Hi Elaine,

Thanks for sharing on an interesting topic.
If interested in banking for your family's sake, maybe ask them if they are interested in having the rights in order to go ahead with sequencing, should they have issues in the future. Yet, I must be missing something.... if a family member is having health issues and in need of DNA testing, wouldn't they be able to directly test their own DNA for the information needed?

I honestly do not know much about this. I do know I have just sent in a sample for DNA testing for various neuromuscular issues. I did not need the blood or DNA of anyone else in my family for this testing.

Interesting. I am sure Dr. Marie Mc Donald gave this advice. I plead ignorance. Interesting discussion.

Warmly,
DejaVu