe14 wrote: »I did 23andMe and found out I have a slight increased risk of getting Alzheimer's. I also found a cousin that no one wanted me to find out about. Use with caution!
Oh wow! I think it’s fascinating that you can find family members you never knew existed.LittleLionHeart1 wrote: »Please don't give your DNA away, as you are giving up things you don't even know about yet. Your rights. Discrimination. They are storing it for future "We dont know yets." The mad scientists, and the Mormons Book.
We came from our parents, and their parents, and their parents. Why do we have to know if our decendant is Hitler, or Vladimir The Empaler?
My concern now is, 23 and me is claiming to be able to tell women if they have breast cancer. But it doesn't include all types of breast cancer. So they are playing into the fears of women now, just to get their DNA samples. Don't do it.
Just my thoughts.
That’s actually the one I was thinking of trying the most 23andme. For me it’s important because I’m adopted so I want to know where I came from. But I can understand so I’m having no interest in that but for me personally it’s important.
Be prepared that you may be opening Pandora's Box.0 -
MeeseeksAndDestroy wrote: »leut_underpants wrote: »Mom? It's that you?
This made me think of a book I read as a kid. A Little bird asking everything if it is his mother.
ETA: Sorry OP I've never tried one
Lol, it's a Dr. Seuss book "Are you my mother?"
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23andme hands down. I've done 23andme, Ancestry, & MyHeritage. Ask me anything. 23andme has recently introduced a new tool where instead of showing which 31 regions your DNA may be from; it now will have 150 countries in total. It'll be released to new customers before the existing ones (so unfortunately I have to wait). It's much better than Ancestry in terms of identifying which particular countries or regions your DNA traces back to. I'm mixed black, white and Asian and it has given me the most detailed results out of all the DNA kits. It also has the health option for an extra price and it'll determine whether you carry any variants for about 40-50 diseases, it'll determine your likelihood for various genetic traits, your mtdna haplogroup (you maternal ancestor from 20-50,000 years ago), which DNA segments and their ancestral background (if they decide to share with you) you share with matched relatives. You also see how your ancestral DNA looks on your chromosomes and you get a timeline of where your ancestors are from. You can also use your 23andMe results on sites such as WeGene, Promethease, and MyHeritage to gain a better understanding of how your DNA influences your health. Promethease offers an extensive list of diseases you have, may be a carrier for or your likelihood for it. It's absolutely amazing and worth the $5. You can also used GEDmatch and some other sites to analyze your DNA with their tools.
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hopefuldreamfairy wrote: »23andme hands down. I've done 23andme, Ancestry, & MyHeritage. Ask me anything. 23andme has recently introduced a new tool where instead of showing which 31 regions your DNA may be from; it now will have 150 countries in total. It'll be released to new customers before the existing ones (so unfortunately I have to wait). It's much better than Ancestry in terms of identifying which particular countries or regions your DNA traces back to. I'm mixed black, white and Asian and it has given me the most detailed results out of all the DNA kits. It also has the health option for an extra price and it'll determine whether you carry any variants for about 40-50 diseases, it'll determine your likelihood for various genetic traits, your mtdna haplogroup (you maternal ancestor from 20-50,000 years ago), which DNA segments and their ancestral background (if they decide to share with you) you share with matched relatives. You also see how your ancestral DNA looks on your chromosomes and you get a timeline of where your ancestors are from. You can also use your 23andMe results on sites such as WeGene, Promethease, and MyHeritage to gain a better understanding of how your DNA influences your health. Promethease offers an extensive list of diseases you have, may be a carrier for or your likelihood for it. It's absolutely amazing and worth the $5. You can also used GEDmatch and some other sites to analyze your DNA with their tools.
Thank you so much! That was the one I was leaning towards. So I think I’m going to try it. I’m very interested in seeing the results1 -
You're welcome! It's a really exciting experience, I've also learned a great deal about my family history from relatives on my maternal side compared to the nothing I knew beforehand. Best of luck!2
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We used 23 and me and it matched up perfectly to what we already knew so I would say that it was accurate for me.0
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