ReadYourDNA

In-depth health insights from your DNA test results

Upload your raw 23andMe, AncestryDNA, MyHeritage, FamilyTreeDNA or Living DNA file for analysis across health traits, drug response, rare-disease carrier status, and 5,002 annotated variants, all mapped across your 23 chromosome pairs and grounded in peer-reviewed science.

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Your raw data file is a free export inside the account of the service that ran your test.

AncestryDNA

Sign in to Ancestry.

Open the DNA tab, then "DNA Settings", and pick the test you want to download.

Under "Download or Delete", choose "Download DNA data".

Tick the confirmation box and continue, then confirm with your password or an emailed code.

Wait for the email from Ancestry and press "Download DNA Data" in it, then once more on the page that opens.

What you get: dna-data-(date).zip. The email can take up to 24 hours. The link in it works once and expires after a week.

23andMe

Sign in to 23andMe.

Open your profile name (top right) and choose "Settings".

Scroll to "23andMe Data", press "View" and confirm your date of birth.

Under "Raw Data", tick the box at the bottom and press "Submit request".

When the email "Your 23andMe raw data download is ready!" arrives, follow it, confirm your date of birth again and download the file.

What you get: genome_(name)_(date).zip. 23andMe says preparing the file usually takes about a week and can take up to 30 days. It emails you when the file is ready. On a phone, use the 23andMe website in your browser, not the app.

MyHeritage

Sign in to MyHeritage on a computer or an Android phone.

Hover over the DNA tab and choose "Manage DNA kits".

Press the three-dot menu beside your kit and choose "Download".

Press "Continue", accept the terms and privacy policy, and press "Continue" again.

Open the email MyHeritage sends, follow its link, enter your password and press "Download".

What you get: MyHeritage_raw_dna_data.zip. Works on a computer or an Android phone, not on an iPhone or iPad. The link in the email works for 24 hours. Only the kit's manager can download it, and a kit uploaded from another company cannot be downloaded again.

Other services

FamilyTreeDNA: turn on two-step sign‑in first (it is required), then open Results & Tools, Autosomal DNA, Download Raw Data, and choose "Build 37 Concatenated Raw data". Upload the .gz file as it is.

FamilyTreeDNA still offers the download for tests run on its 2026 sequencing panel. Upgrading an older Family Finder replaces the old file, so download it first if you want to keep it.

Living DNA: sign in, open Profiles from the menu under your name, choose the profile, press Download, tick the consent box and choose the autosomal file.

Sequencing services (DNA Complete, formerly Nebula; Dante Labs; Sequencing.com): download the VCF from your results area; a .gz file is fine as it is.

Anything else: look in your account or DNA settings for "Download raw data" or "Export".

What you get: a .txt, .csv or .zip, or a .vcf from a sequencing service. The wording differs, but every service that sells a test lets you export the raw genotype file.

Upload the file exactly as it came. There is no need to unzip it, and nothing else from your account is needed.

If you have no such file, ReadYourDNA is not for you yet. We do not sell or process saliva kits and we do not recommend where to get one.

Health/Lifestyle Traits

187 traits in our catalog

Pharmacogenomics

717 drugs in our catalog

Variant Explorer

5,000+ variants decoded

Carrier Status

LIFESTYLE & WELLNESS

Height

Very High Predicted Height

BRAIN & NEUROLOGY

Risk-Taking

Very High Tendency

AGING & APPEARANCE

Male-Pattern Baldness

High Hair Loss Likelihood

Health Traits

Polygenic scores across 102 traits, each read against a reference population.

The Warrior Gene

G / G rs4680 · COMT

The "Warrior" variant

Fast dopamine clearance - calm under pressure

Caffeine Metabolism

A / C rs762551 · CYP1A2

Slow caffeine metabolizer

Caffeine lingers longer - sensitive to late coffee

Alcohol Flush

G / A rs671 · ALDH2

The alcohol-flush variant

Acetaldehyde builds up - facial flushing and nausea from alcohol

Muscle Power

C / T rs1815739 · ACTN3

The sprinter gene

Fast-twitch power fibers - the variant elite sprinters carry

Earwax & Body Odor

C / T rs17822931 · ABCC11

Wet vs dry earwax

One switch sets your earwax type and underarm body odor

Lactose Tolerance

C / T rs4988235 · MCM6

Lactase persistence

Keep digesting milk sugar into adulthood

Variants

Every annotated variant you carry, with the research behind it.

Omeprazole

DIGESTIVE & METABOLISM

↑ Rapid Metabolizer

▲ broken down faster than typical

Warfarin

BLOOD & CLOTTING

↑ Fast Metabolizer

▲ cleared from the body faster than typical

Clopidogrel

↓ Poor Metabolizer

▼ activated more slowly than typical

Simvastatin

↑ High Sensitivity

▲ builds up in the body more easily

Codeine

↑ Ultra-rapid Metabolizer

▲ converted to its active form quickly

How your DNA shapes the way you process 717 medications.

Cystic Fibrosis

LUNGS & BREATHING

Not detected

22 positions tested - not detected

Sickle Cell

4 positions tested - not detected

Tay-Sachs

3 positions tested - not detected

Phenylketonuria

One Match detected

1 pathogenic variant · rs5030858

ClinVar pathogenic variants across 3,321 inherited conditions.

Educational information not medical advice.

✓ 23andMe, Ancestry & 3 more

✓ Never sold or shared

✓ Never used for research

✓ Your DNA: deleted means deleted

✓ One-off payment

More From Your DNA Test

We're the go-to site for getting more from your DNA test results

Your DNA shapes your health, traits, and how you respond to medication in ways most tests don't cover - every insight grounded in the latest peer-reviewed genomics research.

Four analyses in one

Health traits, variant exploration, drug response, and carrier status - all in a single platform.

Built for deep exploration

Search and filter 5,000+ annotated variants, each written in plain language with its evidence and sources.

Serious science, not guesswork

Ancestry-corrected scores built on the PGS Catalog and CPIC guidelines - the references the field itself relies on, not hand-waving.

Open and rigorous

Every result traces back to peer-reviewed research, with the methodology available for you to inspect.

Every score is documented and traceable - see how we calculate it and the research behind it. Genetic scores are statistical estimates, and accuracy can vary by ancestry.

WHAT YOU GET

Four ways to explore your genome

From health traits and carrier status to the medications you take - dive into every layer of your DNA, one report at a time.

Compare your genetic scores across brain, heart & metabolism

We aggregate up to hundreds of thousands of variants per trait into one polygenic score - the full genetic picture, not a single gene.

102 polygenic traits across 13 categories

Plus everyday lifestyle traits like eye color, earwax and lactose tolerance

See if your genetic score is high, average, or low

Backed by large, peer-reviewed studies

HbA1c

Glycated hemoglobin, reflecting average blood sugar levels over the past 2-3 months.

Very High Long-Term Blood Sugar

High

98th Very High

Read about this trait

Vitamin D Levels

Circulating vitamin D levels, shaped by how efficiently the body synthesizes and absorbs it.

Very Low Levels

1st Very Low

HEART & BLOOD

RBC Count

The number of red cells per unit of blood, a measure of oxygen-carrying capacity.

Average Count

ORGANS & SENSES

Hearing Loss

Gradual loss of hearing with age, typically affecting higher-pitched sounds first.

Low Predisposition

Lactose Tolerance

Whether you can still digest milk as an adult.

YOUR RESULT Can digest dairy

BONES & SKIN

Muscle Composition

Fast-twitch power or endurance - which way your muscles lean.

YOUR RESULT Built for power

ALL HEALTH TRAITS

102 polygenic traits

These are four of them. See every trait we score, grouped by body system, with the studies behind each one.

Open Health Traits

ALL LIFESTYLE TRAITS

85 everyday traits

These are two of them. Eye color, earwax, lactose tolerance and more, each read from one or a handful of well-studied positions.

Open Lifestyle Traits

See how your body handles your medications

Your DNA can influence whether a drug works well, does little, or builds up too much.

717 common drugs, from painkillers to blood thinners

See if you're a slow, normal, or fast metabolizer

Flag medications with a higher side-effect risk for you

Spot drugs that could build up to harmful levels

Clopidogrel

An antiplatelet that keeps blood from clotting.

May not work as well

Less of the active form gets made.

WHY? ↑

This drug arrives inactive. CYP2C19 has to convert it into the form that works. Yours runs slower than average, so less of the active form is produced from the same amount.

PUBLISHED GUIDELINE CPIC guideline · CYP2C19 DPWG guideline · CYP2C19

BRAIN & MIND

Amitriptyline

A tricyclic antidepressant, also widely used for nerve pain and to prevent migraine.

May affect you more strongly

It stays in your system longer.

Elavil works as it arrives, and your body also turns some of it into a second form that works too. CYP2C19 clears them both away. Yours runs slower than average, so the two together sit higher for longer than they would for most people.

PUBLISHED GUIDELINE CPIC guideline · CYP2C19, CYP2D6 DPWG guideline · CYP2D6

Abacavir

An antiviral used as part of combination treatment for HIV.

No high-risk result for you

The safety gene for this one came back normal at the positions your chip reads.

This gene is one where a variant can make the drug unsafe rather than simply stronger or weaker. Nothing at the positions read points to that risk. A chip reads a fixed set of positions, not the whole gene, so this is not a clinical test of it and cannot rule the risk out.

PUBLISHED GUIDELINE CPIC guideline · HLA-B DPWG guideline · HLA-B

Acenocoumarol

A blood thinner used to prevent and treat blood clots.

Nothing to change

Your genes do not change anything here.

The genes with a guideline for this drug were read successfully, and none of your results call for a different approach.

PUBLISHED GUIDELINE DPWG guideline · VKORC1

Allopurinol

Lowers uric acid in the blood to prevent gout attacks and some kidney stones.

We could not read this one

This one depends on a part of HLA-B we did not test.

HLA-B is not a single test. Different versions of it react to different medicines, and this kind of data can only read one of them, the version that matters for abacavir. The version that matters for Allopurinol is *58:01, and it was never looked at. So there is no result here either way, which is not the same as a clear one.

PUBLISHED GUIDELINE CPIC guideline · HLA-B DPWG guideline · ABCG2 DPWG guideline · HLA-B

Atazanavir

Based on part of UGT1A1 (3 of 4 positions read)

This gene is one where a variant can make the drug unsafe rather than simply stronger or weaker. Nothing at the positions read points to that risk. A chip reads a fixed set of positions, not the whole gene, so this is not a clinical test of it and cannot rule the risk out. One thing to know: a gene is read at a set list of positions, and this data covered 3 of the 4 that define UGT1A1. Anything sitting in the part that was not read would not have been seen, so this is a weaker all-clear than a fully read gene gives.

PUBLISHED GUIDELINE CPIC guideline · UGT1A1 DPWG guideline · UGT1A1

717 drugs in our catalog

These are six of them. Browse every medication with pharmacogenomic guidance, from painkillers to blood thinners.

Which inherited conditions are you a carrier for?

Being a carrier means you have one copy of a variant linked to a recessive condition - usually with no effect on your own health. We flag which of these show up in your uploaded data. It's educational, not a diagnosis or a clinical carrier test.

Checked against a catalog of 3,321 inherited conditions

See which variants ClinVar flags as pathogenic in your data

Every match graded by how well-supported the evidence is

Primary Hyperoxaluria

Not clinically confirmed.

The body overproduces oxalate, causing recurring kidney stones and progressive kidney damage.

36 variants · 3 Genes

Tay-Sachs Disease

Not detected 27 of 201 tested

Nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord are progressively destroyed, leading to loss of motor skills, seizures, and vision loss in infancy.

27 variants · 1 Gene

Hereditary Hemochromatosis

The body absorbs too much iron from food, and over time the excess iron damages the liver, heart, and pancreas.

7 variants · 4 Genes

Hemophilia A

Not detected 22 of 302 tested

The blood is missing a key clotting protein, causing prolonged bleeding after injury or surgery and bleeding into joints and muscles.

22 variants · 2 Genes

Albinism

Not detected 10 of 17 tested

Little or no pigment in the skin, hair, and eyes, causing very pale coloring, vision problems, and sun sensitivity.

10 variants · 2 Genes

Spinal Muscular Atrophy

Not detected 19 of 222 tested

Motor nerve cells in the spinal cord progressively deteriorate, causing muscle weakness and wasting that affects movement, breathing, and swallowing.

19 variants · 8 Genes

3,321 conditions in the catalog

These are six of them. See the full ClinVar-based catalog we annotate your DNA against.

Open Carrier Status

Explore 5,000+ variants, from ACTN3 to MTHFR

All 5,000+ variants explained in plain language - what each one does, how rare it is, and the research behind it. No raw data to decipher.

5,000+ variants from trusted research databases

A deep dive on every variant - gene, genotype, frequency & effect

Every detail for one variant, all in one place

Folate Processing

NUTRITION & METABOLISM

Slightly Reduced Folate Processing Efficiency

Carrying one copy of the variant reduces MTHFR enzyme efficiency to about 65 percent. This can lead to slightly lower folate levels and a mild increase in homocysteine.

Less ▴

✗ Risk Open the variant page

Alcohol Sensitivity

Faster Alcohol Breakdown

One copy of the fast-metabolizing allele converts alcohol to acetaldehyde more quickly, so acetaldehyde builds up sooner after a drink and flushing and discomfort tend to set in earlier.

✓ Protective Open the variant page

Slow Caffeine Metabolism

Caffeine is cleared slowly from the body, so its effects linger much longer after a cup of coffee or tea.

Muscle Type and Endurance

Natural Power and Sprint Advantage

Two copies of the functional gene ensure normal levels of the alpha-actinin-3 protein. This supports explosive muscle power and typical sleep patterns.

Brain Plasticity

CARDIOVASCULAR & METABOLIC

Lower Activity-Dependent BDNF Release

Reduced activity-dependent BDNF secretion occurs with this genotype, which may slightly affect memory consolidation and motor learning.

5,000+ annotated variants

These are five of them. Search and filter the whole catalog, each variant written in plain language with its sources.

Open Variant Explorer

POSITIONS IN YOUR FILE

CONDITIONS IN CATALOG

Backed by real science

Every result is computed from peer-reviewed research and the same open databases the field itself relies on.

Peer-reviewed at the core

Every score traces back to published, peer-reviewed studies - never opaque guesswork.

The databases scientists use

Built on dbSNP, ClinVar, the GWAS Catalog, gnomAD and PharmGKB - the field's trusted references.

Ancestry-aware

We account for your genetic ancestry where the reference data allows. As with all polygenic scoring today, accuracy is highest for European-ancestry data, which we state openly.

Open, no black boxes

Our full methodology is documented and inspectable - see exactly how every number is derived.

POWERED BY THE OPEN DATABASES RESEARCHERS RELY ON

dbSNP ClinVar GWAS Catalog gnomAD PharmGKB CPIC PGS Catalog

Your DNA stays yours

Your genome is the most personal data you own - so you stay in control of it, from the moment you upload to the moment you delete.

Delete your DNA data, permanently, anytime

Never sold or shared

Your genetic data is never sold, and never shared with anyone for their own purposes. The providers that run ReadYourDNA, and Google's Gemini API only if you turn on the chat, process it strictly on our behalf and never to train their models. We name every one of them in our Privacy Policy.

Delete it anytime

Your DNA file and every result derived from it: erased for good the moment you delete them. They are never in any backup, so no restore can bring them back.

Your account record (email address, username, login credentials, settings, consent choices, any order; never genetic data): removed from our live systems at the same moment. It leaves our server’s encrypted archive within 30 days and the archive’s copy in Helsinki within 37 days. An encrypted offline copy we keep to restore the service after a failure has no fixed deletion date. A receipt for a purchase is kept for seven years under Austrian tax law. Details in our Privacy Policy.

Encrypted & secure

Your file is encrypted in transit and processed on an access-controlled server.

No trackers

We use no analytics service and no third-party tracker of any kind, and we set no cookie for any of this. That includes the pages that show your results. There is no cookie banner because there is nothing to consent to.

You stay in control

It's your genome. You decide what gets analyzed, what gets kept, and what gets wiped.

Frequently asked questions

Do I need to buy a kit first?

You need a raw data file you already own. ReadYourDNA does not sell or process saliva kits. Exports from 23andMe, AncestryDNA, MyHeritage, FamilyTreeDNA and Living DNA all work, as do whole-genome VCF files. Our guides take a 23andMe file and an AncestryDNA file apart line by line.

What DNA files do you support?

We accept raw data from 23andMe, AncestryDNA, MyHeritage, FamilyTreeDNA and Living DNA (.txt, .csv, .gz, or the vendor .zip), plus sequencing VCF files (.vcf, .vcf.gz). Files up to 10 GB can be uploaded, and a large uncompressed export is compressed in your browser before it is sent. For whole-genome sequencing, both the VCF of variant calls and the full gVCF work, on GRCh37 (hg19) and on GRCh38 (hg38). Our guides take a 23andMe file and an AncestryDNA file apart line by line.

Is my genetic data safe?

We protect it, and no service can promise more than that. Your raw DNA upload is encrypted at rest (AES-256-GCM) and in transit (TLS), your files are stored separately per account, and your genetic data is never sold. You can delete it at any time. See our Privacy Policy for full details.

What does it cost, and is it a subscription?

$29.00, once. There is no subscription and no further charge after that. Creating an account and uploading your file cost nothing.

What if the analysis fails?

Then you have not received what you paid for, and we refund it. Genome files vary more than you would expect, and some do not carry enough of the right markers.

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