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From: "Sheryl Alvernaz" <>
Subject: RE: [DNA] mistakes?
Date: Mon, 3 Jun 2002 17:55:04 -0700
In-Reply-To: <3CFC0D1D.B0224A53@earthlink.net>


We've used FTDNA and we've only had 1 possible mutation so far - but it
wasn't way out there... I just have the people checking their paper
docs to be sure they were 2nd cousins. On the other hand we had 1
consoldiation of lines so far that was unexpected but welcome ; )-

Sheryl

-----Original Message-----
From: reese [mailto:]
Sent: Monday, June 03, 2002 5:43 PM
To:
Subject: Re: [DNA] mistakes?

Glen,
When I got my first batch back from FTDNA, I had one that just didn't
fit the other
patterns. I was certain they had messed up. I questioned the accuracy to
Mr.
Greenspan, who checked and assured that it was right. Well, long story
made short,
more conventional paper research, showed why the the test results were
rightfully
different. What I thought was a mistake, lead to finding documentation
that
identified a unique branch in our family reconstruction. Probably would
have never
made the connection without the suspect results. The lab appearently
right.

Reese Mozingo

Glen Johnson wrote:

> Does anyone have personal experience with mistakes made by OA, FTDNA
or
> RELGEN? I got a result on a test from FTDNA that was totally
unexpected --
> it borders on the bizarre. This test contradicts what our
great-grandmother
> told her sister about my grandfather's biological father. It doesn't
even
> come close. I'm wondering if I should have this test done again, or
throw
> out the information we have and start all over again. My decision
would
> depend, at least in part, upon what the experience of others has been.
Its
> as if I ended up with someone else's numbers.
>
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