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From: "John A Hansen" <>
Subject: RE: [DNA] Help - How to Drum Up Participants
Date: Wed, 5 Jun 2002 07:40:16 -0700
In-Reply-To: <5.1.0.14.2.20020605064843.0325aec8@pop.erols.com>


Dear George:

You gave some good advice below. However, I do have
a different opinion on the number of loci to be tested.

We are seeing tests for 12 loci hovering around the
$100 mark. We see tests for 21-24-25 loci around the
$150 to 175 price point. It takes anywhere from 3-6
months to get the test done. So it seems to me that any
"meaningful" data usually comes from at least a 21 loci
test. The 12 loci marker can "maybe" rule out some
relationships but certainly the higher quality of the
24-25 loci tests are worth the extra $50-75. All
the tests on the Scottish DNA test were done at
GeneTree on the 24 loci standard and the first results
are back in. Having the allele scores on 24 loci
is important to anyone doing anything on potential
relationships.

Best Regards
John A Hansen
Scottish Clans Project.


> -----Original Message-----
> From: George W. Page [mailto:]
> Sent: Wednesday, June 05, 2002 3:56 AM
> To:
> Subject: Re: [DNA] Help - How to Drum Up Participants
>
>
> BEFORE you try to sell a product, you have to be able to explain it well.
>
> That means you have to have developed a planned objective of the
> research,
> decide which lab will do the initial tests, how many loci will
> initially be
> tested (it is ridiculous and expensive to test everyone initially for 21
> loci!), what the negotiated group rate will be, who will be the group
> leader and receive the data, how will the data be obtained by the group
> leader, what will be done with the data, to whom and how will it be
> distributed/disseminated.
>
> GWP
>

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