23andMeHealth + Ancestry Service: Personal Genetic DNA Test Including Health Predispositions, Carrier Status, Wellness, and Trait Reports (Before you buy see Important Test Info below)

I spent a lot of time researching this as a gift (and bought one for myself), you want to make sure that the person using this is aware of the implications of knowing about a potential genetic disease. If they may worry about this then the non health version might be the one to get, but personally we liked the full detailsThe Ancestry part gave results which confirmed what we knew about where our families came from in a lot of detail, but also added interesting additional detail. The family tree is a bit limited unless you have a lot of people in your family you had done this (though importantly it continues to update so all of this will surely increase over time)We really enjoyed the traits and some of the sillier ones (was I more likely to dislike a certain taste and how did that compare with the other people genetically)We've noticed fairly regular updates which was a pleasant surprise.A gift for those who you have no idea what to buy for them...but get one also for yourself as you'll be missing out otherwise!

I spent a bit of time researching the various options for DNA testing before deciding that 23andMe would likely be the most detailed. The results took just under 7 weeks to arrive. What happens, for UK customers at least, is you send your saliva sample to a facility in Milton Keynes (using the prepaid return box) they then hung onto it for a few weeks in my case, presumably so they can package up and send a bunch of them in one go to the main lab which is in Los Angeles. A FedEx tracking link appeared in the Android app after week 4, which allowed me to track the sample to LA (up until this point, I was a little worried it had been lost in the post). About 7-8 days later, I received the notification that my sample had arrived at the lab. It took a further maybe 10 days to process and review, then the results appeared in the app.The data provided is *extremely* detailed. My DNA was actually traced back to being predominantly from the correct ancestral hometown (the town I was born in). The "DNA Relatives" section had filled in a family tree, correctly, with some cousins who'd also apparently done 23andMe tests in the past. I discovered I'm just under 2% Neanderthal (explains a lot...) and the detail on some of the traits is incredible (e.g. "you have two variants associated with having a worse sense of direction". and "you have one variant associated with being less likely to have a fear of heights").The health info also correctly identified the fact I'm at increased risk of Age-Related Macular Degeneration (both my mother and grandmother suffered from this) and various other details I won't bore you with. It's also reassuring that it correctly identifies hair colour, eye colour, skin tone, etc.I was a little bit dubious about this entire process before getting the results, and wasn't sure how much I'd learn but I have to say I'm extremely pleasantly surprised by the quantity and the quality of the data provided. You can even download the raw data for your entire genetic profile from the website (about 5.6MB) and perform your own search against particular genetic markers that may not have been covered by the standard reports they provide.I'd highly recommend this to anyone.

Bought for a secret Santa gift for a family member, they sent it off and got their results in about 3 weeks. They're very happy with their results, and some of the facts/predicted health conditions or traits are accurate. This is good for people who may have no previous idea on ancestry, or for people who want to find out what health conditions they're most likely to get and look after their bodies to prevent it.

I’d been interested in these kits for a long time before finally taking the plunge. While the ancestry report is interesting the main thing I wanted was the health reports.When you get the tube and register it there is a questionnaire - I believe this part is optional, I did it but it took a very long time (was getting somewhat bored towards the end).The kit comes with pre paid 2nd class post - I took mine to the post office and got a receipt to be on the safe side. It was about 2 weeks or so before the kit was showing as received on the website (I was starting to worry the good old Royal Mail had ‘misplaced’ it). From that point it’s sent on to the US and then processed in the lab. My results are expected in 20 days which means the turnaround time is just over 1 month (although they quote 3 months officially).The website and app are excellent, although I don't yet have my results the parts I do have access to are intuitive and well presented, I have no reason to believe my results won’t be the same.I wanted to leave my review (despite the fact I don’t yet have the results) as my main concern with this kit was actually getting it there and that part is now over for me and I’m happy to report that with patients the service is amazing.

Got my results quicker than expected very pleased