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To: D. Long who wrote (233406)	1/3/2008 1:54:01 AM
From: KLP	Respond to of 793882

I've always wondered why I've been so driven to find out about long ago families (other than I've always thought if there was some info "out there" that I didn't know, but someone else did, it would be smart of me to figure out what that info was).... I've wondered if someday, we will find that WE have genes that have immunities that we can pass to our descendants, if they know who we are/were. Todays discovery was a bit different than what I have come to believe will be the eventual case. With this information, we have to trace our info back to them, to see what genes THEY had that could help or hinder us in our lives.

To: D. Long who wrote (233406)	1/3/2008 2:22:06 AM
From: KLP	Respond to of 793882

This updated info shows who they think could have been the immigrant carrier/s.... the link I have shown here, might be who they were...However, I don't see the immigrants on the 1630 William and Mary website ....unless there were two crossings that year... I found this link.....wonder if it could be the immigrant carriers??? webpages.charter.net *************************** Colon Cancer Gene Traced to Arrival in United States By Amanda Gardner, HealthDay Reporter - Wed Jan 2, 4:02 PM PST Provided by: WEDNESDAY, Jan. 2 (HealthDay News) -- Mr. and Mrs. George Fry sailed from the Old World to the New World around 1630 on a ship most likely named the William & Mary. Along with at least two of their four children, they most certainly brought with them a unique genetic mutation for colon cancer, a new study shows. This "founder mutation," which increases the risk for colon cancer, has now been passed on to a considerable number of the descendants of the original couple, the University of Utah researchers added. The mutation has not been found in England, said study author Deb Neklason, meaning that it likely originated with either Mr. or Mrs. Fry. Her report is published in the January issue of Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology. cont'd at this link:http://health.yahoo.com/news/healthday/coloncancergenetracedtoarrivalinunitedstates-print.html