Hi Karen, You can try several firms. The largest for doing Y and mitochondrial DNA is www.familytreedna.com . It has the largest database to match to. This is only good for genealogy. It also has just announced autosomal testing -- which tests all your genes. That's called Family Finder: http://www.familytreedna.com/landing/family-finder.aspx . It is focused on finding relatives. The firm I tested with for autosomal testing is www.23andme.com . It does a lot of medical related testing. The finding relatives part is more of an add-on. Family tree DNA has a strong network of projects that are run by an admin, who is a volunteer. Often they know a lot and can help you out. It is my first day at 23andme -- I don't see any projects. So if you want medical information, etc, it would seem 23andme is where to go. If you are focused on family history, consider FamilyTreeDNA. If you want to test for the father's line, that's Y chromosome testing. If maternal, that's mitochondrial. It's confusing <grin>! This segment comparing is very confusing. They are trying to figure it out on the genealogy DNA list. The software at 23andme seems very user friendly, which is key to getting non-technical people like us involved. Otherwise you test and can't understand the results. This doesn't inspire you to do more testing. Ancestry now offers DNA testing, focused of course on family history, not medical history: http://dna.ancestry.com/welcome.aspx Has anyone tested at other firms and can tell us how they compare?? Linda Merle ----- Original Message ----- From: "Karen" <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Tuesday, May 25, 2010 10:00:06 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern Subject: Re: [S-I] DNA Linda - please remind us all again about how to get a DNA test. Thanks, Karen ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mary Widener" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, May 25, 2010 8:13 PM Subject: [S-I] DNA\ Linda, If you ever see that sale again, please let the list know immediately, certain there are several of us who would jump at the chance of the test. When you mentioned it telling of the Crohns gene, really hit home for me, as I have had the problem since 1971, took several years to learn there was a gene for it. I haven't found anyone on my father's Shanks side who has had it, that is my Scotch Irish, they came from Belfast in 1767 to Charleston, S. Carolina for a land offering. My husband has had his DNA done with the Family Tree dna with his Widener list, but only told of his paternal lines. What you spoke of told so much more than we have received from them. Thanks for all of your help!! Mary Widener ------------------------------- ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message