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From: "Ken Nordtvedt" <>
Subject: Re: [DNA] Irish and Scottish and Frisian R1b
Date: Fri, 11 Nov 2005 18:39:39 -0700
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From my brief conversations with some folks at SMGF, I have the impression
DYS464 was not included because of the "complexity" (It's not exactly easy
to incorporate into TMRCA estimates, and now we know there is an interesting
alternative mutation mechanism at play which makes it next to impossible for
TMRCA). I believe they have DYS464 measured for their database population;
the same lab that does SMGF database is hired by DNAH and Relative Genetics
for their commercial products which include DYS464. But as more people
tell them how valuable DYS464 is for identifying group affiliations, and
they realize they can get an almost 10 percent increase in their database
information content, I think they might be considering adding it to the
public database.

Ken
----- Original Message -----
From: "Robert Stafford" <>
To: <>
Sent: Friday, November 11, 2005 5:39 PM
Subject: Re: [DNA] Irish and Scottish and Frisian R1b


> Ken,
>
> I wonder whether SMGF actually tests DYS464 or not. It wouldn't make sense
> for SG to use a different panel for them. They may not want to report it
> because of the sterility issue and/or its complexity. If the former, it
> would make sense simply to suppress any results that were null.
>
> Bob
>
> Ken Nordtvedt <> wrote:
> .
> But I must confess, for DYS464 it's the main game in town.
>
>
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