23andme

[tinacarroll27]

Hi I want to do the 23andme genetic test. I am in the uk. They have 2 tests (ancestry and health).I am confused about which test to get. I don't really want their health report just the raw data. Will I get the same raw data from both tests? One of them is £79 the other is £149
https://www.23andme.com/en-gb/?utm_...gclsrc=aw.ds&dclid=CIz1lp-7n90CFcaxUQodFPgIcA

 

[Lisa108]

I'd also like to know this as from Germany I could only order the ancestry test...

 

[Moof]

The DNA ancestry results are pretty meaningless in the scheme of things – they tell you people moved about a lot in the past, surprise surprise! If you buy the more expensive test, I think you get both ancestry and health. I did it a couple of years ago as a favour to a cousin in the US, who's really into all this stuff (she paid!), and I got both. It told me not to make any treatment decisions based on the results, which I think is very good advice.

 

[vaer]

the cheaper option!

 

[Critterina]

You get the raw data with both, it seems. Check this before you order, because sometimes websites come up differently in different countries.

 

[Lisa108]

Thanks, but is the extend of the raw data the same? Guess I'll have to ask the customer service...

 

[taniaaust1]

Thanks, but is the extend of the raw data the same? Guess I'll have to ask the customer service...

The raw data would be the same.. it would be all the data they got from your sample.

Raw data is very handy to have if you can get your mutations from it by putting into various programs or if you know what to look for.

 

[tinacarroll27]

Just received this reply from 23and me customer service. Not sure I am any the wiser.
Hello,

Thank you for contacting the 23andMe Team. 23andMe performs genotyping, meaning that we look at specific positions along your genome that are known to differ between individuals. These positions are called SNPs (Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms). Available SNPs are dependent on the genotyping chip used in the analysis of the sample; the raw data provided across all of our products is the same for people on the same chip. We've been using our current genotyping chip since August 2017.

Please let me know if you have any additional questions.

Best regards,

Marga
The 23andMe Team

 

[Carl]

The 23andMe tests are a tiny fraction of the genetic data. If you can afford more then the Dante Labs whole genome sequencing might be a more comprehensive option.

They recently, around 18th August and do so occasionally provided a discount which got the price to around £275-£280 or whatever €299 worked out to with exchange rates and conversion costs. They offered a discount code of €100. That would allow all genes, as they become discovered, to be interpreted.

I decided to not bother with 23andme due to it being so limited and waited for a discount on the Dante tests.

https://forums.phoenixrising.me/index.php?threads/dante-labs-discount-until-19th-august.61158/