Orin, I participated in the project at a LDS Church several years ago, so I also sent Sorenson E-Mail. This morning I received a reply stating that my coupon was available at their Webbsite. However, they wanted to credit my credit card $95, so I canceled. Carl Hommel -------------- Original message ---------------------- From: D Wells <dick_dkwnet@direcway.com> > Orin > > I beleive I have followed directions correctly. > > Here is what I found: > > 1. Went to Sorenson and requested a coupon from their Web site. > 2. Received back a e-mail "thanking me" for participating. Also received a > "Coupon Code" to use at Relative Genetics. > 3. Went to the RG site in the above e-mail and found they wanted a credit > card for $95 after entering the Coupon. > > Seems the coupon is a $60 discount for the 26 marker test, remaining cost of > $95 to be paid at coupon entry. > > Dick > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "OrinWells" <> > To: <WELLS-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Wednesday, January 04, 2006 2:35 PM > Subject: [WELLS-L] DNA - Time for everyone to get tested > > > >I would like to suggest to everyone, whether you are a Wells male or not, > >to get your DNA tested in the Sorenson Molecular Genealogy Foundation DNA > >research project. You will be contributing to the science of DNA testing, > >helping their project and possibly helping others who are looking for long > >lost cousins when they are able to connect to your DNA haplotype. > > > > This is open to both men and women. BUT, the hitch is you don't get the > > results of your DNA back from Sorenson. The Molecular Genealogy Project > > is the program through with we originally tested our phase I participants > > for the Wells DNA project. Most of them are now in the on-line database > > where you can search for matching DNA haplotypes (patterns) for > > y-chromosome. If you have your pattern, you can run a search. It takes > > them about 6 months from the time they get your sample to get you into the > > database. And I don't think they have the mtDNA data on-line yet. > > > > This brings us to the other part. Sorenson, for a limited time only, is > > offering a coupon to all participants (past and present) that is good for > > a $95 26 marker y-chromosome OR mtDNA test at Relative Genetics. I have > > talked Relative Genetics into allowing our project members to use the > > coupon $95 plus $40 to get the 43 marker test at $135 - a clear bargain!! > > 43 marker? Yes, they have decided that since Family Tree DNA keeps > > claiming that their test is a 37 marker test although it is actually less > > because some of the values are double values on the same markers, that > > Realtive Genetics might as well advertise that theirs is a 43 marker test. > > It is actually 37 markers that returns 43 alleles (values). In the > > reality since DYS464 is now revealing up to 6 values I guess you could > > call it a 45 marker test. > > > > Here is how it works. You sign up at Sorenson. They send you a kit. You > > send back the kit, a consent form and your genealogy. You MUST be able > > to provide AT LEAST 4 generations including yourself. They want more if > > you can provide it. This is not too hard for the first couple of > > generations - you, your parents and your 4 grandparents. I know there are > > some who can not identify their parents let alone grandparents, but this > > is a small group. If you are not able to document the full four > > generations, all is not lost. Read on. > > > > When you send back the kit they will send you a coupon for the Relative > > Genetics $95 27 marker test. You can either use this yourself or pass it > > on to someone else. That means we can use the coupons for those who can > > not make the 4 generation or more genealogy. But you can also use it to > > test a Wells cousin or any other surname cousins if you don't want to or > > can't use it yourself. > > > > What I would like to ask of you is that you let me know if and when you > > participate at Sorenson, get the coupon and how you use it. I want to > > make them aware of how many we send to them. If you don't want to use it, > > please send it to me and I will find someone who can use it. Everyone who > > has ever previously participated in the Molecular Genealogy Project can > > simply go to the website and request a coupon. A few or our participants > > are not in the data base yet and a few more are not there because either > > the BYU group was not able to get two samples (one for our project and one > > for the MGP project), didn't collect a second consent form or lost your > > genealogy. I will be notifying you all and asking you to submit a new > > sample so we can get you into the Sorenson database. > > > > This also serves as a shortcut for those who can't justify the 37/43 > > marker test cost at Relative Genetics. With the 26 marker test we can > > find your test results in the Sorenson database and extract the remaining > > markers - they do not test DYS464 (6 values) but that is only a minor > > problem. > > > > Now, if you are a Wells but someone from your family has already been > > tested so you have been reluctant to get your own DNA tested, do it NOW! > > We can then confirm that you match your cousins at no cost to you and we > > can collect more information on the mutations in various families. If you > > are not a Wells (some other surname but are here because you have Wells > > ancestors) participate yourself and encourage your Wells cousins to > > participate. > > > > Here are the instructions on how to do this: > > > > Go to the following website and follow the instructions as I show them. > > > > http://www.smgf.org > > > > Click on "Participate" at the bottom of the screen > > > > Click on "Request a Free Kit" at the bottom of the next screen > > > > Click the link to read the consent form then return to the request page. > > > > Fill in the requested information on the request form and click on > > "Request Kit" > > > > They will send you the kit and ask for your Gedcom file or paper > > genealogy. The Gedcom/genealogy should be a full 4 generations or more. > > They are also interested in anyone who has ancestry documented in the > > 1800s even if there is a flawed branch or two. > > > > > > > > > > Orin R. Wells > > Wells Family Research Association > > P. O. 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