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23andMe - Personal Genetic Service - Saliva Collection Kit
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Customer Reviews for 23andMe - Personal Genetic Service - Saliva Collection Kit
Customer Rating
5
Get the Health Report
on October 25, 2018
Posted by: Turbochula
from Carrollton, TX
When I was 40, I had a very thorough physical that indicated I have a high ferritin level. Ferritin is the protein that transports and stores iron throughout the body. At the time, the doctor wasn't concerned because I had no symptoms. Fast forward 13 years later, and I've been experiencing pain in my joints, annoying tinnitus and unexplained fatigue. For the last few years, when I wake up, my joints have been stiff and sore and it's like my tank is on "E", even after a full night's sleep. The tinnitus distracted me from my work and hampered my concentration. Due to my earlier results, I've had the VA test my ferritin levels for the last few years, and they have been historically high. The doctors blew it off and basically accused me of being an alcoholic. When I got the health report back from 23andMe it said that I've got two gene anomalies consistent with Hereditary Hemochromatosis, a condition that causes the body to store too much iron throughout the body. If undetected and untreated, the condition can lead to mood disorders, Parkinson's, liver cancer, cirrhosis, diabetes, pancreatic cancer, arthritis and heart disease. I showed the report to the VA who ordered genetic testing from the Mayo clinic and they finally diagnosed me last month. Treatment (blood donation) also began last month. I should note that I've got a cousin with cirrhosis, a cousin with Parkinson's and my father died of pancreatic cancer. I've alerted my cousins who are still living and alerted family members it's in their interest to get tested. Not just serum iron levels (my serum iron levels were fine), but ferritin levels need to be tested, and that's not a routine test, so the diagnosis is often overlooked. The condition is most common to people of Irish, Northern European and Viking descent (I've got all three in my lineage). If it wasn't for that through physical at age 40, alerting me to the possibility of a problem, and confirmation from 23andMe, I would probably suffer a fate similar to my father or my cousins. With the proper (and late) diagnosis and treatment, I should be OK. If you've got Celtic, Northern European or Viking blood, get your ferritin levels checked.
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Customer Rating
5
The DNA Test that keeps giving!
on November 2, 2017
Posted by: arlyn52
from El Paso County, TX, United States
Length of ownership:3 months
I really have enjoyed my 23andMe DNA test. I like the matching of other relatives. It fascinates me to see other people with the same DNA. I also spent the extra money to get my health included and I have been very pleased with it. When a new test is available 23andMe immediately sends me an update on whether I have the variant or not. I had 3 updates already. That's why I call it the test that keeps on giving.
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Customer Rating
5
Finding Family
on November 5, 2017
Posted by: Aunt Dan
from Bay Area, California
Length of ownership:1 year or longer
I am 76 yrs. old and my Dad passed away when I was two. I never got to know his family and have always felt something was missing in my life. Since taking the 23andme DNA test I have found 4 cousins I didn't know I had. I am totally overjoyed with having done this. I am now in the process of having 4 cousins that I was raised with doing their testing. My husband and I have been married for 60 yrs. and his family is the next due to the fact that he was a late in life baby - Dad 45m, Mom 40, so by the time he was an adult most of his family was already gone. So they are next on the list. I cannot tell you how happy this has made me to find family that I have heard about but never thought I would get to know. Thank you from the bottom of my heart......
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Customer Rating
5
Found my Biological Father!
on December 3, 2017
Posted by: Alexan
from Illinois
Length of ownership:3 months
The Health + Ancestry results were very interesting! I am Latino and I had questions about where my ancestors originated from. My genetic health results were informative, luckily no bad signs for me.
The biggest shocking result were my DNA relatives. I got a 50% DNA match with a man I have never met. 23andMe told me he was my predicted father. I messaged my predicted father and he saw my profile photo and he knew there was no doubt I was his daughter.
Long story short; my mother was told by her gynecologist she was infertile.
I got to meet my biological father with my mom and legal father (who named me and raised me since day one) a week after we messaged each other. It was a very bonding and a once in a lifetime experience that would've never have happened unless I took a 23andMe test. I'm eternally grateful for 23andMe to help me and my family discover something we wouldn't be able to do on our own!
The biggest shocking result were my DNA relatives. I got a 50% DNA match with a man I have never met. 23andMe told me he was my predicted father. I messaged my predicted father and he saw my profile photo and he knew there was no doubt I was his daughter.
Long story short; my mother was told by her gynecologist she was infertile.
I got to meet my biological father with my mom and legal father (who named me and raised me since day one) a week after we messaged each other. It was a very bonding and a once in a lifetime experience that would've never have happened unless I took a 23andMe test. I'm eternally grateful for 23andMe to help me and my family discover something we wouldn't be able to do on our own!
I would recommend this to a friend!
Written by a customer while visiting 23andme.com
Customer Rating
4
Amazing!
on March 1, 2019
Posted by: natnatmg
from College Station, TX
Length of ownership:6 months
I got my kit in July 2018 and got my results that August and I'm so happy I did! I was able to find out that I'm much more mixed than my family wants me to think, and some helpful health information as well! I've also been connected to a side of my family that I know little to nothing about, which has been so great being able to learn new things! Other than some little presentation things that bother me and a few bugs, this service is perfect for me!
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Customer Rating
5
I found my DAD !!!
on March 12, 2021
Posted by: AMoney
from essex uk
Length of ownership:3 months
been searching for 30 years for my father...and my DNA was matched by 23 and me to a cousin who knew my dad !!!!!
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Customer Rating
5
23&Me Changed my life!
on November 26, 2018
Posted by: gsm212121
from Santa Rosa Beach, FL
Length of ownership:1 year or longer
I was adopted when I was five months old, I knew nothing about my history...nothing! My wife gave me a kit when I was sixty six. In a few weeks I was contacted by two new cousins which then opened the floodgates. I was discovered by my paternal family...my huge paternal family! I was immediately accepted into the klan as the long lost son. This has been a glorious experience.
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Customer Rating
3
Not as dazzle-dazzle as I was expecting.
on August 16, 2023
Posted by: Cwebey
Length of ownership:3 months
its pretty neat that the test told me my eyes are blue and mosquitos love me, but I already knew all of that. I wanted to know what I can do to improve my health, and how to lose weight based on my dna. “avoid fast food” does not feel like a genetic specific suggestion, and when my genetic odds for almost everything is “average” It doesn't give me much to go on. The ancestry portion depends on how many of your family already has taken this test. so its a gamble on if you receive many results.
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
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