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And there's basically zero overlap between 23andMe's test method and the clinically useful tests that a doctor would order.

For example, carrier screening, to see if you and your partner both carry recessive variants that may result in a rare genetic disease in some of your children: impossible with 23andMe's setup, but useful to a huge number of couples, and already common practice for some ethnic groups.




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