23andMe Customer Stories

After learning she had a BRCA variant that put her at higher risk for breast and ovarian cancer, Jenn took action.

Adoptee and filmmaker Aaron Harris used 23andMe to help him learn more about himself, and his connections to his birth family.

Ann, who formerly worked caring for the elderly, learned firsthand how chronic conditions could impact you as you age. So this year after looking at her 23andMe reports, she decided...

If you’re lucky, you have a friend who has become so close that you think of them as a sibling. That’s what it was like for Julia and Cassie, who...

Tom Chaney was the kind of cop who was married to his job. During his more than two decades in law enforcement, he’d grab shifts on holidays, fill in for...

For almost five years Megan McCarthy didn’t celebrate Mother’s Day. She couldn’t, it was too painful.  It reminded her of losing her mom, who passed away 13 years ago. It...

When it comes to her health, there is no bliss in ignorance for Kelly Anderson. “For me, I’ve always wanted to know. I’ve always wanted to know what’s happening or...

April is Parkinson’s Awareness Month. It also marks the 12th anniversary of 23andMe’s groundbreaking Parkinson’s Research community, which is now the largest genetic research cohort for Parkinson’s disease in the...

Jordan Carroll, a social worker and patient advocate in San Diego, has a simple answer for why he’s participating in 23andMe’s Black Representation in Genetic Research study:  “I was happy...

Maurice at home in Atlanta. People who know Maurice Hayes know he’s passionate about science, healthcare, and prevention. It’s personal for him. For three decades, he’s worked as an MRI...