Bonnie, Please do not be afraid. Familytreedna tests tell nothing about your health. I have at least 20 family members who have done the test. No one has had a problem. You are given a graph telling your "origins." You could be 20% Scandinavian and 80% British for example, but no one else even sees that info. You give an e-mail contact and your name is listed, but you could say you were Donald Duck if you wanted.( if you want privacy) I have listed all my family genealogy names so people can see how they might match up. I can see how much each known relative matches me, and have over 1000 matches in all. I am not sure how many of these people are related; but people I know have found "new" relatives and so have I. Some people have found 2nd cousins even. I have looked at a couple of my matches I have found on facebook( out of curiosity) and you can google a person's name if you wish. My e-mail is listed for the people for whom I have paid or who want me to administer their listing. e.g. relatives who are elderly and do not use a computer. I get queries from people about them, but at my e-mail address. It is very important to have the older people in your family tested, especially if they are one or two generations ahead of you. I have shown with a cousin 2 generations ahead of me that we are related to other Watterson families who left Fermanagh, Ireland in 1841 and 1848 for Pennsylvania and Ottawa Ontario area. You can see on which chromosome you match another person, but they do not tell what the chromosome is for. It just means you are a closer relative if the matching segment is longer. It does not tell what the chromosome 's attributes are. Please look at the You-tube video by Dr. Maurice Gleeson, an Irish medical doctor. It will explain a lot. Even if you do the 23andme test which has health info, no one sees it but you. We need more people on this forum to do the familytreedna test. It will help a great deal, as we have many brick walls and missing links. The familytreedna autosomal test emcompasses all your chromosomes except you "y" chromosome if you are male. The test even tells if you match another with your "x" chromosome, but that is too complicated to explain. The autosomal test is only $99.00 and worth every penny. Your results are in the system for perhaps 25 years(not sure exact number of years) The test involves a cheek swab, and elderly people need help. Three people I have tested a couple of years ago are no longer available to do the test. So it is important to do it asap. All for now. Anne Sterling Ottawa Canada -----Original Message----- From: Bonnie Anderson via Sent: Monday, April 6, 2015 8:10 PM To: Bonnie Anderson ; FER-GOLD Subject: Re: FERMANAGH-GOLD Home DNA tests may affect insurance, employment Can anyone comment on this? Can the DNA tests results from FTDNA reveal anything regarding disease or medical conditions. I have not seen anything in my results Bonnie Anderson On Sat, Apr 4, 2015 at 6:00 PM, Bonnie Anderson via <fermanagh-gold@rootsweb.com> wrote: > This is an issue brought to light by the CBC (the national broadcaster > in Canada) and may or may not be an issue here or in other countries > depending on the company and additional testing. > > http://www.cbc.ca/m/news/health/home-dna-tests-may-affect-insurance-employment-1.3018086 > > I had my autosomal & mitochondrial DNA tested by FTDNA. I am under > the impression that this is for genealogical purposes only. I know > that 23andMe will test for genes that helps you learn about your > genetic health and traits in addition to family history. With FTDNA I > can order further tests (factoids) that would reveal tendencies. > Under My DNA go to other results / Factoid results. The statement there > says: > "When ordering or viewing your individual "Factoids", you acknowledge > your understanding that these tests are based on studies - some of > which may be controversial - and results are not intended to diagnose > disease or medical conditions, therefore not serving the purpose of > medical advice. They are offered exclusively for curiosity purposes, > i.e. to see how your result compare with what the scientific papers > say. Other genetic and environmental variables may also impact these > same physiological characteristics. They are merely a conversational > piece, or a "cocktail party" test, as we like to call it." > > I would like to know if there is an issue here regarding insurance > companies. It might be the reason that most of my cousins have > offered to do DNA testing. > Thank you in advance, > Bonnie Anderson, > Kitchener, Ontario > ================================== > > https://www.google.ie/ > ================================== > http://www.irishtimes.com/ancestor/placenames/ > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > FERMANAGH-GOLD-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ================================== https://www.google.ie/ ================================== http://www.irishtimes.com/ancestor/placenames/ ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to FERMANAGH-GOLD-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message