{"id":238,"date":"2020-03-19T19:25:00","date_gmt":"2020-03-19T19:25:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ireneeng.com\/?p=238"},"modified":"2020-06-08T18:44:32","modified_gmt":"2020-06-08T18:44:32","slug":"my-dna-test","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ireneeng.com\/?p=238","title":{"rendered":"My DNA Test"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Ok, I finally did a DNA test \u57fa\u56e0\u6d4b\u9a8c with a few spits of saliva. It’s super easy.
\nHere is 23andme’s accuracy rate<\/a> of correctly predicting relationships (and what they mean).
\nI\u2019ve long wondered how a person would react upon learning that s\/he is likely to develop a certain illness\/disease in the future\u2026 I guess the test has seen to this, so it asks:
\nWould you like to receive your health reports?<\/span><\/em> You have the option to check: Yes<\/em>, No<\/em>, Ask me again later<\/em>.<\/p>\n

The reports offered are:<\/p>\n

Late-Onset Alzheimer’s Disease
\nParkinson’s Disease
\nBRCA1\/BRCA2 (Selected Variants)
\nMUTYH-Associated Polyposis<\/p>\n

Then you can configure your reports<\/p>\n

Where do you live (country and zip code) matters, as does your race:
\nAre you Hispanic or Latino?<\/em><\/span> The options are: Yes, No, I’m not sure <\/em>and more choices going into race.<\/p>\n

Regarding your health, they ask: Have you smoked at least 100 cigarettes in your entire life?<\/em> <\/span>… and your height, weight, … and if you are a night or morning person …<\/p>\n

I’ve dropped it off at the post office, and I anxiously await my report -:). Here is my timeline and their emails, keeping me posted:<\/p>\n