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Can anyone help with a question on D&A............

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R.B.

R.B. Report 20 Apr 2008 17:47

a close friend wants to know is there anyway if you can find out if they are related to a peeps that has passed away..........he has things that belonged to the peeps.

Cheers,

R.B.xxx

♥ Kitty the Rubbish Cook ♥

♥ Kitty the Rubbish Cook ♥ Report 20 Apr 2008 17:50

Sorry....................must be me, but do you mean he wants to contact relatives of a person who has died as he has things he needs to return to the family?

If so................the undertaker would be the obvious first call as they will have the family details and could contact them on your friends behalf.

xx

Silly Sausage

Silly Sausage Report 20 Apr 2008 17:52

I think its normally done via a very close relative like sibling or child....

♥ Kitty the Rubbish Cook ♥

♥ Kitty the Rubbish Cook ♥ Report 20 Apr 2008 17:55

derrrrr......................I'm being my usual unhelpful self!! LOL

Sorry..................you mean DNA

*blushes and leaves thread to the clever people*

xx

R.B.

R.B. Report 20 Apr 2008 17:55

Yes~ he has things the belong to the peeps.

Needs to know if you can get a D&A reading of them.

R.B. xxx

R.B.

R.B. Report 20 Apr 2008 17:57

Sorry its the way hes dictated to me.

DNA.

R.B.

Sue

Sue Report 20 Apr 2008 17:58

Do you mean this person has things which may mean he is part of the deceased family who he didn't think were related but now wants to find out?

I may be being thick here (don't say anything)

Does he know the family at all?

R.B.

R.B. Report 20 Apr 2008 17:59

Hi Kay.

Yes ~ thats right.

R.B.xxx

R.B.

R.B. Report 20 Apr 2008 18:02

Hi Sue,

Yes and NO.

R.B. xxx

Silly Sausage

Silly Sausage Report 20 Apr 2008 18:04

** ping.....gags self **

only with bodily fluids, hair, bone.......what sort of things have they got...and it depends on how Contaminated the objects have been......

Sue

Sue Report 20 Apr 2008 18:10

RB

It's a very complicated process and expensive to retrieve DNA from an inanimate object because of degradation/contamination etc.

There are private labs that undertake this and I expect he can get a free consultation before committing to any expenditure.

Ask at local University who may be willing to undertake as part of a course or google for independent laboratories.

R.B.

R.B. Report 20 Apr 2008 18:18

R.B.`s Chum here,

Have a few bits and bobs.........some have dried blood on from when the peeps was injured.

Thank You you wonderful lot for your help.

Micky X

Sue

Sue Report 20 Apr 2008 18:22

Do try the University first, if they have a good chance of making a match they may accept the challenge for the students to tackle, if they use an independent lab they pay!

Sue x