Mary B, Yes, I tested with 23 and Me, as I wanted the health results. I did not test either of my parents. I kinda know what they've got at their age :)
There are a lot of health things that they test for. I did not get any scary results either, but things to be aware of. Knowing that Type 2 diabetes runs straight down my Portuguese line, I kinda expected a positive for that one. I didn't get it! However, reading through the studies that are linked to the results, lets one know that it's something like 30% hereditary and 70% environmental, so I could eat my way into diabetes if I wanted to. The drug response was interesting too. I've got that warafin/coumadin (sp) sensitivity, so if I'm ever prescribed that, I'll need a smaller dose. I'm a carrier for hemachromastosis (spelling), but that's not a problem unless I ever had kids and the guy was a carrier too. Some kind of gross things too...yes, I knew my earwax was wet. And being positive for Post Operative Nausea and Vomiting...yep, I knew that anesthesia makes me sick. Didn't know that there was a genetic component for it. My mom has it too. I've got a different ethnic breakdown on 23 and Me than on FTDNA. You really gotta dig on that one to see what populations you are compared against. This part is still evolving, so until they get it further refined, you'll see different results with the different companies. Once they all start using the same populations for comparison, then we'll start to see the same results. You'll find less people answering you about ancestry on 23 and Me. Most go for the health results and don't know how to turn off the ancestry business. And since they don't do genealogy, they have no idea what to do with us crazed genealogists! Cheri Mello Listowner, Azores-Gen Researching: Vila Franca, Ponta Garca, Ribeira Quente, Ribeira das Tainhas, Achada -- For options, such as changing to List, Digest, Abridged, or No Mail (vacation) mode, log into your Google account and visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/Azores. Click in the blue area on the right that says "Join this group" and it will take you to "Edit my membership." --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Azores Genealogy" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/azores?hl=en.
