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From: "Jim Hull Personal" <>
Subject: Re: [DNA] my files and a query re: a topic
Date: Fri, 3 Jan 2003 03:26:43 -0700


Please disregard the previous post. Gremlins at work this morning!!

Jim Hull
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From: "Jim Hull Personal" <>
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Sent: Friday, January 03, 2003 3:12 AM
Subject: Re: [DNA] my files and a query re: a topic


> Interesting circumstances. What is the purpose of a "bondsman for a
> marriage?" Jackson Co., IN is very close to Bartholomew Co, IN.
>
> I still would like your help to locate the names and addresses of male
> Reynolds, so that I could begin Reynolds DNA project. It probably would
> solve a lot of mysteries, but more importantly, allow you to focus and
> direct your research efforts.
>
> Appreciate all of your digging.
>
> Jim Hull
>
> Jim Hull (HFA Member #0077 & Coeditor Hull Family Association JOURNAL)
> Webmaster & Group Administrator
> Hull Surname DNA Study
> http://www.hullsurnamednastudy.com/
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <>
> To: <>
> Sent: Monday, December 30, 2002 1:28 PM
> Subject: Re: [DNA] my files and a query re: a topic
>
>
> > In a message dated 12/30/02 10:25:10 AM Pacific Standard Time,
> > writes:
> >
> > > We test negative for all of them. I don't really understand
> > > the lingo involved. There's lots of talk about repeating
trinucleotides
> > > (or
> > > something like that) and other stuff. I'd really like to understand
> this
> > > as
> > > well as the risk to her sister as a probable carrier. I don't want
her
> to
> > > have kids until her sister's is identified and she can be tested.
> >
> >
> > "Repeating trinucleotides" are common in neurological disorders. They
are
> > basically the same as the Short Tandem Repeats used for Y chromosome
> > analysis, except that they occur in the middle of a gene (thus
disrupting
> the
> > gene activity) and can be very long (100's of repeats). The repeat
pattern
> > for a trinucleotide would be three bases long, e.g. CAG repeated over
and
> > over again (in tandem, one right after another) CAGCAGCAGCAGCAG.... It's
> the
> > pattern which is "short," not the length of the whole repeat.
> >
> > PubMed has some genetics textbooks online. If you plug in the phrase
> > trinucleotide repeats, you can find some more background material.
> >
> > http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?db=Books
> >
> >
> >
> > > Is this an appropriate topic for this list or not? It's obvious
> "personal"
> > > to me, but, then if we're all carrying mutant genes and passing them
on,
> > > what can research do to "fix" the mutations once they are isolated?
> Like,
> > > is there hope for a cure? If this is NOT appropriate, a note from Ann
> > > telling me "I don't think so" is fine and I'll return to my chair.
> >
> >
> > There is another RootsWeb mailing list which is more appropriate for
> extended
> > discussions of medical issues. It's called MEDICAL-PEDIGREE, and you can
> > subscribe in the usual fashion by sending a message to
> > with the single word subscribe
in
> the
> > body of the message. If you search Google Groups with the name of your
> > daughter's condition, you might find a more specific group, too.
> >
> >
> >
> > >
> > > I also received my files from DNAPrint last week. I have not
> copy/pasted
> > > them into some of the suggested websites and I haven't a clue what
they
> > > tell
> > > me. I've seen other people post their files to the list. Shall I do
> this?
> > > If so, which files? There is one that is a list of markers and
another
> > > that
> > > is a list of CCATGGATCC.... You know what I'm talking about. They
are
> > > absolutely meaningless to me and I'd appreciate help in understanding
> them.
> > > But, which one is the one of interest to the DNA experts out there?
> > >
> >
> > If you are talking about the spreadsheet where I'm collecting reports
from
> > people, you can send me your GENOTYPE.PDF file. It will be in a
> subdirectory
> > on your CD named with your kit number, e.g. ANC0029. It's the one with a
> list
> > of markers and two letters for every marker, e.g.
> >
> > #958 CC
> >
> > I'll extract your data from the PDF file and format it for the
> spreadsheet. A
> > couple of you have mentioned that you don't have a spreadsheet program,
so
> > the next time I upload a file, I'll put it in plain text. The advantage
of
> a
> > spreadsheet is that you can use various formulas to summarize the data.
> >
> > I'm a little bit behind on uploading a new version, but I should get
> around
> > to it today or tomorrow.
> >
> > Ann Turner
> > GENEALOGY-DNA List Administrator
> > >http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/other/Miscellaneous/GENEALOGY-DNA.html
> > DNA preservation kits: >http://www.dnafiler.com
> >
> >
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records,
> go to:
> > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237
> >
> >
>


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