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Category: ashg2009
Personal genomics company 23andMe presented today at the American Society of Human Genetics meeting on novel genetic associations generated by the company using data from their customer base. The presentation showed that the company is capable of doing solid science, although it also raised worrying questions about the validity of survey results from customers who've already seen their genetic data.
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Posted by Daniel MacArthur at 5:30 AM • 10 Comments •
Category: ashg2009
I'll be away for the American Society of Human Genetics meeting in Hawaii for most of the next couple of weeks - I'll be covering the conference primarily via Twitter, and you can follow all of the tweets from the...
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Posted by Daniel MacArthur at 7:15 PM • 8 Comments •
Category: personal genomics
Details are pretty sketchy, but a press release announced today suggests that personal genomics company 23andMe has performed a genome-wide association study comparing 100 current or former professional NFL players with a set of controls of unspecified sample size.The...
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Posted by Daniel MacArthur at 12:30 PM • 23 Comments •
Category: commercial genetic testing
An opinion piece in Nature by scientists including J. Craig Venter calls for changes to the approaches personal genomics companies use to select risk prediction markers and display information to customers.
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Posted by Daniel MacArthur at 9:20 PM • 17 Comments •
Category: direct-to-consumer genetic testing
Personal genomics company 23andMe is considering offering discounted genome scans to clinicians to help them to make sense of the complexities of modern common disease genetics.
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Posted by Daniel MacArthur at 10:00 AM • 5 Comments •
Category: commercial genetic testing
In part 2 of a three-part series of guest post, lawyers Daniel Vorhaus and Lawrence Moore analyse the legal repercussions of a personal genomics company going bankrupt - what will happen to your data?
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Posted by Daniel MacArthur at 9:00 AM • 2 Comments •
Category: personal genomics
Personal genomics company 23andMe has given away free genome scan kits to 4,500 participants at the Senior Games, in an effort to "find the genetic factors for healthy aging".
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Posted by Daniel MacArthur at 3:50 PM • 12 Comments •
Category: personal genomics
Those interested in the commercial, technical or ethical issues around the emerging industry of personal genomics now have a chance to put their questions to the co-founder of 23andMe, Anne Wojcicki. The NY Times blog Freakonomics is inviting readers to...
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Posted by Daniel MacArthur at 6:45 PM • 9 Comments •
Category: consumer-driven research
Personal genomics company 23andMe has launched a new initiative designed to recruit patients suffering from 10 different common diseases, which can then be used to search for new disease-associated genes - and there's an important lesson here for academic researchers seeking to build up their own research cohorts.
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Posted by Daniel MacArthur at 8:00 PM • 13 Comments •
Category: personal genomics
Personal genomics company 23andMe is sponsoring a bill that would change the regulatory landscape of the direct-to-consumer genetic testing industry.
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Posted by Daniel MacArthur at 8:35 PM • 8 Comments •
