"SNP's are just the wrong tool for the job when it comes to rare variants," Wright told CNN. Quality controlDoes this mean that consumers should toss out the health data they've gotten from a consumer-based DNA test? Although the AncestryHealth product was discontinued in mid-January, Ancestry spokesperson Gina Spatafore told CNN they would continue to support existing customers. "About 1 in 40 individuals of Ashkenazi Jewish descent has one of these three variants," Kill told CNN. Get CNN Health's weekly newsletter Sign up here to get The Results Are In with Dr. Sanjay Gupta every Tuesday from the CNN Health team.

Source: CNN February 16, 2021 13:07 UTC