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[canoe]

Thank you Nancy for mentioning that I could get my ApoE results by using 23 and me. It confirms that I am a 3/3. Now have to figure out if I am a hyperabsorber.

My results show that I have an increased chance of celiac disease.

I having just started exploring this, but will have to wait until I return to use Promeathese and upload my data to them. I did find out that I do have some MTHFR issues by using Genetic Genie.

Again, thanks for your comments about using this test to determine the ApoE gene.

Marilyn

[NancyM]

Was a three bad? I have forgotten now.

I discovered I'm a person with a 3-folder higher risk of having blood clotting issues. Very good thing to know!

Oh! What's the Genetic Genie? I can't recall if I've used that one. Some sort of analysis? -- Oh wait... ran it again and remembered that they recommend all these supplements. I found it very confusing and kind of wondered whether it was credible or not.

This was interesting about MTHFR: Only registered and activated users can see links., Click Here To Register...

You're very welcome. I didn't find it scary at all to know what is lurking in my genes. Better to know, IMHO.

[canoe]

Nancy, I was out of state for the first part of the month.

To answer you question. APOE 3/3 is the most common form. I was glad to find that I am a 3/3.

Like you I have an increased risk of clotting slightly more than 3x plus I have an increased response to Coumadin.

I am still sifting through and trying to figure all this out.

I had tried to download Firefox and along with that I also downloaded the Browser Defender Virus and it really messed up the computer. After spending $$$ It is now working better. Very upsetting, since I have Virus Detection on this machine
plus a Firewall. Something in the virus blocked the program from reading that it was a virus.

I wanted to upload my info to Promethease and the video suggested Firefox or Chrome as the browsers to upload from. Maybe next week I will try again.

Thanks for the link.

Marilyn

[annelb]

Very tempted to get the 23 and me. Would really like my kids to have it run.

Marilyn, sorry to hear about the computer virus - so frustrating.
Anne

[NancyM]

I love Chrome. I was happy to hear it has outstripped all the other browsers in users.

[annelb]

I have a mac now but I was so use to using Firefox on my PC that I have stuck with that. Maybe I will have to give Chrome a trial. I do use Chrome on my Ipad and Iphone.
Anne

[NancyM]

Just saw your PM's to me Canoe! Sorry I didn't see them before. Sheesh!

[annelb]

Very interesting article about how we can have more than one type of DNA. I a TV program about this years ago, but at that time it was considered very rare. Only registered and activated users can see links., Click Here To Register...

From biology class to “C.S.I.,” we are told again and again that our genome is at the heart of our identity. Read the sequences in the chromosomes of a single cell, and learn everything about a person’s genetic information — or, as 23andme, a prominent genetic testing company, says on its Web site, “The more you know about your DNA, the more you know about yourself.”

But scientists are discovering that — to a surprising degree — we contain genetic multitudes. Not long ago, researchers had thought it was rare for the cells in a single healthy person to differ genetically in a significant way. But scientists are finding that it’s quite common for an individual to have multiple genomes. Some people, for example, have groups of cells with mutations that are not found in the rest of the body. Some have genomes that came from other people.

Anne

[NancyM]

Oh wow, I thought Chimerism was very, very rare. Maybe only because they didn't know to look for it, or how. That is fascinating!

[annelb]

23 & Me has been partially shut down by the FDA. They really don't want us to have this information. They still run genetic tests but only for ancestry-related information and raw genetic data without 23andMe’s interpretation for $99. Does that mean you still get the same genetic test and only the interpretation is missing? Wonder if there is another site that can help with interpretation? Only registered and activated users can see links., Click Here To Register...

[Marciab]

I read that mothers can have dna from each of their children.

Also, not that I understand the info but I read that the testing from 23&me wasn't exact enough.
The terminology was over my head tho.

This was being discussed at phoenix rising if you're interested.

Staying up on medical info has proven to be frustrating. I can see why so many in the medical field don't stay up on the latest.

[canoe]

Not sure if this is 100% accurate, but I think that you can still get the raw data. Promethease is a program that helps to interpret the results. They charge another $5.00 and you just upload your information to their site and they send you back the interpretation. I think that they are still doing this but cannot say for sure. It might be worth contacting them to find out.

Marilyn

[NancyM]

Wow, what a shame they've stopped doing analysis.