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What do think about commercial DNA testing services? For example 23 and me

MonkeyMan77 3 Jan 18
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It was nice of them to tell me I don't have the "breast cancer gene" BRCA1. That alone was worth the $99.

Orbit Level 7 Jan 18, 2019
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Some of you already know how I feel about it. With adoption and unknown siblings out there, it was great for me as I have found an abundance of close relatives.

I tested with 23 and Ancestry. Both assign roughly the same amounts of origins to me

I don't any of the dangerous variants they test for, so I'm unconcerned about the insurance issue and I'm older to boot.

If my relatives commit a crime and get caught because my dna is on file, fuck 'em

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I thought I would get a discount because I only have 22 chromosomes, but they wanted to charge the full amount. No thanks. I’m no idiot.

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Canadian journalists and identical twins, Charlsie and Carly Agro sent their DNA to some different DNA commercial companies. Look at the "mystifying" results at: [cbc.ca]ancestry-kits-twins-marketplace-1.4980976

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They can be selectively biased according to my geneticist.

You get cancer just once.... ?

However why not? My sister enjoys believing we're from Great Britain even though we are pure French for 4 hundred years of family tree. I still love her.

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As long as you are aware the data can be sold; that there are no solid laws protecting you from insurance companies; and the police can search it for familiar matches.

I’m curious if there is a way to engage with these companies anonymously.

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Sell my data. I will be dead soon & I leave no spawn behind. I did for disease propensity. Ancestry was known except the Hungarian part which has Asian influx.

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Have not done it. Probably won't since they can sell your data.

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