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From: "Bill Couch" <>
Subject: DNA info
Date: Wed, 21 Apr 2004 17:30:56 -0700

All of Grady Test are not back yet but I sent a message to Mr Greenspan asking about his test.
He took the MTDNA + test and I did not know what some of the return was. This is the answer I got back.
it is not much and Hope he will send another report when it is finished.
Bill
From: Bennett Greenspan <>
To: <>
Sent: Tuesday, April 20, 2004 7:38 PM
Subject: FW: New DNA Test Results Posted for a Group Member


> Hi Bill
>
> Nice to hear from you. Grady's mtDNA hasn't been classified
> yet...frankly it's a very rare mtDNA...not seen in our entire database
> nor the databases of the two scientists that we go back and forth with
> about unusual samples.
>
> Grady is certainly part off your group 5. When his refinement comes in,
> probably late this week or on Monday afternoon.
>
> You do have strong stability in group 5, but if more folks would go form
> 12 to 25 it would-be far more helpful then if they go from 25 to 37. You
> have Benjamin Moses and John who could be helpful...no reason for
> Nathan to do so...you already know that he is a match with James and
> that James matches the family signature exactly beyond his mutation at
> DYS 390.
>
> The Signature isn't very common...especially your 10 at DYS 388....for
> example only 1.5% of all of our customers have a 10 in that
> position...it is nice to have a rare marker...really cuts the wheat from
> the chaff.
>
> E-mail any time.
>
> Best Regards,
>
> Bennett Greenspan
> President
> Family Tree DNA

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