Ancestry had announced the release of two new DNA tests that will provide you with information about your health.
AncestryHealth Core is designed to inform you of rare conditions possibly inherited from your parents such as cystic fibrosis, cancers, heart disease, and additional wellness information about nutrition and metabolism.
AncestryHealth Plus is made to look for specific protein-encoding parts of DNA and pieces otherwise known as the exome. About 2% of those 3 billion base pairs are then analyzed through a newly advanced genotyping that gives additional information over time as the science advances.
The Core plan costs $149, or $49 if users have already taken the standard Ancestry test. The Plus plan costs $199, including six months of quarterly updates and educational resources, then drops to $49 every six months for the quarterly updates, or $100 a year.
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If you haven’t already used their services, it will take between 6-8 weeks to receive your results. The tests will run screens for hereditary breast/ovarian cancer, hereditary colon cancer, cardiomyopathy, familial hypercholesterolemia, hereditary hemochromatosis, thrombophilia, sickle cell anemia, cystic fibrosis, and tay-sachs disease.
Competing companies such as 23andMe are also introducing similar tests and actually include even more detailed information about your health. For $200, their test provide familial hypercholesterolemia, some variants associated with inherited breast and ovarian cancer, risk of Alzheimer’s disease and Parkinson’s disease, and if you are genetically deficient in Vitamin D, Vitamin E, Vitamin B12, Vitamin C, Omega-3, beta carotene, lactose tolerance, and caffeine Metabolism.
However, if you are interested in using Ancestry as a resource, these test will be openly available to participate in by 2020.
