I had my genome scanned by Navigenics and 23andMe. Here's what I learned.
| Restless Legs Syndrome It may sound like a joke, but a recent study found that people who suffer from involuntary nocturnal leg movements are more likely to have a variation at rs3923809. I've got it — but no twitchy limbs so far. | Prostate Cancer On average, American males face a one in six risk for prostate cancer, but with variations at three SNPs, including one at rs1447295, my chances of developing the disease kick up to a scary one in three. Thankfully, only one in 34 actually dies of the disease, so if I stay on guard and start early screening, I should be OK. | Myocardial Infarction Heart disease is the country's biggest killer, and it seems to run in my dad's family. Recent research has found several associated variations, including one at rs10757278. But my combination of variations leaves me with a lower risk of heart attack than the rest of the population. Thanks, Mom. | Crohn's Disease Research has associated at least nine SNP variations with an increased risk of Crohn's, a bowel disease that afflicts about half a million Americans. Luckily, I have positive variations for six of them, reducing my risk significantly. | Exfoliating Glaucoma This eye disease has been associated with variations at at least one SNP — rs2165241 — and I've got the variant. That boosts my risk from 4 percent to 12 percent, making it something I'm suddenly very interested in. | Alzheimer's Disease A mutation at rs429358, a SNP in the APOE gene on the 19th chromosome, has been associated with a higher risk of Alzheimer's, the nefarious degenerative brain disease. Thankfully, I don't have it.
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