Comments on: Abstracts From the ASHG 2008 Meeting http://www.thegeneticgenealogist.com/2008/09/27/abstracts-from-the-ashg-2008-meeting/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=abstracts-from-the-ashg-2008-meeting Adding DNA to the Genealogist's Toolbox Sat, 18 May 2013 19:58:25 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: ispy1964: Large-Scale Genetic Genealogy Privacy Concerns http://www.thegeneticgenealogist.com/2008/09/27/abstracts-from-the-ashg-2008-meeting/comment-page-1/#comment-3303 ispy1964: Large-Scale Genetic Genealogy Privacy Concerns Mon, 23 Feb 2009 16:15:03 +0000 http://www.thegeneticgenealogist.com/?p=581#comment-3303 [...] interesting abstracts submitted for the American Society of Human Genetics’ November meeting (see here).The Abstract:“One concern in human genetics research is maintaining the privacy of study [...]

]]> By: News Clip Archives | ASHG http://www.thegeneticgenealogist.com/2008/09/27/abstracts-from-the-ashg-2008-meeting/comment-page-1/#comment-3194 News Clip Archives | ASHG Mon, 26 Jan 2009 21:21:56 +0000 http://www.thegeneticgenealogist.com/?p=581#comment-3194 [...] – Oct 2008 Teens Trace Family Tree to Find Key to Genetics The Baltimore Sun – Sept 28, 2008 Abstracts From the ASHG 2008 Meeting The Genetic Genealogist – Sept 27, 2008 Towson High School Teacher One of the First in the Nation [...]

]]> By: Brian P. Swann http://www.thegeneticgenealogist.com/2008/09/27/abstracts-from-the-ashg-2008-meeting/comment-page-1/#comment-2410 Brian P. Swann Sat, 27 Sep 2008 18:42:58 +0000 http://www.thegeneticgenealogist.com/?p=581#comment-2410 The last paper is a bit scary – and may just demonstrate again the ablity of the human brain to race in front of what is socially acceptable.

DNA measurements will continue to be an integral part of clinical trials. The idea of associating surnames with DNA signatures is not new – Mark Jobling had an article on this in 2007 – but in the hands of astute individuals who might be able to deduce surnames it becomes a two-eged sword. A boon to the police and a very difficult issue to handle for Family History.

Brian Swann
ISOGG Regional Co-ordinator, England & Wales

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