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Post by nebsen on Apr 1, 2016 22:13:06 GMT -5
I'm very excited because today after little more than a month ( I guess February is a busy period for them ) I got my results back from DNATribes. Not being that versed in DNA like some here on ESR, I'm a little overwhelmed to say the least ! I have been wanting to get my ancestral dna none for a long time now, I'm glad that I did. I was surprised about some of the information I received, but it confirmed some things about myself that I've suspected all the while. I would have never known about DNATribes if it were not for ESR & ES. that's why I decided to go with DNAtribes instead of the more popular, Ancestry com. One element that I like that they have tones of malarial for those like myself to read to better understand the results one get, including a support staff to help you, which I will use after I read the malarial I down loaded .
I would like to know if there are others on this forum that have used DNAtribes & how did you managed with your results?
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Post by samuel on Apr 2, 2016 1:11:25 GMT -5
Congrats. I had mine done by 23andme.
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Post by nebsen on Apr 4, 2016 7:36:04 GMT -5
Thanks Samuel, so far you are the only person on this forum to respond to my post, hope others do later. This is a video by a black women that used DNATribes also, in 2014. I really like the way she explains her results, which is a help for me. They have included more information & have changed some of their color coding at lest on mine compared to hers, but pretty similar. I will be getting some further information on my DNA test soon, to even give me a better picture, so looking forward to that .
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Post by anansi on Apr 4, 2016 10:19:02 GMT -5
Hi Nebsen I was waiting on you to share the goodies, providing you can keep your personal info such as your off line name address etc, but I am happy for you man, hopefully I'll get mine tested I think I know my ancestry but you never know what kind of surprises may be in store.
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Post by djoser-xyyman on Apr 4, 2016 11:38:47 GMT -5
Just saw your post because it was bumped by Brada response . My first test was through National geographics. It was lame. My next test was through 23andMe. Heads up from Beyoku. Loved their breakdown. Especially the disease and medical susceptibility . It was off the charts . I believe DNATRIBES has a larger global ethnic database so they can best narrow down your "tribal" ancestry if that is what you are interested in, I wasn't . I'm very excited because today after little more than a month ( I guess February is a busy period for them ) I got my results back from DNATribes. Not being that versed in DNA like some here on ESR, I'm a little overwhelmed to say the least ! I have been wanting to get my ancestral dna none for a long time now, I'm glad that I did. I was surprised about some of the information I received, but it confirmed some things about myself that I've suspected all the while. I would have never known about DNATribes if it were not for ESR & ES. that's why I decided to go with DNAtribes instead of the more popular, Ancestry com. One element that I like that they have tones of malarial for those like myself to read to better understand the results one get, including a support staff to help you, which I will use after I read the malarial I down loaded . I would like to know if there are others on this forum that have used DNAtribes & how did you managed with your results? |
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Post by nebsen on Apr 4, 2016 18:21:16 GMT -5
Hi Nebsen I was waiting on you to share the goodies, providing you can keep your personal info such as your off line name address etc, but I am happy for you man, hopefully I'll get mine tested I think I know my ancestry but you never know what kind of surprises may be in store. Thanks Anansi, I will share some of the results once I get information on an added panel to break down my ethnic affiliations which I'm very interested to see. I'm waiting to hear back from DNATribes about this ! |
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Post by nebsen on Apr 4, 2016 18:33:10 GMT -5
Just saw your post because it was bumped by Brada response . My first test was through National geographics. It was lame. My next test was through 23andMe. Heads up from Beyoku. Loved their breakdown. Especially the disease and medical susceptibility . It was off the charts . I believe DNATRIBES has a larger global ethnic database so they can best narrow down your "tribal" ancestry if that is what you are interested in, I wasn't . I'm very excited because today after little more than a month ( I guess February is a busy period for them ) I got my results back from DNATribes. Not being that versed in DNA like some here on ESR, I'm a little overwhelmed to say the least ! I have been wanting to get my ancestral dna none for a long time now, I'm glad that I did. I was surprised about some of the information I received, but it confirmed some things about myself that I've suspected all the while. I would have never known about DNATribes if it were not for ESR & ES. that's why I decided to go with DNAtribes instead of the more popular, Ancestry com. One element that I like that they have tones of malarial for those like myself to read to better understand the results one get, including a support staff to help you, which I will use after I read the malarial I down loaded . I would like to know if there are others on this forum that have used DNAtribes & how did you managed with your results? djoser,glad to get a comment from you about dna testing , since I consider you to be very knowledgeable about the subject. I'm now going to get their" deep ancestry analysis" which will give me my ethnic- tribal affiliations. My dad before he went to the land of the ancestors, told me about our tribal ties; so I'm waiting to see if he was correct once I get back results from DNATribes. |
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Post by africurious on Apr 4, 2016 21:19:15 GMT -5
Just saw your post because it was bumped by Brada response . My first test was through National geographics. It was lame. My next test was through 23andMe. Heads up from Beyoku. Loved their breakdown. Especially the disease and medical susceptibility . It was off the charts . I believe DNATRIBES has a larger global ethnic database so they can best narrow down your "tribal" ancestry if that is what you are interested in, I wasn't . djoser,glad to get a comment from you about dna testing , since I consider you to be very knowledgeable about the subject. I'm now going to get their" deep ancestry analysis" which will give me my ethnic- tribal affiliations. My dad before he went to the land of the ancestors, told me about our tribal ties; so I'm waiting to see if he was correct once I get back results from DNATribes. Good for you getting your testing done. But I gotta inform you that none of these testing services can tell you your "tribal" or ethnic affiliation. There are no "tribal" DNA markers. Tribes are social groups and not biological. These dna companies are out to make $ so they give ppl false sense of accuracy and say they can tell you your "tribe". What they do is find the closest match of your paternal or maternal line to dna in their database. The trick is that these databases aren't comprehensive to the point you'd want to be accurate and in fact different dna services can and sometimes do tell the same person they're from different "tribes" and these "tribes" may even be far apart geographically. The 2nd issue is that they can only trace your dna along your female or male line of descent so at most they can give you 2 "tribes"/ethnicities you are supposedly from but of course you are likely descended from many more than 2 tribes/ethnicities. So take your "tribe" results with a grain of salt. |
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Post by nebsen on Apr 5, 2016 2:26:23 GMT -5
Just saw your post because it was bumped by Brada response . My first test was through National geographics. It was lame. My next test was through 23andMe. Heads up from Beyoku. Loved their breakdown. Especially the disease and medical susceptibility . It was off the charts . I believe DNATRIBES has a larger global ethnic database so they can best narrow down your "tribal" ancestry if that is what you are interested in, I wasn't . Just saw that you can get the SNP tes twith DNATribes done, if you had genome done with other DNA testing, including 23andMe. I'm very excited because today after little more than a month ( I guess February is a busy period for them ) I got my results back from DNATribes. Not being that versed in DNA like some here on ESR, I'm a little overwhelmed to say the least ! I have been wanting to get my ancestral dna none for a long time now, I'm glad that I did. I was surprised about some of the information I received, but it confirmed some things about myself that I've suspected all the while. I would have never known about DNATribes if it were not for ESR & ES. that's why I decided to go with DNAtribes instead of the more popular, Ancestry com. One element that I like that they have tones of malarial for those like myself to read to better understand the results one get, including a support staff to help you, which I will use after I read the malarial I down loaded . I would like to know if there are others on this forum that have used DNAtribes & how did you managed with your results? |
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Post by nebsen on Apr 5, 2016 2:47:55 GMT -5
djoser,glad to get a comment from you about dna testing , since I consider you to be very knowledgeable about the subject. I'm now going to get their" deep ancestry analysis" which will give me my ethnic- tribal affiliations. My dad before he went to the land of the ancestors, told me about our tribal ties; so I'm waiting to see if he was correct once I get back results from DNATribes. Good for you getting your testing done. But I gotta inform you that none of these testing services can tell you your "tribal" or ethnic affiliation. There are no "tribal" DNA markers. Tribes are social groups and not biological. These dna companies are out to make $ so they give ppl false sense of accuracy and say they can tell you your "tribe". What they do is find the closest match of your paternal or maternal line to dna in their database. The trick is that these databases aren't comprehensive to the point you'd want to be accurate and in fact different dna services can and sometimes do tell the same person they're from different "tribes" and these "tribes" may even be far apart geographically. The 2nd issue is that they can only trace your dna along your female or male line of descent so at most they can give you 2 "tribes"/ethnicities you are supposedly from but of course you are likely descended from many more than 2 tribes/ethnicities. So take your "tribe" results with a grain of salt. here you can check out for yourself. My understanding that they can with a SNP test, give your percentages like Yoriba Nigeria 26% Igbo Nigeria 6.7% etc . I believe the dna test they use, they can get dna from both parents . |
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Post by Tukuler al~Takruri on Apr 5, 2016 10:14:12 GMT -5
Fair warning as written on DNAtribes' own CUSTOMER AGREEMENT: If you want reliability, and more importantly a copy of your full genome, I suggest a real scientific company like 23&ME. Good for you getting your testing done. But I gotta inform you that none of these testing services can tell you your "tribal" or ethnic affiliation. There are no "tribal" DNA markers. Tribes are social groups and not biological. These dna companies are out to make $ so they give ppl false sense of accuracy and say they can tell you your "tribe". What they do is find the closest match of your paternal or maternal line to dna in their database. The trick is that these databases aren't comprehensive to the point you'd want to be accurate and in fact different dna services can and sometimes do tell the same person they're from different "tribes" and these "tribes" may even be far apart geographically. The 2nd issue is that they can only trace your dna along your female or male line of descent so at most they can give you 2 "tribes"/ethnicities you are supposedly from but of course you are likely descended from many more than 2 tribes/ethnicities. So take your "tribe" results with a grain of salt. here you can check out for yourself. My understanding that they can with a SNP test, give your percentages like Yoriba Nigeria 26% Igbo Nigeria 6.7% etc . I believe the dna test they use, they can get dna from both parents . |
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Post by nebsen on Apr 5, 2016 14:06:20 GMT -5
Fair warning as written on DNAtribes' own CUSTOMER AGREEMENT: If you want reliability, and more importantly a copy of your full genome, I suggest a real scientific company like 23&ME. I did read the agreement, & I'm O.K. with that! I might use 23and me later for my full genome for DNATribes to do further analyzes of my ancestral panel . When I first heard of 23and me it was all the rage to get ones genome done to find out what inherited medical conditions one might have; I really I'm not interested in having that information esp. at this point in my life. I just got through checking out 23andme & I see that they have a lots of complaints, so how scientific is this dna company ? |
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Post by djoser-xyyman on Apr 5, 2016 19:07:19 GMT -5
Yes. 23andMe is great for their medical breakdown. They sent customers a letter about 1 year ago where they Gov't is challenging them on disclosing medical and disease susceptibility. Gattaca here we come! Fair warning as written on DNAtribes' own CUSTOMER AGREEMENT: If you want reliability, and more importantly a copy of your full genome, I suggest a real scientific company like 23&ME. |
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Post by Tukuler al~Takruri on Apr 6, 2016 9:23:28 GMT -5
go to 23andme.com Company Info Our MissionOur Core ValuesFact SheetInvestorsLeadership TeamResearch Newsroom Media CenterPress ReleasesMedia CoverageVideos & ImagesScientific PublicationsHow 23andMe Works Investors The company has received Series A, B, C and D funding from several prominent technology and health science companies, strategic angel investors and venture capital firms, including Yuri Milner, Johnson & Johnson Development Corporation (NYSE: JNJ), MPM Capital, The Roche Venture Fund (Swiss: RO.SW ), Google Ventures (NASDAQ: GOOG), and New Enterprise Associates, among others. Google Ventures seeks to discover and help develop great companies — we believe in the power of entrepreneurs to do amazing things. Our investments range from seed to late stage, across a broad range of industries, including consumer Internet, software, hardware, clean tech, biotechnology and health care. We embrace the challenge of helping young companies grow from the proverbial garage to global relevance. The Google Ventures team includes entrepreneurs, investors and innovators, along with some 23,000+ exceptional Googlers whose breadth of knowledge, experience and creativity constitute perhaps our most valuable resource. For more information, visit www.google.com/ventures. New Enterprise Associates (NEA) is a leading venture capital firm focused on helping entrepreneurs create and build major new enterprises that use technology to improve the way we live, work and play. Since its founding in 1978, the firm has adhered to the same core principles: supporting its entrepreneurs, providing an excellent return to its limited partners, and operating in accordance with the highest standards of integrity and respect. NEA focuses on investments at all stages of a company’s development, from seed stage through IPO. With approximately $8.5 billion in committed capital, NEA’s experienced management team has invested in more than 550 companies, of which more than 160 have gone public and more than 230 have been acquired. NEA has U.S.-based offices in Baltimore, Maryland; Chevy Chase, Maryland; and Menlo Park, California. In addition, New Enterprise Associates (India) Pvt. Ltd. has an office in Bangalore, India and New Enterprise Associates (Beijing) Ltd. has offices in Beijing and Shanghai, China. For additional information, visit www.nea.com. MPM Capital is one of the world’s largest life science-dedicated venture investors. With committed capital under management in excess of $2.5 billion, MPM Capital is uniquely structured to invest globally in healthcare innovation. More information is available at www.mpmcapital.com. Return to top Media Contacts media@23andme.com Media requests only. For Customer Care, click here. 23andMe Visuals 23andMe Images 23andMe Product Videos To request 23andMe footage, email media@23andme.com. Business Contacts bd@23andme.com Speaker Request To request a 23andMe speaker for your event, please complete the form here. Find Us On Read Our Blog The 23andMe Media Center copyright © 2007-2015 23andMe, Inc., all rights reserved. |
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Post by Tukuler al~Takruri on Apr 6, 2016 9:28:17 GMT -5
go to 23andme.com Company Info Our MissionOur Core ValuesFact SheetInvestorsLeadership TeamResearch Newsroom Media CenterPress ReleasesMedia CoverageVideos & ImagesScientific PublicationsHow 23andMe Works Press Releases New Effort by 23andMe Could Increase Diversity in Genetic Research NIH grant funds research leveraging genetic ancestry to uncover variants associated with disease Mountain View, California – April 5, 2016 – 23andMe, Inc., the leading personal genetics company, today announced that the National Institutes of Health (NIH) has funded a promising new study by scientists at 23andMe that could help alleviate some of the existing disparities in genetics research between people of European ancestry and people of African, Latino and Asian ancestry. The $250,000 Small Business Innovation Research Grant will go toward developing an analysis pipeline that is an alternative to the traditional genome wide association study (GWAS) for identifying genetic variants associated with disease. 23andMe expects the new pipeline to provide insight into genetic variants important for populations that are underrepresented in current research. “This could help reduce the research disparities among groups in the United States and elsewhere,” said Kasia Bryc, the senior scientist and population geneticist at 23andMe, who will lead the research. “The scientific impact of findings from this research may be important.” Some estimates show thatmore than 90 percent of the research into the genetics underlying disease has been conducted on people of European ancestry. There are a number of reasons for this — historical, cultural, economic and social. The lack of diversity has meant that Europeans have benefitted disproportionately. By leveraging 23andMe’s large and ethnically mixed customer base, researchers hope to change that. Researchers at 23andMe will use a method calledmapping by admixture linkage disequilibrium, or admixture mapping. Although admixture mapping was first used decades ago, tapping into 23andMe’s database would take admixture mapping to a much larger scale than ever before. Currently 23andMe has more than 1.2 million customers, 80 percent of whom have consented to participate in research. That customer base includes large numbers of self-identified African Americans, Latinos and Asians. 23andMe has innovated methods for predicting ancestry and fine-scale genetic mapping that can also be crucial for detecting associations with disease via admixture mapping. This method works by tapping into genetic variants, or sets of variants, that are found more frequently in one ancestral group. In admixed populations — such as African Americans and Latinos who have mixed European, African and Native American ancestry — using this method may be a way to more easily identify disease-causing variants. 23andMe researchers believe this work could help uncover genetic variants associated with disease in people of both European and non-European ancestry. Researchers will study admixed individuals with certain diseases in common, looking for large amounts of shared ancestry located in the same regions of the genome. These genetic regions of shared ancestry should also be associated with the in-common disease, researchers hope. 23andMe’s research will determine whether admixture mapping could become a powerful tool that is complementary to large-scale genome wide association studies. Beyond what the study could do to alleviate some of the huge disparities in genetics research between people with European and non-European ancestry, the work could also help point the way in other areas, including guiding development of drug targets. About 23andMe 23andMe, Inc. is the leading personal genetics company. Founded in 2006, the mission of the company is to help people access, understand and benefit from the human genome. 23andMe has more than one million customers worldwide, with over 80 percent consented to participate in research. 23andMe, Inc. is located in Mountain View, CA. More information is available at www.23andMe.com. Media Contact(s) media@23andme.com ← view previous Return to top Media Contacts media@23andme.com Media requests only. For Customer Care, click here. 23andMe Visuals 23andMe Images 23andMe Product Videos To request 23andMe footage, email media@23andme.com. Business Contacts bd@23andme.com Speaker Request To request a 23andMe speaker for your event, please complete the form here. Find Us On Read Our Blog The 23andMe Media Center copyright © 2007-2015 23andMe, Inc., all rights reserved. |
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