WHAT I FOUND OUT ABOUT MYSELF | 23.AND ME REVIEW | DNA | LIFE OVER SIXTY

Are you curious what your DNA CAN TELL YOU. I have tried the 23 and me DNA kit and I lived it. Here is what you can find out about yourself.

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*The 23andMe PGS test uses qualitative genotyping to detect clinically relevant variants in the genomic DNA of adults from saliva collected using an FDA-cleared collection device (Oragene·DX model OGD-500.001) for the purpose of reporting and interpreting genetic health risks and reporting carrier status. It is not intended to diagnose any disease. The relevance of each report varies based on ethnicity. Each genetic health risk report describes if a person has variants associated with a higher risk of developing a disease, but does not describe a person's overall risk of developing the disease. These reports are not intended to tell you anything about your current state of health, or to be used to make medical decisions, including whether or not you should take a medication or how much of a medication you should take. Our carrier status reports can be used to determine carrier status, but cannot determine if you have two copies of any genetic variant. These carrier reports are not intended to tell you anything about your risk for developing a disease in the future or anything about the health of your fetus, or your newborn child's risk of developing a particular disease later in life. For Gaucher Disease Type 1, we provide a single report that includes information on both carrier status and genetic health risk. The Late-onset Alzheimer's Disease genetic health risk report is indicated for reporting of the ε4 variant in the APOE gene and describes if a person has a variant associated with an increased risk of developing late-onset Alzheimer's disease. The ε4 variant included in this report is found and has been studied in many ethnicities. Detailed risk estimates have been studied the most in people of European descent. The Alpha-1 Antitrypsin (AAT) Deficiency genetic health risk report (i) is indicated for reporting of the PI*Z and PI*S variants in the SERPINA1 gene, (ii) describes if a person has variants associated with AAT deficiency and a higher risk for lung and liver disease, and (iii) is most relevant for people of European descent. The Parkinson's Disease genetic health risk report (i) is indicated for reporting of the G2019S variant in the LRRK2 gene, and the N370S variant in the GBA gene, (ii) describes if a person has variants associated with an increased risk of developing Parkinson's disease, and (iii) is most relevant for people of European, Ashkenazi Jewish, and North African Berber descent. The Hereditary Thrombophilia genetic health risk report (i) is indicated for reporting of the Factor V Leiden variant in the F5 gene, and the Prothrombin G20210A variant in the F2 gene, (ii) describes if a person has variants associated with a higher risk of developing harmful blood clots, and (iii) is most relevant for people of European descent. The Cystic Fibrosis carrier status report is indicated for the detection of 28 variants in the CFTR gene and is most relevant for people of Ashkenazi Jewish, European, and Hispanic/Latino descent. The Sickle Cell Anemia carrier status report is indicated for the detection of the HbS variant in the HBB gene and is most relevant for people of African descent. The carrier status reports related to hereditary hearing loss consist of two tests – one indicated for the detection of two variants in the GJB2 gene which is most relevant for people of Ashkenazi Jewish and European descent, and one indicated for the detection of six variants in the SLC26A4 gene.

LIFE OVER SIXTY WITH SANDRA

Life and thoughts and just about everything under the sun. The only order to it is life itself as lived. Natural chaos! I am married and have three grown children who are interested in breeding horses, flying and creating. My youngest is the lead singer/songwriter of the Grammy nominated band, Tonic, Emerson Hart. So here I am, wanting to read about you and at the same time bringing you along with me to mine. I hope you will find me just as interesting as I do you! Hop aboard for the ride.

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[GailFeltman]

My sister in law has dark hair still … she’s 73! I am completely Gray or Platinum as Cindy Joseph says and your the new Silver Blonde!

[MaryEllenAfter]

Very interesting, Sandra. I did the ancestry.com DNA, and was so excited to get the results. Since I've been working on my family tree since 2001, on ancestry.com, it was especially gratifying. ENjoyed. Many blessings..MaryEllen

[jeaninedoyle]

You can also purchase the book the story of my dna from 23 and me. It's a book of your ancestry results.

[cate]

Interesting! I did the AncestryDNA kit 2 years ago, but they don't offer the neanderthal, health, and traits information. My 23andme kit is scheduled to arrive today. I'm excited. By the way, my 10 year old son watched this with me, and said, "Mom, why is she so beautiful?" He is correct.. you are. So apparently the high neanderthal count means nothing bad. =-) I'm VERY interested in what mine will be. Thank you for sharing your journey. This will be valuable for all of your generations to come.

[bernadettealmeida]

Amazing what they can research 🧐✊🇺🇸😎👒👒👒👒👒👒👒👒👒👒👒👒👒💙👍

[michelekurlan]

Nada biggie, Sandra. Plenty of folks with European origins share the genes. Just be sure to get enough vitamin B-1for heart-health as they were meat eaters which is how they got their Thiamine.

[resourcedragon]

You inherit your Neanderthal DNA from both parents! The Neanderthal DNA that has been detected in modern individuals is autosomal, (not mitochondrial) and so that means that it comes from both parents.

I doubt that Neanderthal DNA is either "good" or "bad". I suspect that any that has made its way into the modern human genome has also stood the test of time and, on balance, does not disadvantage the carrier too much.

[eb]

People from Northern Europe(I think North Western Europe especially) tend to have the highest amounts of Neanderthal DNA, and from what I've heard people of African descent tend to have the least. It just has to do with northern populations mating with the Neanderthals at higher rates. All it really means is you may have inherited certain traits that may be traced all the way back to the Neanderthals - such as red hair, lack of hair on the back ect. These are human traits now of course, we just may have got them from the Neanderthals originally.

And it doesn't tell you if you have light hair or light skin, or any of those things - it tells you according to your DNA how likely it is for you to have those things. If you are likely to have blue eyes, but have brown - that just means you ended up with less the likely gene for brown eyes. Kind of cool. I saw one person's results on youtube who had blue eyes and according to their test only had a 2% change of having blue eyes, he beat the genetic odds.