A list of 132 total SNPs was created from SNPs reviewed by the NIH GWAS catalog and four consumer genomic service providers, that is, deCODEme, Navigenics, 23andMe and Pathway Genomics. Supplementary Table 1 lists the top 27 SNPs, that is, those listed by more than one organization. Only...
Personal genome tests estimate genetic susceptibilities to multiple diseases and other phenotypic traits simultaneously. Providers commonly make use of Terms of Service agreements rather than informed consent procedures. However, to protect consumers from the potential physical, psychological and social harms ...
We would like to share the raw data files themselves, but these files contain sensitive personal data (for example, full names of participants, their health care providers, and email addresses) - even participants open about their account identity may not wish to have all such information ...
While some commercial providers require physicians to order a personal genome test, others can be accessed directly. All providers advertise directly to consumers and offer genetic risk information about dozens of diseases in one single purchase. The quantity and the complexity of risk information pose...
Keywords: genome; sequencing; assembly; personal genome; quality metrics 1. Introduction Following President Obama's announcement of the new initiative for precision medicine, the NIH proposed a large scale sequencing project to sequence one million human genomes [1]. In order to promote the ...
Objectives: recently, there has been a government-level movement to guarantee the rights of individual entities regarding the use of their personal data worldwide. This movement has been specifically named as ‘MyData’ in South Korea and has variants su