Category Archives: Consumer Genetics

The Consumer Genetics Conference of 2011

May 19th, 2011 | Posted in Bioethics, Bioinformatics, Consumer Genetics, DNA Sequencing, Genetics News

The 3rd Annual Consumer Genetics Conference will be held at the Hynes Convention Center in Boston from June 7th through June 9th.

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Analysis of 23andMe’s Genotyping: High Accuracy of Illumina Platform Confirmed by Comparing Siblings

March 27th, 2010 | Posted in Analyze Your Own SNPs, Bioinformatics, Consumer Genetics

An analysis of 23andMe genotype data between siblings to check for genotyping errors reveals high accuracy (99.15%) of genotype calls.

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Insurance and Genetic Testing in the United States

February 22nd, 2010 | Posted in Bioethics, Consumer Genetics

Genetic testing for predisposition to complex genetic traits and late-onset diseases may one day be used in the determination of life insurance premiums. This brings up new questions about the protection of privacy, moral hazards, and the role the free market plays in the life insurance industry.

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Identity by State SNP Analysis: Find Relatives, Test Paternity, and Determine Allele Sharing

October 22nd, 2009 | Posted in Analyze Your Own SNPs, Bioinformatics, Consumer Genetics

Identity by State SNP Analysis can be used to find relatives, test paternity, examine inbreeding, and look at recombinations between siblings.

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Use Family SNP Data to Phase Your Own Genome

September 30th, 2009 | Posted in Analyze Your Own SNPs, Bioinformatics, Consumer Genetics

With family trio SNP data (father, mother, child), it is possible to determine the haplotypes for the child. A step-by-step guide along with a program to execute this task is presented.

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