friedcerebrum Posted September 21, 2017 Share Posted September 21, 2017 For those of you that don't know, 23andMe is doing a study on depression and bipolar and is handing out free testing kits to participants in the study. I just got my results back a few days ago, and ran the raw data through a genome processing site called Promethease, which allows you to view all your genetic health risks and such in a nice organized view. Anyway, I came across the category for genetic markers correlated with causing bipolar disorder and noticed quite a few on my genome. That image was just the first few markers. There were at least three or four more stating I was at an increased risk. What I found even more interesting is that I had only a couple markers for ADHD and autism respectively. I was convinced nothing for bipolar or schizophrenia would show up, but it turned out to be quite the opposite. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AyYiYikes Posted September 22, 2017 Share Posted September 22, 2017 I'd like to participate but the age limit is 50, per the site. Sounds interesting. Thanks for the info. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alien Navel Cord Posted September 22, 2017 Share Posted September 22, 2017 I'd like to participate but in about a month i won't have access to a computer just a tablet, sooo... dang. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blahblah Posted September 23, 2017 Share Posted September 23, 2017 On 9/21/2017 at 6:43 PM, friedcerebrum said: For those of you that don't know, 23andMe is doing a study on depression and bipolar and is handing out free testing kits to participants in the study. I just got my results back a few days ago, and ran the raw data through a genome processing site called Promethease, which allows you to view all your genetic health risks and such in a nice organized view. Anyway, I came across the category for genetic markers correlated with causing bipolar disorder and noticed quite a few on my genome. That image was just the first few markers. There were at least three or four more stating I was at an increased risk. What I found even more interesting is that I had only a couple markers for ADHD and autism respectively. I was convinced nothing for bipolar or schizophrenia would show up, but it turned out to be quite the opposite. How do you access the free testing? I don't see anything on their site about depression studies or getting a free kit.... I've wanted to do it for awhile, but they now charge $200 for the testing that includes the genetic health-related reports. I don't care about my general ancestry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
confused Posted September 23, 2017 Share Posted September 23, 2017 (edited) @Blahblah the depression study is closed. I am too old for the bipolar study18-50 https://www.23andme.com/depression-bipolar/ the analysis is not expensive through . I have not done it Edited September 23, 2017 by confused Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Odetta Posted October 2, 2017 Share Posted October 2, 2017 (edited) I signed up for this. I just got notice they have my results now. I need to find my password again to go look at it. Thanks for reminding me!' Edited to add, I just looked at them, and none of the 17 reports the sent me have anything to do with mental health. I did learn I'm likely to drink more coffee than the usual person, and I am more likely to be a deep sleeper. The sleep thing is interesting, because I wake often during the night, but can sleep through all of my alarms in the morning. This directly affects coffee consumption once I get out of bed. Anyway, interesting, but not what I was looking for out of this. Maybe there are more results coming. Edited October 2, 2017 by Odetta 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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