So you are one of those people who were curious about your ancestors and had to scratch that itch by getting a 23andme raw data analysis done for your ancestry results from one of the many companies that provide this service . What you probably did not know is that the ancestry testing companies test for hundreds of thousands of genetic markers, which hold far more information about your nutrition, fitness, health and wellness, allergy, etc.

There are companies like Xcode Life and others that specialize in providing you various reports that you need based on the 23andme raw data analysis and from other ancestry data providers such as AncestryDNA.com or Family Tree DNA (FTDNA) or another test and got some information.

If you are actively researching about what else you can do with your 23andme raw data analysis, AncestryDNA and Family Tree DNA, you must have come across some blogs that may have given you a list of names of various sites that use the 23andme raw data for analysis and interpretation. Some of these blogs have a lot of text and don’t allow for simple and quick comparison across companies. That is what I have attempted to do here in a table format. In the table below you will find companies that provide 23andme raw data analysis and interpretation services and the features they offer and how these features and price points compare across the various companies.

Some of these are free but very basic (you get what you pay for!), some charge a huge sum for elaborate fitness programs and some have a very reasonable pricing, yet some charge a subscription fee. So, happy choosing!

DIY- Do-it-yourself

Xcode Life Sciences

Xcode Life is a global genetics and bioinformatics company which specializes in 23andme raw data analysis and analyzing raw data from all major international data providers such as 23andme, Family Tree DNA (FTDNA), AncestryDNA.com, Helix.com among several others. Xcode provides a variety of expertly curated reports including 23andme health reports, nutrition, medication sensitivity (precision medicine), fitness, allergy, skin, personality and other custom reports starting from $10. These reports come with DNA raw data analysis and interpretation and specific recommendation for people with your genetic type. Counseling is also available, upon request. Xcode provides reports to individuals and professional practitioners such as physicians, surgeons, nutritionists, sports trainers, chiropractic and other professionals.

Promethease

Promethease is a software program that was developed by SNPedia that can perform 23andme raw data analysis. It uses your 23andme raw data to generate largely disease based reports. You will get to know which mutation confers what risk. Promethease gives you a long disease report for a $5. Probably a little too detailed and quite technical for most people to interpret it themselves unless they have expert knowledge on polymorphisms, odds ratios, and biostatistics. Promethease is a literature retrieval system that analyzes your 23andMe, FTDNA, or AncestryDNA.com raw data and then builds a report based on vast SNPedia database. Reports contain information about health and ancestry as well as some other traits. The report provides you genealogical details and helps you learn more about your ancestry and health information. For example your genetic risks for certain illnesses such as Alzheimer’s. In spite of its popularity, the scientific rigor of Promethease is questioned often due to its reliance on SNPedia that is a Wikipedia-like repository of scientific literature. Promethease is liked for its low price ($5), but the usefulness of such overwhelming information that is quite technical in nature has been questioned.

Athletigene

As the name indicates Athletigene does “athletic profiling” from 23andme raw data analysis. They accept 23andme data and also offer their own kit which is quite expensive. They provide insights about the exercises that are ideal for you. This includes things like endurance, muscle type and recovery time. Athletigen has a team of researchers for analyzing and interpreting genetic data. They use a combination of current studies and their own research based on the samples they collect from the athletes they test. The genetic tests from Athletigene reveal insights, such as a heightened risk of injury, nutritional demands and allow the fitness trainers of an athlete to adjust his or her workout plan and nutrition in accordance with these insights. However, it seems to be a report for hardcore athletes.  So, if you are a professional, this could be the report for you. If you are into professional sports, you may want to check our other blog comparing the top fitness genetic companies in the world, [here].

Genetic Genie

Genetic genie provides a free methylation and detox report after 23andme raw data analysis. This tool uses your 23andMe results to perform a methylation gene analysis.  The site also provides a tool for a detox analysis which looks for defects in the cytochrome P450 detox enzymes.  This site uses the API from 23andme and this enables users to link their 23andme account to this service. Incorrect methylation leads to a wide range of serious medical conditions, thus taking a methylation profile is important. The detox profile looks at SNPs of the cytochrome P450 detox gene, amongst others. The methylation report is detailed, but the detox report just displays a table without any interpretation. This is a free service but asks for a voluntary donation of $5.

Livewello

Their 23andme raw data analysis and interpretation reports focus on nutrition and health. After paying a one-time fee of $20 you get to keep your accounts for life and also get free app updates. But do take note that, other subscription charges are applicable on top of the $20 fee for basic access. You either get your report altogether or a monthly subscription for personalized 23andme health report and results emails. The reports are, however, lacking in some important genetic markers. These may be added in their service over time. Livewello generates health reports from raw data issued by laboratories including 23andMe, AncestryDNA.com, Gene By Gene, National Geographic, BioCore and Family Tree DNA (FTDNA) for raw data analysis and interpretation.

Strategene

Gives you a 23andme raw data analysis report of what your polymorphisms are for methylation pathways. They recommend working with a physician to interpret your results.  Their reports are a little too complex to be of practical use to non-technical folks. However, it is recommended for those with an avid interest in the scientific analysis involved in genetic testing. It is not recommended for those who just need easily understandable results. The report provides extra information from your 23andMe raw data. This can be used as a starting point where you can continue your quest for a deeper understanding using other options.

Enlis Genomics

The primary focus of this 23andme raw data analysis service provider is for educational purposes and not for direct consumer purposes. They cater to research scholars. The focus is on analyzing DNA data to provide users with information relating to their health risk associated with specific gene variants. The initial intention of developing this software is to allow researchers to analyze full genome files. They have now added a software program for personal use. You can access your free genome report from their site.

Codegen

Is a 23andme raw data analysis and interpretation tools service provider which gives you an exhausting report with easily understandable annotations fully linked to SNPedia. It offers tools to help you explore your individual that runs for several pages. Includes psychological traits such as resilience, stress response, empathy, etc. The focus is mostly health related so this is your resource for insights about your cancer, diabetes, obesity, Alzheimer’s/Parkinson’s disease risk factors.

NutraHacker

Provides some free features which are: After a short 29 question anonymous survey that contributes to research, receive a free detoxification and methylation analysis that will help clarify your nutritional needs. You also receive a free placebo tendency analysis report. A full report is $23 and includes all future updates. This website has several reports that you can buy on celiac, methylation, and carrier status.

Interpretome

The Interpretome website does 23andme raw data analysis and accepts raw data from Lumigenix. Using Interpretome, you can access the genome-wide association studies (GWAS) database which contains much information about variations in genes and their attributes to diseases, enabling you to take an informed guess on important aspects such as your risk for type 2 diabetes, the appropriate level of your warfarin dosing or you can explore gene variants which alter your sensitivity to specific drugs and pills. You also receive information regarding genealogy,  about your genotype compared to a panel of other individuals, results about the various ancestry pattern components in your DNA and about the most likely populations that your chromosome might originate. Do remember that GWAS is one of the many databases that can be used to interpret DNA raw data and the more databases consulted, the better the quality of the report.

DNAFit

They provide DNA nutrition reports and DNA fitness reports. DNAFit does 23andme raw data analysis to give you three kinds of reports- Fitness report, a Diet report or a Diet and Fitness combination report. The report is available online. Initially, the information does feel a bit overwhelming but reports do a good job in giving background and information relevant to the results. There was also a whole page dedicated to explaining the science behind the test. This is fairly comprehensive, including not only a list of the genes analyzed in the test but information about each gene, how they chose which to include and how they came to conclusions about the different variants of each gene. There are clauses about how it could be passed on as aggregated data to third parties for research with or without client consent according to DNA Testing Choice, a popular genetic testing company review website. If you are a hardcore athlete, you might want to consider this, but before buying, do check out our comparative blog on top 5 fitness DNA fitness report providers.

Lifenome

One of the newer companies that provide 23andme raw data analysis and interpretation tools. They offer a variety of personalized wellness reports, based on 23andMe, FTDNA, Helix or Ancestry DNA data. Their report displays pre-disposition summary at the beginning of each report for a quick look at all your traits for the module and your probable risk. They do not provide health reports.  There are six report options available: NutriNome, which would provide information relating to nutrition; FitNome, which was about fitness and training; SkinNome for skin-related traits; AllergeNome, for allergies and sensitivities; PersoNome, for personality based traits and Total Insights, which includes all of the previous reports for 20% less than if buying them all separately. Results may be viewed online on both desktop and mobile or be downloaded as a PDF file. There is an option to connect directly to 23andMe or to upload a Family Tree DNA/Ancestry DNA file from your system.

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