The Brabant DNA Project is expanding to all Belgium + French Flanders and Luxembourg. This is an initiative of the Flemish Genealogy Association subsidised by the Flemish Ministry of Culture.
The first phase was to test 500 paternal lineages from the provinces of Antwerp, Flemish Brabant, Brussels and Walloon Brabant. It is almost complete (13 participants still needed from Walloon Brabant).
The second phase will be to test in average 100 Y-DNA lineages from each of the other Belgian provinces as well as French Flanders and Luxembourg, for a total of 1,250 haplotypes. The recruitment for the provinces of West Flanders and East Flanders is almost complete. The project is now looking for participants with patrilineal ancestors originating in all the other provinces.
The Y-chromosome test are done by the University of Leuven. It includes a 37-STR and deep clade SNP test. Thanks to the subsidies the price for the test is unbeatable compared to regular commercial companies.
The first phase was to test 500 paternal lineages from the provinces of Antwerp, Flemish Brabant, Brussels and Walloon Brabant. It is almost complete (13 participants still needed from Walloon Brabant).
The second phase will be to test in average 100 Y-DNA lineages from each of the other Belgian provinces as well as French Flanders and Luxembourg, for a total of 1,250 haplotypes. The recruitment for the provinces of West Flanders and East Flanders is almost complete. The project is now looking for participants with patrilineal ancestors originating in all the other provinces.
The Y-chromosome test are done by the University of Leuven. It includes a 37-STR and deep clade SNP test. Thanks to the subsidies the price for the test is unbeatable compared to regular commercial companies.