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In reply to the discussion: Have you had your DNA tested to determine your ancestry? [View all]peggysue2
(10,828 posts)I'm reading all these family myths busted regarding Native American heritage with the knowledge that the same thing happened to my husband. The family story is that his great-grandmother on his father's side was full-blooded NA. Yet his DNA results indicated 100% European. The other surprising (and funny) result was his Neanderthal score was very high--in the 99% range. I've been teasing him ever since though the Neanderthal scores only account for 2-4% of our overall DNA. My score was 70%.
Neanderthals, perfect together!
I took the test primarily for the Alzheimer's marker. I don't have the indicative variables but my family history (father, sister) still makes me vulnerable. On the other hand, both had early on-set which 23&Me does not test for. For better or worse, I've crossed that threshold. Both family members exhibited symptoms in their mid-50s.
Heritage-wise, there were few surprises for me--89.3% British and Irish, some French and German, and then a 2% Finnish thread back in the day.
We bought the 23&Me packages as an anniversary gift. The Alzheimer's results let me sleep a bit better.