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From: "Steven C. Perkins" <>
Subject: Re: [DNA] New British Gene Bank
Date: Mon, 29 Apr 2002 15:54:48 -0400
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Ian:

Perhaps someone can be identified with the project whom we can put the
question to. After all they may not be aware of the interest.

Regards,

Steven C. Perkins




At 08:13 PM 4/29/2002 +0100, you wrote:
>Hello Steven
>
>Sorry, but I think 'genealogy' will come a long way down the list of
>priorities - after all Y chromosome testing is on 'junk' DNA.
>
>I accept mitochondrial testing would be interesting - but also doesn't
>seem likely. I know some diseases such as mitochondrial myopathy,
>Leber's optic atrophy, and my favourite, 'red ragged fibre disease',
>are all mitochondrial in origin - however genealogists are only
>interested in the non-gene parts. Somehow I do not see the 'bank'
>sequencing thousands of 'whole mitochondrial sequences' and then
>assigning 'Daughters of Eve' descriptions to them all.
>
>So even if the DNA bank had all the samples stored away I bet
>that no genealogical work will be done - more to the pity as it will be
>an opportunity missed.
>
>Ian Logan
>
>
>www.brookingsociety.org.uk
>
>
> >Steven C. Perkins wrote:
> >Subject: [DNA] New British Gene Bank
>
>
> > Forbes.com is reporting on an effort to create a British Gene Bank with
> > 500, 000 individuals.
> > http://www.forbes.com/home/2002/04/29/0429genes.html
> > I wonder if they will include the Y DNA and the MtDNA sections of
> > genealogical interest?
>
> > Steven C. Perkins
>
>
>
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