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Subject: Re: [DNA] GeneBase or GeneTrack
Date: Sat, 1 Jan 2005 09:14:21 EST


In a message dated 01/01/05 4:49:34 AM Pacific Standard Time,
writes:

> Does anyone know anything about the below company?
>
> http://beta.genetrack.com/index.php
>
> Look at the answer to the last question at
> http://beta.genetrack.com/help.php

You appear to have stumbled on a website that's not quite ready for prime
time. A lot of the web pages say "beta" or have broken links.

It's a Canadian company that has AABB accreditation for paternity testing.
This listing shows they have some connection with Genex, a US lab with
headquarters in Seattle:

http://www.aabb.org/About_the_AABB/Stds_and_Accred/aboutptlabs.htm

Back in November I saw an announcement from Genex. I wrote to them at that
time inquiring about their marker selection, but I never heard back from them. A
list member also called them, but ditto. This old message has the link to the
Genex website:

http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/read/GENEALOGY-DNA/2004-11/1099444831

There were some phrases (fast turn-around, number of markers) that made us
wonder if they were using Sorenson Genomics (which does the testing for DNA
Heritage and Relative Genetics). But on their website, they state they are doing
the testing in-house.

There are certainly errors of fact on the GeneTrack website. For example, the
News Tab says

"May 17 2004 Genetrack launches the world's first free public DNA genealogy
database."

Both Ybase and Ysearch were online well before that date. Maybe that text is
just a place-holder, but it makes you wonder if they know about us! I will
copy the contact listed on Whoix.com on this message.

Ann Turner - GENEALOGY-DNA List Administrator
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