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The Tapestry Study is primarily focused on hereditary cancers and heart disease I believe. I personally was not impressed with the results I received back from Helix (the company that does the actual sequencing). I have had my genome also sequenced by another company and got far more comprehensive and in-depth results which explained several unexplained health issues I had. They found I had a mutation which affected tacrolimus metabolism which explained the convulsions I had when taking it post surgery. The other company also found I have a mutation in folate metabolism which is easily treated by taking methylated B vitamins. I never would have known this if I had not had my entire genome sequenced by that company. It costs me $500 but was worth it in my opinion.

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It would be helpful to know the names and prices of the companies you liked, please.
BTW, I didn’t find the Tapestry Helix study very helpful either.

Regarding the folate metabolism, I have MTHFR homozygous for C677T. Regular folic acid did not help. What brought my folate to normal level was Nature’s Truth brand L-methylfolate. Please notice that “L”in the name before the methylfolate. It is important. I found this at the largest Rite-Aid store in my neighborhood. Taking only three capsules weekly after breakfast is adequate for me. Hope this helps!