DNA testing

[Au Naturel]

I am curious as to whether anyone else here has done DNA testing. I have my report from Dante Labs and it has a lot of interesting stuff in it. I also have a report from 23-and-Me. Neither of these are cheap. Having or not having a particular gene does not mean you will develop whatever the gene codes for; it just indicates more or less likely or average likelihood. It is kind of a fun rabbit hole to wander down.

Dante Labs is a whole genome sequencer, and I have downloaded my entire genome to my computer. Quite a few gigabytes.

23 and Me doesn't sequence your entire genome, but it checks the more popular genes. OTOH, it allows you to find family members, which Dante doesn't. It is how I found my biological family.

Both of these will test for the small number of genes positively identified as contributing to autism. It turns out I have one gene related to autism; however, there are conflicting ideas of what exactly it does.

 

[Neonatal RRT]

I did one through SPARK SPARK

However, in this case, they don't release full genome data. They are looking for specific markers, and you either have them, or you don't. So, in my case, about 18 months after I sent in my sample, they simply said that I did not have the specific markers they were looking for. Not really helpful, in my case.

 

[Ronald Zeeman]

We had our DNA done on Myheritage they use centimorgans,