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“High ROH” in your DNA - what is it and what can you do next?
Sometimes in the course of testing DNA, we get a surprise with the results. A surprise we have found happening more often the more we test is the DNA feature of high levels of ROH.
Why You Should Take a Peek at Your 23andMe Health Reports
If you ordered a 23andMe test that includes the FDA-approved health reports, and you haven't opened them up to look yet, you need to. Here's why!
Differences between third-party DNA reports and clinical genetics laboratory reports
People are using third-party tools that give consumers information they interpret as health information on themselves. What comes out of these third-party tools is not actually a genetic health report, but it kinda "looks" like one.
5 Tips for Gathering Family Health History
Health is a focus of the resolutions for many people, and the family health history is an important tool.
Thoughts on Promethease
Make sure you are prepared to understand the results returned by an online tool such as Promethease.