Hello List,
I was earlier asked to compile a list of available tests for STR markers, and
I've previously posted the list of "Advanced" tests available from FTDNA
(FamilyTreeDNA), beyond their 67-marker set, via their purchase of DNA-FP
(DNA-Fingerprint). I also posted the list of markers tested by SMGF (Sorensen
Molecular Genealogy Foundation), that is, the ones not also tested by FTDNA.
I'm presenting here the list of STR tests available from EA (EthnoAncestry),
that is, the ones not also tested by FTDNA.
EA has a "YSTR Upgrade" test, which tests ten STR markers not tested by any
other laboratory:
http://www.ethnoancestry.com/STR_upgrade.html
For the record, these markers are:
DYS 494
DYS 505
DYS 522
DYS 533
DYS 549
DYS 556
DYS 575
DYS 589
DYS 636
DYS 638
Because these markers are not tested by any other lab, there isn't a large
database with which to compare results, but the results can be useful within a
project, such as CARRICO, where descendants of a single progenitor are matching
at such high levels that the lines of descent are difficult to separate.
This pretty much completes the list of STRs available at the major labs. I'll
continue to post more when I find them.
Diana