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From: "steven perkins" <>
Subject: Re: [DNA] 23ANDme versus deCODEme
Date: Sun, 24 Feb 2008 23:34:57 -0500
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David or any R1a1:

If you test your R1a1 Uncle, I'd be very interested in the results. I
will test as a Somerled R1a1 later this year.

Regards,

Steven C Perkins
DA9NC at http://www.Ysearch.org/


On Sun, Feb 24, 2008 at 9:26 PM, David Faux <> wrote:
> List:
>
> Many thanks to all who replied on and off-List to assist me in making a decision as to which company to select for "the big test". I have decided to go with deCODEme.
>
> In essence, since I am a little bit Native American the extra 400,000 or so SNPs may give me a better opportunity to see if any evidence of this heritage, well documented on paper, is evident in my genome. Hence, more is better.
>
> Ann is correct though, both companies are sure fire winners.
>
> Another S28-R1b1c10 has agreed to sign up with the company I selected, so we will have at least two of this Y haplogroup to compare with the S21-R1b1c9 folk like Eldon.
>
> This is a very exciting "next step" in the DNA testing for one such as myself who has been in the game since first testing with Oxford Ancestors (when they were the only game in town) back in 2001 or so. The prospect of having all of the Y (although not Y-STR data), mtDNA (although perhaps missing a few key mutations), and autosomal ancestry (a virtual biogeographical test of the highest order - if they obtain more reference pops) at my fingertips with frequent updates is enticing. The physical traits is really of no use at the moment (I can look in the mirror and see blue eyes); but the disease susceptibility / risk indicators is of somewhat greater interest (although probability statements are not going to mean much unless very high relative to the general population). Again here, I am pretty well versed in most of this by knowing the diseases common in our family - restless leg syndrome will doubtless be high with all my maternal uncles, mother, grandmother, sister
> and so on having this trait. It will be interesting to see where the gene resides in the genome. Also, as more data accumulates there will be more information made available to us so it is not a static test, it is dynamic, and new material could appear on my web page at any time.
>
> Onwards,
>
> David K Faux.

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