Hi,

I've taken the test and these are my pros and cons:

Pros
It's Free
I got 29 markers and you could get up to 40 something
Even though your haplotype is not published you can easily get it from the site itself by shuffling some numbers.

Cons
It takes forever to see your results published (in my case it took more than six months)
I have no results for some markers and there is no way to ask for them

Jorge Gomez

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De: victorianonavarro
Para: general@lists.nuestrosranchos.org
Enviado: sábado, 17 de febrero, 2007 11:20:11
Asunto: [Nuestros Ranchos] SMGF DNA

Hi,
I also sent them a sample for free DNA testing and am planning to send them more. I've heard that it usually takes them a very long time to post online your results for the free test, I don't know if the results for the paid test are faster.
For the paid test, they give you the results. For the free test they don't give you the results but they publish them online. The problem is that they don't exactly post your actual results, but a chart where they show which of your results match and don't match an standard they have. You can change the values of this standard on their webpage and figure out your results by trial and error, but you may need some patience.
Finally, as they mention in their website, they are not affiliated to any Church. However, in the release form you signed it says they may share all the information you send them (i.e., your family tree) with their sponsors, like the Sorenson family. And I can't help to wonder whether these third parties will or will not use this information for religious purposes within their faith.
VN