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From: Max Blankfeld <>
Subject: Re: [DNA] My Y-DNA Haplogroup Was Confirmed to be R1b by SNP Test
Date: Thu, 01 May 2003 22:26:07 -0500
In-Reply-To: <3EB1A48A.BFBDC45C@yahoo.com>


Dear Charles,

You are right in what you are saying.
Especially when you say "my results are now eligible to be placed in the
special database which FamilyTreeDNA uses for those who have actually been
SNP tested".
You are indeed eligible, but it does not go automatically to that database,
since our privacy policy does not allow us to use customer's results for
any purposes other than the ones related to the tests that you have paid
for. We are preparing a special authorization for that purpose.

Max Blankfeld
Director of Marketing
http://www.FamilyTreeDNA.com
"History Unearthed Daily"

713-868-1438

At 06:49 PM 5/1/2003 -0400, you wrote:
>All:
>
>I ordered the FamilyTreeDNA Y-DNA Haplogroup SNP test a month or so ago,
>again simply out of intellectual curiosity and to add my Y chromosome
>results to the larger database of SNP tested people. And today I got the
>results. As I understand it, unless you have been specifically SNP
>tested, the information displayed in the Haplogroup tab in
>FamilyTreeDNA's website is the haplogroup you most likely are in, based
>on your haplotype allele value data which is indicative of what your
>haplogroup most likely is, but is not absolutely certain. But while not
>100% certain without a SNP test, I am told that the haplotype is a
>fairly good indicator. But one must have the SNP test done to be
>absolutely sure. Max and Bennett can correct me if I'm wrong on my
>interpretation of what is displayed in the Haplogroup section of their
>website. But the previous is my understanding of that presentation.
>
>Prior to having my Y-DNA SNP'd, FamilyTreeDNA had my haplotype as
>pointing me towards being in the R1b haplogroup. The results of the
>actual SNP test confirmed that. I can now say that I am definitely in
>the R1b haplogroup. Also, in addition to confirming my haplogroup, by
>being SNP tested, my results are now eligible to be placed in the
>special database which FamilyTreeDNA uses for those who have actually
>been SNP tested, i.e., since my haplotype is now verified as being R1b.
>By increasing that database of males who have been SNP'd [no pun
>intended :-) ], i.e., haplogroup verified, it helps scientists like Dr.
>Hammer and others in their research. That is my understanding.
>
>More details on the SNP Haplogroup test can be found in the
>FamilyTreeDNA.com website. But I suggest any specific additional
>questions about this SNP test and how the results are used, and the
>benefit/cost ratio of a person doing it should be addressed to Max or
>Bennett of FTDNA who monitor this list. I wanted to know for sure so I
>took the test.
>
>Charles
>http://www.kerchner.com/kerchdna.htm
>
>
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