You paid 23andMe for your genetic data. The FDA then restricted what 23andMe can tell you about your own DNA. It's like buying a book and having the government black out most of the pages to protect you from dangerous information about yourself.
Thousands of research papers get published each month linking genetic variants to diseases and treatments. It takes doctors an average of 17 years to start using this research. That's 17 years of unnecessary suffering because someone decided the best way to help sick people is to make them wait nearly two decades.
Here's how to interpret your own genetic data without waiting for permission.
Free Interpretation Tools
codegen.eu
The best free option. Upload your 23andMe data and get:
- Links between your genes and over 2000 diseases
- Nutrition and fitness information specific to your DNA
- Drug and disease associations
- Machine learning that figures out which variants actually matter
Genetic Genie
Genetic Genie analyzes methylation and detox pathways. Free, which is good, because paying to understand your own genes is like paying twice for the same sandwich.
Enlis Genomics Personal Edition
Enlis Genomics Personal Edition shows how your genetic variants affect gene function and links to relevant research papers. It's like 23andMe but with the pages unblacked-out.
Genomelink
Genomelink tells you traits you already know by virtue of existing. "You have brown eyes." Yes, I have mirrors.
Not So Free Interpretation
Sequencing.com
Sequencing.com is a genetic app store with paid apps and some free ones. Many of the promoted free apps don't actually exist, which is like advertising a sale on invisible products.
Any suggestions?
Know of any great tools I missed? Please leave them in the comments.
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