The MyHeritage DNA Health test will reveal how your genes may affect your health and, potentially, the health of your family members. The ancestry portion of this test will uncover relatives who share DNA segments with you and includes an Ethnicity Estimate, which provides a percentage breakdown of the geographic regions your ancestors came from.
Through the health portion of this test, you will find out your genetic risk for developing certain conditions like heart disease and breast cancer. You will also find out if you carry certain DNA variants that can increase the risk that your children may develop certain conditions if your partner is also a carrier of variants for the same condition. If you have an increased risk for developing or passing on a genetic condition, knowing about it can help you and your healthcare provider to better manage your health.
The MyHeritage DNA Health test covers an extensive range of conditions, but it does not cover every gene and every possible variant associated with genetic risk. Certain conditions may be excluded from your health reports based on your ethnicity, or your personal and family health history. As this test looks at only some of the variants for a condition, having a personal or family health history of the condition may warrant more thorough testing. If certain reports are excluded, or if you have a family history of one or more of the conditions we test for, you should speak to a genetic counselor or a healthcare provider to discuss whether additional testing, screening, and/or evaluation may be appropriate for you.
This test determines only your genetic risk and does not reflect your overall risk for developing or passing on a genetic condition, which is influenced by additional factors such as lifestyle and environment.
Why you should upgrade to MyHeritage Health:
Broadest BRCA coverage: MyHeritage detects 103 variants for hereditary BRCA cancers. This coverage is much more extensive than that of the competing brands. MyHeritage has a 70% better detection rate for hereditary BRCA cancers and also offers a report for PALB2-associated breast cancer.
Innovative polygenic risk reports for many of the most common diseases worldwide, including heart disease, high blood pressure, obesity and high BMI (unique to MyHeritage), female breast cancer, and type 2 diabetes. Most customers are eligible to receive these reports.
Valuable insights about genetic risk: Detailed genetic risk estimates for 20 conditions including celiac disease, colorectal cancer, Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, and age-related macular degeneration.
Protection against false positives: MyHeritage’s test includes Sanger sequencing of positive results to significantly reduce false positives.
Physician oversight: In the United States, MyHeritage works with an independent network of physicians called PWNHealth, which supervises the service and provides clinical oversight. This includes genetic counseling if recommended by the supervising physician. This means you’re not on your own to interpret the results of your health testing.
Enhanced privacy and data protection: Results are encrypted with a unique password that only you know. MyHeritage is the only company that pledges to never share data with insurance companies.