Question about 23andMe ancestry tests? - Omics Help Desk

Question about 23andMe ancestry tests? - Omics Help Desk

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November 5, 2019 at 1:04 pm #50043

johnbelley
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Do doctors take your blood so they can do 23andMe ancestry tests? Or do you have to do that on your own time?

November 5, 2019 at 1:12 pm #50044

liam
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23andme does not use blood for their tests.

November 5, 2019 at 1:29 pm #50045

johnbelley
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@Liam
Are you sure ? one of my friend said they just take your blood for tests

November 5, 2019 at 1:29 pm #50046

liam
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@johnbelley
Some doctors will agree to take blood for non-medical DNA analysis but will charge for doing it.

November 5, 2019 at 1:52 pm #50047

noah
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The services that rely on blood analysis can often recommend a clinic close to you where the blood sample can be drawn, though I think most commercial DNA/ancestry sites use cheek swabs rather than blood samples.

November 5, 2019 at 1:59 pm #50048

alex
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Most research groups or companies send you a kit. You’ll swab your own saliva and mail it back to them.
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