Monday, February 20, 2012

Apply now for a free genotyping

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Apply now for a free genotyping
Article by Bastian 

At the end of last year we announced that we've got some funding from the German WikiMedia foundation to get more people – who are willing to share their results – genotyped. We have now settled on a process that should allow us to perform the project without too many problems. Starting today, you can apply for one of the free genotypings. The deadline for applications is Sunday, 03/25/12 23:59 o'clock, so you still have some time to think about an application. In the two weeks following the deadline, we will select as many participants as we can afford to get genotyped using the 5000 Euros we received from Wikimedia. We'll get in contact with everybody who has sent an application to let all applicants know whether their application was successful or not.

The genotyping will be done through 23andMe. We will order you a gift kit which will be delivered to
your address. These gift kits include prepaid access to the 23andMe website for 12 months, so you
can check up on the latest findings about your genetic variation as well. After this 12 month
period, those features will expire automatically, you don't have to cancel any subscriptions.

Our application form contains some standard questions (Where do you live? Does 23andMe deliver to
your country? etc.) but also some details about your motivation, why you want to make your dataset
available to the public and why your data might be of great interest (For example: Do you have a
rare disease where research is lacking?). Additionally, we will also try to get people genotyped who
are currently under-represented in publicly available data sets. Most data up to now is from WEIRDs:
Western, Educated, Industrialized, Rich and Democratic people (most are probably male, too).

We would like you to deposit the final raw data, which you will then be able to download from
23andMe, into the openSNP database, ideally along with some phenotypic information about yourself.
So please think about the possible consequences which may arise by doing so before you apply for one
of the genotypings. The application process has some questions about possible consequences as well
(just so we get a feeling of whether you know what you are doing). If you get your results, but then
find the results too problematic to publish: That is fine. We are aware of this possibility and
while it would suck for us as it means less data, you are the one who has the last word in this
matter. Some information that might make you a bit more comfortable with the idea of sharing data:
We won't release the names of any applicants (whether successful or unsuccessful) and you can sign
up to openSNP using a pseudonym, plus we don't log any IPs used to access openSNP. 

tl;dr
We offer you the chance to get genotyped through 23andMe for free if you are willing to share the
data with the public. Here's the planned schedule:

Until 03/25/12 23:59 o'clock you can apply for a genotyping using this application form

We select the lucky winners between 03/26/12 and 04/08/12 and get in contact with every applicant.
Mid-April: You should receive the 23andMe-kits in your mail.

End of May: You should receive the results of the genotyping, so you can upload the results to
openSNP.


If you've got any questions regarding the application process, the schedule etc., just let us know
using the comments or write us an email to info@opensnp.org. We will try to answer all of your
questions as fast as possible.

Good luck,

your openSNP-team!
Bastian | February 20, 2012 at 4:34 pm | Categories: Uncategorized

http://opensnp.wordpress.com/2012/02/20/apply-now-for-a-free-genotyping/  

THERE IS AN APPLICATION LINK HERE

Hope you get picked
Nelda

Sunday, February 19, 2012

It's my birthday.


 Hi,
Today is my 67th birthday. I have decided to talk to you about my genealogy file and genetics. I tested at 23andme.com for both the medical and the ancestry projects. I have well over 600 matches that are cousins of some level or another. But, most people have trouble figuring out how we all are related. You see most people only research their own lineage leaving the siblings of each generation out of their research. With Autosomal Chromosome testing (atDNA) you are looking at anyone they share common ancestors with. I am using a code to show how each person in my files are related to me. I use an abbreviation for the surname that is my bloodline and a dash (-) and number, with no letter for direct blood line male, abbreviation,number,  dash and letter a for females of my blood line and abbreviation , dash, number  and letter b for spouses of bloodlines.

So John T. Hurst would be John T. (Hrst-1) his wife would be Fran (Hrst-1b) Goodheart.
children:
Thomas (Hrst-1) Hurst
Jane (Hrst-1a) Hurst Jane's husband would be Tom (Hrst-1b)Blake, but their children would be
Samuel (Hrst-1a) Blake
Linda (Hrst-1a) Blake

Each generation from the female Hurst will carry the (Hrst-1a) designator to show that even though the surname has changed the genetics of the Hursts are carried in her children grandchildren and all  descendants.

The only problem with atDNA testing is that your segment from your ancestor may be to small to be accurately identified by testing. The average segment after 5 generations seems to be to small to use as it might also just be a shared segment that thousands of others share by commonality and not really by descent.

That is hard to explain. I'm hoping my numbering system will help us find out how or from whom we share genetic segments.

Happy Birthday to me!!

Nelda


Tuesday, February 14, 2012

Rape

Hi,

Did you see this video of Fox News pundit Liz Trotta saying that women want to be "warriors and victims at the same time"? I was offended and decided to take action.  Will you join me?  Please sign the petition below:
http://bit.ly/AwQDax

I am so angry at this woman, this needs tro be sent to all the people you know....
I can't get the link to work but I'll get it on here as soon as possible until then if you want the email it came in ask I'll forward it to you...
The best I can do is this link to the congresswoman's page telling us about this:

 http://campaign.r20.constantcontact.com/render?llr=eljmoniab&v=001s0rRepf3dPamF3KHIasuJHBxBwRZIWoEATrP9B5YTFUoVEIuBG6qjx2HJLHtbDKYtvgT-rAE9fammhbBUnPh1K0arrtRr5nO69FbnUwSU4GNFdAwo5t3fg%3D%3D

Nelda
SSGT US Army retired

Thursday, February 9, 2012

The Y chromosome's role!

Inheritance of coronary artery disease in men: an analysis of the role of the Y chromosome

 Background:       A sexual dimorphism exists in the incidence and prevalence of coronary artery disease—men are more commonly affected than are age-matched women. We explored the role of the Y chromosome in coronary artery disease in the context of this sexual inequity.

 FOR MORE READ: 

http://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736%2811%2961453-0/fulltext

Interpretation

The human Y chromosome is associated with risk of coronary artery disease in men of European ancestry, possibly through interactions of immunity and inflammation.

Funding

British Heart Foundation; UK National Institute for Health Research; LEW Carty Charitable Fund; National Health and Medical Research Council of Australia; European Union 6th Framework Programme; Wellcome Trust.

 Well worth the time to read the article....... 

Nelda

Wednesday, February 8, 2012

Neanderthals as artists



From the Genealogy DNA mailing list at rootsweb.com

Neanderthals as artists.  42,000 year old art from Andalusia
   Dienekes has a spot on his Wednesday blog about the only known
Neanderthal paintings, these of seals. They are found in the Nerja
cave complex on the Costa del Sol and, at 42,000 years, are the worlds
oldest cave paintings.
The link is    http://www.dienekes.blogspot.com/2012/02/42000-year-old-art-from-andalusia.html
Regards, Robert
They were probably made by that early Neanderthal artist el Malaga-o
of future Spain. Any painting that old is impressive.