DNA Testing for Ancestry, Traits, and Health

Ancestry Reports: The 23andMe DNA kit provides ancestry reports as follows: 50+ reports on Ancestry Composition, Ancestry Detail Reports, Family Tree, Maternal Haplogroup, Paternal Haplogroup, Neanderthal Ancestry. A link to a sample Ancestry Report. I’ve seen different 23andMe Ancestry Reports, so, it will be interesting to see which one’s come with my results and how they compare to my AncestryDNA ancestry reports.

Traits Reports: The HealthDNA test from 23andMe provides insights into 30+ following traits: Ability to Match Musical Pitch, Asparagus Odor Detection, Back Hair (available for men only), Bald Spot (available for men only), Bitter Taste, Bunions, Cheek Dimples, Cilantro Taste Aversion, Cleft Chin, Dandruff, Earlope Type, Early Hair Loss (available for men only), Earwax Type, Eye Color, Fear of Heights, Fear of Public Speaking, Finger Length Ratio, Flat Feet, Freckles, Hair Photobleaching (hair lightening from the sun), Hair Texture, Hair Thickness, Ice Cream Flavor Preference, Light or Dark Hair, Misophonia (hatred of sound of chewing), Mosquito Bite Frequency, Motion Sickness, Newborn Hair, Photic Sneeze Reflex, Red Hair, Skin Pigmentation, Stretch Marks, Sweet vs Salty, Toe Length Ratio, Unibrow, Wake-Up Time, Widow’s Peak. A link to a sample Traits Report.

Health Predisposition Reports: And finally, the 23andMe test also provides insights into Health Predisposition with 10+ reports on: Type 2 Diabetes, Genetic Likelihood for a disorder of blood sugar regulation; Age-Related Macular Degeneration – a genetic risk for a form of adult-onset vision loss; Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Deficiency – a genetic risk for lung and liver disease; BRCA1/BRCA2 – a genetic risk based on a limited set of variants for breast, ovarian and other cancers; Celiac Disease – a genetic risk for gluten-related autoimmune disorder; Familial Hypercholesterolemia – a genetic risk for very high cholesterol, which can increase the risk for heart disease; G6PD Deficiency – a genetic risk for a form of anemia; Hereditary Amyloidosis (TTR-Related) – a genetic risk for a form of nerve and heart damage; Hereditary Hemochromatosis (HFE-Related) – a genetic risk for iron overload; Hereditary Thrombophilia – a genetic risk for harmful blood clots; Late-Onset Alzheimer’s Disease – a genetic risk for a form of dementia; MUTYH-Associated Polyposis – a genetic risk for a specific cancer syndrome, and Parkinson’s Disease – a genetic risk for a form of movement impairment. A link to a sample Health Predisposition Report.