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From: Ron Lindsay <>
Subject: [DNA] DYS Nomenclature
Date: Mon, 02 Apr 2001 10:18:02 -0700
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Thanks Alan,

I must be doing something wrong. When I go to the main Gene Nomenclature
Committee HUGO site at http://www.gene.ucl.ac.uk/nomenclature/ and then
do a search at their Human Gene Nomenclature Database at

http://www.gene.ucl.ac.uk/cgi-bin/nomenclature/searchgenes.pl

I find the following definition for the DYS symbol ....

Approved HUGO gene nomenclature commitee symbol
DYS (dysautonomia (Riley-Day syndrome, hereditary
sensory autonomic neuropathy type III))

When I go to the General Rules for Gene Nomenclature at ...
http://www.gene.ucl.ac.uk/nomenclature/guidelines.html#1.4. ... I find
the definition you suggested under guideline 1.4. DNA segments.

I an confused by the inconsistency. Any help appreciated!

Ron Lindsay
San Jose, CA

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At 07:06 PM 3/31/01 +0000, you wrote:
>Dear Ron,
>
>A good question that I am surprised has not been asked before.
>
>
>>Greetings List,
>>
>>I assume that the DYS numbering scheme (e.g. DYS388, DYS390),for the Y-STR
>>haplotype loci, must be controlled and administered by an international
>>standards body. Could anyone tell me the name of this standards body and
>>where it are located?
>
>HUGO Human Gene Nomenclature Committee based at University College, London
>
>
>
>>Also what does the acronym DYS stand for?? If there is a particular web
>>site that provides this information, please advise.
>
>
>D = DNA, Y = Y-chromosome, S = (unique) segment
>
>Search the internet for the above body and you will find a lot of
>references to it.
>
>
>>Thanks to the few "DNA experts" that provide the answers to the many
>>neophytes.
>>
>>Ron Lindsay
>>San Jose, CA
>
>
>We are all here to learn from each other.
>
>
>Alan Savin
>Author of "DNA for Family Historians"
>www.savin.org/dna/dna-book.html
>
>
>
>
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