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Table 3 Coverage linking haplogroups and health online in blogs and forums

From: Health and genetic ancestry testing: time to bridge the gap

Site

Author

Date

Headline

Type

URL

Includes Charchar et al. (2012) [24]

23andMe

Dave Hinds

04/04/12

Second Opinion: Haplogroup I Likely Not Linked to Heart Disease

blog

blog.23andme.com/news/second-opinion-haplogroup-i-likely-not-linked-to-heart-disease/

Yes

Improving Population Health

David A. Kindig

07/10/12

Are Male Genetic Health Differences Disparities or Inequities

blog

www.improvingpopulationhealth.org/blog/2012/07/are-male-genetic-health-differences-disparities-or-inequities.html

Yes

Dienekes Anthropology Blog

 

09/02/12

Y-chromosomes and coronary artery disease in Britain

blog

dienekes.blogspot.co.uk/2012/02/y-chromosomes-and-coronary-artery.html

Yes

Fight Aging

 

05/11/13

Those Lucky Haplogroup H Bearers

blog

www.fightaging.org/archives/2013/11/those-lucky-haplogroup-h-bearers.php

No

Mathilda’s Anthropolgy Blog

 

03/11/08

Mitochondrial DNA and survival after sepsis

blog

mathildasanthropologyblog.wordpress.com/2008/11/03/mitochondrial-dna-and-survival-after-sepsis/

No

Eupedia

 

28/01/09 – 23/09/13

Medical conditions associated with Y-chromosome haplogroups

forum

www.eupedia.com/forum/threads/25199-Medical-conditions-associated-with-Y-chromosome-haplogroups

Yes

familytreeDNA

 

09/02/12 – 10/02/12

Do not read if you are a hypochondriac…

forum

forums.familytreedna.com/showthread.php?t = 30303&highlight = haplogroup + health + risk

Yes

Rootschat

 

22/05/13 – 01/06/13

Utter Confusion: please help me choose DNA test

forum

www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php?topic=647807.54

Yes (via ref to Hinds blog)

Eupedia

 

26/07/07 – 26/04/14

Medical conditions and risk factors associated with mtDNA haplogroups

forum

www.eupedia.com/forum/threads/24801-Medical-conditions-and-risk-factors-associated-with-mtDNA-haplogroups

No

Zetaboards

 

12/01/13 – 12/01/13

Examples of diseases associated with a haplogroup

forum

s1.zetaboards.com/anthroscape/topic/5045507/1/

No

WorldFamilies

 

14/06/11 – 20/03/12

At last some FGS-s for R0a2 from Tuscany and The Marche

forum

www.worldfamilies.net/forum/index.php?topic=9937.0

No