Avoiding Answers with Home DNA Testing Kits
The reason why home DNA testing kits are now so popular is that DNA is the blueprint for life and the information can have a major impact on one’s life.
A recent study in the Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine reveals parents believe an accurate diagnosis of illness in a family member is more of a health risk to themselves and their children than genetic testing.
This is interesting because it shows people still think of DNA and genes as an abstract idea, with little understanding of the precise role they play in genealogy, paternity, medicine and criminal justice.
If you are considering testing your DNA you should consider the following:
1. Decide what you want to learn from your genes. Are you concerned about paternity? There are hundreds of laboratories around the world that offer straight forward paternity testing for as little as $79.00.
If you wonder if you are at risk for certain illnesses or disease you can explore medical DNA testing.
Lastly, if you wish to find out about your ancestry, look for a lab that offers Y-DNA and mtDNA tests.
2. Be prepared for results you might not want. You might learn you are at risk for stroke, even with no family history of the disease. How will you feel to carry around that knowledge every day? Will it change your lifestyle habits which you otherwise had no intention of changing?
Test results may reveal a negative paternity situation. In other words, someone you thought was your biological father or grandfather might actually be someone else not related.
Also, you may find out you have a family risk of cervical cancer. Would you be prepared to share your results with other women in the family?
Consider all the possibilities when pursuing home DNA testing kits.
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February 15th, 2010 at 9:06 am
That is true DNA is very popular these days and after reading this article i can say DNA has everything to know about anyone related to his/her biology. DNA testing is beneficial to know about many diseases as well.
Here you have mentioned about Y-DNA and mtDNA tests. I would like to know the difference between these two tests, as you said both are to find out about ancestry only.
February 18th, 2010 at 9:35 pm
Yes, both of them are for genealogy. The Y-DNA test is for male surname lines only, such as the father, his father, and all the way back on the fathers line. The mtDNA test is the mother’s mother’s, mother’s etc.
April 17th, 2010 at 11:57 am
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