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From: "William Hurst" <>
Subject: Re: [DNA] Most economical HVR-2?
Date: Tue, 18 Jul 2006 23:00:12 -0400
In-Reply-To: <544BB7EC-2306-4E79-86BB-CCCB4697F268@mac.com>


Patrick wrote:

>Another option for you is DNA-Fingerprint, which will do either HVR-1 or
>HVR-2 for $93 each, or both for $186, plus a DNA extraction fee. Since I
>already have a sample with them, I am going order HVR-2 for myself from
>DNA-F, mostly just for the reduced turnaround time. Dr. Krahn & company
>have always proved very timely in their testing. The second advantage of
>ordering from DNA-F is their very innovative & constant expansion of
>available testing, as well as custom testing with a "smorgasbord" ordering
>option. They really let you pick & choose after your sample has been
>amplified. I order with as many companies as possible for exactly that
>reason, but Thomas is leading the pack in that approach. Having your DNA
>with a lot of different companies also provides a good way of preserving
>your DNA for future testing. Best of luck, from a fellow T2, Pat Tagert

DNA-Fingerprint might do a great job on your mtDNA test, but you might want
to look to see what they call HVR2. It's not the same as FTDNA and other
companies. They test up to mutation 340, missing the 497T mutation, for
example, which defines K1a - and many others. For those, you have to add
their HVR3 test. Also, their HVR1 stops at 16365, which misses lots of
important mutations including 16519C.

See:
http://www.dna-fingerprint.com/modules.php?op=modload&name=Sections&file=index&req=viewarticle&artid=6&page=1

Bill Hurst


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