Comments on: DNA Testing in the Czech Republic

By: Hsien

Hsien — Sun, 01 Jul 2007 18:14:12 +0000

Cath, Thanks for clarifying.

For others who are interested in learning more about cystic fibrosis and the responsible gene on chromosome 7, please see the Human Genome Project.

By: Cath.

Cath. — Sat, 30 Jun 2007 01:14:44 +0000

CF is caused by a mutation in that gene. It is, therefore, best to test for this specific mutation and not for “relatedness”. Two people may be very related, like brother and sister and not have CF, yet two totally unrelated people will.

The only reason Genomac is finding so many people to be related is because they only test very few markers, making the tests quite inconclusive. It’s like saying that all people with blond hair are related.

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More About Genomac Genealogy DNA Testing in the Czech Republic — Mon, 25 Jun 2007 21:02:53 +0000

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By: Hsien

Hsien — Sat, 23 Jun 2007 10:38:14 +0000

I’m so glad I’m not the only one who found this fascinating. And I’m glad you’re so motivated to bring genetics to the world.

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BlogMix: Cyborgs and Hardcore Genetics « ScienceRoll — Fri, 22 Jun 2007 20:13:49 +0000

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By: NA

NA — Fri, 22 Jun 2007 02:05:37 +0000

This is the most interesting post you have shared with us. Thanks! I find it really interesting that “every third person in the database has at least two other relatives in the database.”

I’m in the process of developing a protocol to do a research project to do family histories for all of the most common genetic conditions. My goal is for every person who has been diagnosed with the most common genetic conditions (i.e, DS or CF); I want to trace the family history as many generations back as I can. My hope is to find connections in the family history from different regions of the world. This way we can predict the risk of the next child in the family line to have CF or DS.

I plan on going global as a genetic counselor. There are a lot of regions in this world where people don’t have access to genetic counseling services. So I want to reach out to as many of these people as I can.