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Nimble Diagnostics DNA Testing Review


ConsumersAdvocate.org Rating: 3.6 / 5 (Very good)
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Nimble Diagnostics is a business staffed by doctors and scientists who specialize in various types of DNA testing for multiple purposes.
 
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How is Nimble Diagnostics rated?

Breakdown

3.5/5
Products & Services
3.5/5
Privacy & Security
3.5/5
Online Resources
4.0/5
Cost & Availability

Overall Rating: 3.6 / 5 (Very good)

Nimble Diagnostics is quite detailed and reassuring about its testing and analysis procedures and protocols. It offers sophisticated, specialized DNA tests and charges a lot for them. It has an excellent no-exceptions privacy policy. However, the firm does not disclose its own corporate ownership and location. There is very little information available about its reputation. Consumers who are troubled by these things may want to consider a different DNA testing firm.

Nimble Diagnostics Testing Features

Testing Features - 3.5 / 5

Nimble Diagnostics offers more testing options than most of its competitors. It also provides a good, clear explanation of what each test is and does.
DNA Testing Features
Autosomal
Y-Chromosome
Mitochondrial
Collection Method
Cheek Swab
Company Does Own Testing
Yes

Nimble Diagnostics Results Analysis

Products & Services - 3.5 / 5

Nimble Diagnostics' DNA analyses include ancestry information from the customer's mother and father. It associates the client's DNA with the European region, the Middle Eastern and South Asian region, the East Asian region, the indigenous American region, and/or the African region.
Number of Geographical Regions Identified
5
Identification of Relatives
No
Number of Ethnicities Identified
30

Nimble Diagnostics Other Services

Online Resources - 3.5 / 5

Nimble Diagnostic uses a "tribes" model to inform their clients where their ancestors may have originated and how they migrated from that location. However, unlike its larger competitors, it does not provide family tree tools or match people with others who may be their relatives.

Migration Information

Nimble Diagnostics specifies which approximately 30 ancestral 'tribes' a customer's maternal ancestors are derived from. The company also provides migration information for that tribe, detailing how it has moved over 150,000 of years, and where descendants of that tribe are found today.

Nimble Diagnostics Pricing

Cost & Availability - 4 / 5

Nimble Diagnostics' prices are several times higher than those of nearly all of its competitors. Presumably this is because the tests are performed by highly-credentialed professionals and because the firm offers specialized DNA tests not offered by the competition.
Basic Kit Price
$299

Cost of Add-ons

Mitochondrial (Maternal DNA) Test: $349. Ancestry-Y (Paternal DNA) Test $349. Ancestry-Mito Test + Ancestry-Y Test Combo: $549. Prices include ALL costs.

Nimble Diagnostics Reputation

Reputation - 3.5 / 5

There are very few online references of any kind to Nimble Diagnostics. The company does not publish its corporate ownership, place of business, or phone number. Nimble Diagnostics is not listed with the BBB or TrustPilot. The copyright information on the firm's website says "Copyright 2004-2012," leading to the conclusion that the business may have been founded in 2004, and also raising questions about whether the company is still running.
Year Founded
2004
Date Collected
2018-03-15

Nimble Diagnostics Privacy

Privacy & Security - 3.5 / 5

Nimble Diagnostics has a refreshingly simple and strict privacy policy: "Any genetic or other information generated by us or provided by you will NEVER be shared with a third party, such as an insurer, employer, or medical practitioner without your express written permission. Any and all personal data can be destroyed on request." This is the strongest privacy policy of any of the DNA testing companies reviewed here.
Disclosure to Third Parties
No

Company Profile

Full Name
Nimble Diagnostics DNA Testing
Company Website
http://www.nimblediagnostics.com

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Customer Comments & Reviews

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moonjoonboarding
11/16/2018
Shocking service! No way of contacting or following up on tests. No phone number on the website. My wife has sent various emails enquiring about a test she purchased an sent back several weeks ago. No response has been sent not even a conformation or receipt of her email. This service certainly seems like a scam. Its a shame zero stars cant be selected as people need to know how you operate. Very disappointing!!!

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