Be “cool” while you can | Gene Expression

Blaine Bettinger, who released his genotypes into the “public domain,” has a post up, My Genome Online – A Challenge To You:

I’ve already done a fair amount of analysis myself, including the Promethease reports above (and see here), and a recent blog post about my vastly increased Type 2 Diabetes risk. However, perhaps there’s a recent but relatively study that applies, or perhaps there’s a story you can weave with a handful of SNPs. Or, even better, what can you tell me about my ancestry other than mtDNA and Y-DNA haplogroups? Don’t worry about the strength of the study, reproducibility, etc. – I’m aware of the uncertainties associated with this type of research, and my goal here is to make people aware of possibilities.

Please post your findings in the comments below, and in two weeks I’ll pick the most surprising or interesting findings and make them the focus of a new blog post.

Can you surprise me with my own genome.

As Blaine notes there are dozens of genotypes online which aren’t anonymous (obviously you can get plenty of genotype data from the HGDP and what not). I’m pretty sure that there will be thousands online in a few ...

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