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23andMe - Personal Genetic Service - Saliva Collection Kit
Average customer rating
3.8
(5,673 Reviews)
Rating breakdown 5,673 reviews
5 Stars
3,015
4 Stars
786
3 Stars
552
2 Stars
402
1 Star
918
73%of customers recommend this product.
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Customer Reviews for 23andMe - Personal Genetic Service - Saliva Collection Kit
Customer Rating
5
Very helpful with genealogy
on February 7, 2018
Posted by: Crjp15
from Pennsylvania, USA
Length of ownership:1 year or longer
I have had DNA tests with three different companies and 23 and me is the most accurate and detailed. I have bought kits for so many family members for holidays and birthdays to keep growing our understanding of our DNA. The more relatives you do this the more you learn. Adding my parents changed my results and that was interesting.
I would recommend this to a friend!
Written by a customer while visiting 23andme.com
Customer Rating
5
Gentic Factors, traits and ehnicity
on February 19, 2018
Posted by: meowkins 18
from Palo Alto, CA, USA
Length of ownership:3 months
1) I found 23 and Me to be thorough and informative about major health traits, ancestery, and genetic components.
a. I have always been told that my GF was Cherokee Indian. I have a name that
sounds 100% Native American. SURPRISE!!!!
I have 73% of my genetic ancestry as Northern Eropean.
53% Scott -Irish, which came from my mothers parents and their parent
ariving between 1860 and 1920, which fits their exact dates of arrival from
Scottland and Irland , this was a surprise to me.
a. I have always been told that my GF was Cherokee Indian. I have a name that
sounds 100% Native American. SURPRISE!!!!
I have 73% of my genetic ancestry as Northern Eropean.
53% Scott -Irish, which came from my mothers parents and their parent
ariving between 1860 and 1920, which fits their exact dates of arrival from
Scottland and Irland , this was a surprise to me.
b. The rest is Nothern European ancestry.
Mostly German, French, and other mixes of Northen European descent.
The German % was highest, and I found out this was the name changed
from the German derivitive to a direct Translation to the English language,
which happened to sound like Native American names.
c. 18 % of my ancestry came from what is now ,Lebanon, and middle east.
This was no surprise ans my GM on fathers side and her Father and the rest
of her family came from what was once Northern Africa, Egypt, Syria, and
all the countries that are in the region., from the most recent immigrating
also to the USA betwn 1860 and 1820. I did think I would have more
Lebanese %, as that was the cultural heritage my family most identifies
with as the Middle Eastern Countries are very family oriented, and tight
clans, revoving around extended families and beliefs and culture.
Mostly German, French, and other mixes of Northen European descent.
The German % was highest, and I found out this was the name changed
from the German derivitive to a direct Translation to the English language,
which happened to sound like Native American names.
c. 18 % of my ancestry came from what is now ,Lebanon, and middle east.
This was no surprise ans my GM on fathers side and her Father and the rest
of her family came from what was once Northern Africa, Egypt, Syria, and
all the countries that are in the region., from the most recent immigrating
also to the USA betwn 1860 and 1820. I did think I would have more
Lebanese %, as that was the cultural heritage my family most identifies
with as the Middle Eastern Countries are very family oriented, and tight
clans, revoving around extended families and beliefs and culture.
2) a. Traits and prediposition to Genetic Health issues as provided by 23 and me.
I was very happy to know that I had no triats passed down from my
Father or Mother of any of the illnesses that I might be Predisposed .
Macular Degeneration was the only trait listed and I was already
diagnosed with this years ago by my Opthmologist.
I was very happy to know that I had no triats passed down from my
Father or Mother of any of the illnesses that I might be Predisposed .
Macular Degeneration was the only trait listed and I was already
diagnosed with this years ago by my Opthmologist.
3) Muscle Composition.
a) I did know that I had fast twitch muscles, however I did not know that
there is a certain % of the population that have a genetic sequence
in that is found in Elite Athletes.
Well after I read that I had the sequence for Elite Athletes it was
NO SURPRISE.
a) I did know that I had fast twitch muscles, however I did not know that
there is a certain % of the population that have a genetic sequence
in that is found in Elite Athletes.
Well after I read that I had the sequence for Elite Athletes it was
NO SURPRISE.
I was from the age of 8 to early 20's training as acompetative Swimmer at
NATIONALand OLYMPIC levels for Swimming, and have been an allround
elite athlete, with scholorships in Field Hockey, Soccer, and and Swimming
to Universities.
NATIONALand OLYMPIC levels for Swimming, and have been an allround
elite athlete, with scholorships in Field Hockey, Soccer, and and Swimming
to Universities.
In summary I am extemely satisfied with the information i recieved from my
Genetic studies from 23andme.
Genetic studies from 23andme.
****** I am an RN of 20 years, I am the type of person that is on the offensive
as an advocate for my Patients and their health status in all areas,
Preventative, early detection , and Treatment possibilities if the patient
wants to be treated as they see fit with advice from clinicians of all areas.
I was NOT AFRAID OF LEARNING MY GENTIC HEALTH INFORMATION>
I CANNOT STRESS THAT MOT PEOPLE THINK THOROULY ABOUT
DECIDING TO LEARN THEIR GENTIC INFORMATION!
as an advocate for my Patients and their health status in all areas,
Preventative, early detection , and Treatment possibilities if the patient
wants to be treated as they see fit with advice from clinicians of all areas.
I was NOT AFRAID OF LEARNING MY GENTIC HEALTH INFORMATION>
I CANNOT STRESS THAT MOT PEOPLE THINK THOROULY ABOUT
DECIDING TO LEARN THEIR GENTIC INFORMATION!
Thank you, to all participants nad to the people that work for 23and me for helping provide the encompassing information to help me be informed of my genetics and my ancesery.
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
Written by a customer while visiting 23andme.com
Customer Rating
2
Unimpressed
on April 3, 2018
Posted by: NVC86
from Illinois, USA
Length of ownership:1 year or longer
I mostly joined out of curiosity and the health reports. The ancestry reports are wildly inaccurate. For example, if you want to find out if you are Native American, this is not the way to do it. I actually know that I am, I used to visit my Mom's family on reservations but it shows up as only 0.3% on here but no DNA test really has enough information to really test that sort of thing. My Dad is 100% Italian, his parents came from Bologna and it shows up as me bing 1.4% Italian. So, I would only recommend this if you are hoping to find relatives and even then, nobody that you are closely related to could even be on the site. Also, I don't care for the setup of the website, I liked it better when I signed up 4 years ago. I assume the health reports are accurate which is why I will give it at least a *fair* review.
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
Response from 23andme.comBy Customer Care, April 4, 2018
Thank you for your feedback. It is important to note that sometimes, even if a person's great, great grandmother, for instance, was considered to be Native American, the DNA does not reveal the Native American ancestry because evidence is lost each generation. In general, however, Native American ancestry within the last few generations is likely to reveal itself through our features.
Our Ancestry Composition report assigns results based on your genetic similarity to our 31 populations worldwide. These populations refer to genetically similar groups, rather than nationalities. If you do not see ancestry that as much as you expected, this is because you more closely resembled our other reference populations genetically. Keep in mind that you randomly inherit 50% of your DNA from each of your parents. For this reason, your ancestry assignments may vary depending on which DNA segments you inherited from each parent.
Our Ancestry Composition report assigns results based on your genetic similarity to our 31 populations worldwide. These populations refer to genetically similar groups, rather than nationalities. If you do not see ancestry that as much as you expected, this is because you more closely resembled our other reference populations genetically. Keep in mind that you randomly inherit 50% of your DNA from each of your parents. For this reason, your ancestry assignments may vary depending on which DNA segments you inherited from each parent.
Written by a customer while visiting 23andme.com
Customer Rating
5
GET IT!
on April 9, 2018
Posted by: Anonymous
from United States
Length of ownership:3 months
Best product ever. No doctor would every test for any of these things that 23&me does. Its all very fascinating and worth the money
I would recommend this to a friend!
Written by a customer while visiting 23andme.com
Customer Rating
5
A life giving & saving experience!
on September 24, 2018
Posted by: Toto53
from Hemet, Ca.
Length of ownership:1 year or longer
I originally bought my husband a kit because he was adopted & then I decided to see how much Italian I am. We found his bio aunt & cousin's, who live 30 min away. Shortly after, he was united w/a 1/2 brother via Facebook, who will be coming out to meet my husband in Dec. He then was united w/his father only 8 mths later, last month. Sadly, his bio mother passed away 6 yrs ago. He also has another 1/2 brother who he also met via Facebook. My husband's search for the past 48 yrs is now complete. & myself? I'm not Italian, I'm Jewish! But fortunately, although 23 & Me found I have the BRCA1 gene because of my Jewish ethnicity, I have taken care of my chances of getting cancer by having prophylactic surgery(s) this year. 23 & Me has given my husband a bigger family & myself a longer life!
I would recommend this to a friend!
Written by a customer while visiting 23andme.com
Customer Rating
2
Need more information and explanations!!
on October 12, 2018
Posted by: Govella
from California
Length of ownership:1 year or longer
Need more specific regional information!!!!!!!!!!!!
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
Response from 23andme.comBy Customer Care, October 16, 2018
Thank you for your feedback. Our Ancestry Composition report will tell you what percent of your DNA comes from each of 45 populations worldwide. The population labels in Ancestry Composition refer to genetically similar groups, rather than nationalities. In general, we sought to make the populations as small as possible, subject to the constraint of being able to distinguish between them. Populations may be inherently difficult to distinguish because of historical mixing, or we might not have had enough data to tell them apart.
You can read about the population selection process in more detail in our Ancestry Composition Guide: https://www.23andme.com/ancestry-composition-guide/?ac33
You can read about the population selection process in more detail in our Ancestry Composition Guide: https://www.23andme.com/ancestry-composition-guide/?ac33
Written by a customer while visiting 23andme.com
Customer Rating
4
Eastern European not specific enough
on November 7, 2018
Posted by: YonYonson
from Wisconsin
Length of ownership:3 months
I was disappointed in the lack of specifics in some of the ethnic breakdown- particularly the vast swath lumped together and called "Eastern European." The chromosome painting is interesting. If there were actual traits mapped on them, that would be even better.
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
Written by a customer while visiting 23andme.com
Customer Rating
5
New Discoveries and Interesting Finds
on November 23, 2018
Posted by: CrystalC
from AL
Length of ownership:6 months
I've enjoyed having 23 and Me. It's allowed me to find out so much about myself that I never would have known previously! Also, I'm having some AMAZING conversations with my family about what I have, versus what they have. It is opening up a lot of dialogue about other cultures. It's amazing!
I would recommend this to a friend!
Written by a customer while visiting 23andme.com