In a message dated 5/8/2001 9:07:25 AM Pacific Daylight Time, Sweetwater@sierratel.com writes: > Would any of the information gathered by this testing be used for medical > insurance screening purposes at some time....? > > How extent is the pedigree chart? Would she have been asked to include the > names and dates of living relatives (cousins like me?). I hope not! I > would like to think that this information would not include living relatives > without their permission... Anyone have the answer or further information? > > > Carolyn and listers, I have communicated directly with the staff in charge of this molecular genealogy project in recent months. They are very anxious to put fears such as these to rest. (Just for the record, I am not a Morman but some family members are.) I was intrigued by this idea and its potential. The pedigree chart is only a 4 generational chart beginning with the donor and working backwards. Parents, grandparents and great-grandparents. It might conceivably contain living relatives if you are the parent or grandparent of a donor. For more information they have a website and there is an email link there if your questions are not addressed by the information on the site. They answer their email in a very timely fashion and appeared to be very professional and caring. Here is the URL: http://molecular-genealogy.byu.edu/genealogy.htm Sharon CAMARIPO List step-mom