Comments on: Accuracy of Large-Scale Genome Scanning Services

By: My Inner Geek Takes Over | charitableliving.net

My Inner Geek Takes Over | charitableliving.net — Sun, 23 Jan 2011 02:08:42 +0000

[...] one in every 14,000 data points: that’s far better than most routine clinical tests.” Antonio CB Oliveira wrote a computer program to compare his personal results from two companies, 23andMe and deCODEme [...]

By: “You Can’t Handle the Truth” – an Article Arguing Against Increased Federal Regulation of DTC Genetic Testing » The Genetic Genealogist

Sun, 31 May 2009 12:08:22 +0000

[...] article also briefly discussed the accuracy of DTC testing (something Iâ€™ve covered here before – Accuracy of Large-Scale Genome Scanning Services): â€œ[The author] asked Princeton University molecular biologist Lee Silver via email how accurate [...]

By: The ASHG Ancestry Testing Statement and Recommendations » The Genetic Genealogist

Thu, 13 Nov 2008 18:17:26 +0000

[...] of SNP testing by 23andMe and deCODEme and found that the results were almost identical (see here).Â Many genetic genealogists, especially those associated with the GENEALOGY-DNA mailing list, are [...]

By: Genotyping cost is asymptoting to free. « Building confidence.

Genotyping cost is asymptoting to free. « Building confidence. — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 16:25:30 +0000

[...] Some comparisons of the type you’re considering have already been done. http://www.thegeneticgenealogist.com/2008/05/02/accuracy-of-large-scale-genome-scanning-services/ [...]

By: Universal Health » Gene Genie #32 - Googling the Genie [Highlight HEALTH]

Universal Health » Gene Genie #32 - Googling the Genie [Highlight HEALTH] — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 11:03:05 +0000

[...] reproducible are the results of genome scanning services? Blaine Bettinger evaluates the Accuracy of Large-Scale Genome Scanning Services. He follows the article up by assessing the Reproducibility of SNP [...]

By: Universal Health » Gene Genie #32 - Googling the Genie [Highlight HEALTH]

Universal Health » Gene Genie #32 - Googling the Genie [Highlight HEALTH] — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 11:03:05 +0000

By: Reproducibility of SNP Testing, Part II » The Genetic Genealogist

Reproducibility of SNP Testing, Part II » The Genetic Genealogist — Fri, 09 May 2008 20:41:50 +0000

[...] by 23andMe and deCODEme using Illumina SNP chips (see the Quantified Self’s post and my post). In that post, it was revealed that two comparisons of the 560,000 overlapping SNP results from [...]

By: JHealey

JHealey — Tue, 06 May 2008 20:23:55 +0000

Thanks Blaine, no need to argue

I would only add that the title should reflect the primary content or purpose of the text. The title clearly points to accuracy and the text, as you noted, “does not make any assumption or conclusion about accuracy”. If I am incorrect, please allow me to send you a copy of the Bible retitled as “The Evolution of the Species”!

By: Blaine Bettinger

Blaine Bettinger — Tue, 06 May 2008 01:31:47 +0000

JHealey, you are absolutely right that there is a very big difference between the concepts of accuracy and the reproducibility. As you’ll note however, the article itself clearly discusses the reproducibility and does not make any assumption or conclusion about accuracy (i.e. whether or not these results reflect the individual’s actual genetic code).

Regarding the title, I would argue that reproducibility is one of the factors involved in ultimately determining accuracy, and that this data begins to shed some light on the topic.

By: JHealey

JHealey — Tue, 06 May 2008 00:34:54 +0000

Sorry, “acknowledging” should have been “acknowledge” [Note to self: must read full text before hitting "Post Comment" button]