Genes 2 Brains 2 Mind 2 Me

Last summer I took a day to drive to Camden, NJ to attend a free lecture & spit event at the Coriell Institute.  Today, I was pleased to find that the data are flowing through their user-friendly web portal.  After about 40 minutes of standardized online family, lifestyle & medical history questionnaires, I was able to view my data:

Iron Overload Genetic Variant #1 (HFE rs1800562)
GG – low risk
Type 2 Diabetes – Variant #1 (rs7754840)
CG – medium risk
Prostate Cancer – Variant #1 (rs16901979)
CC – low risk
Coronary Artery Disease – Variant #1 (rs1333049)
GC  – low risk
Melanoma Genetic Variant #1 (rs910873)
CC  – low risk

These data match my 23andMe results (except for Melanoma Genetic Variant #1 (rs910873) which is not covered by 23andMe) and the online medical education resources for each genetic test are extensive.  According to the site, more data and related medical education will be flowing soon.

Glad to have this free, albeit minimal,  access to my genome information!