<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->The Illusive Gold Standard in Genetic Ancestry Testing
Genetic ancestry testing is being applied in areas as diverse as forensics, genealogical research, immigration control, and biomedical research (1â3). Use of ancestry as a potential risk factor for disease is entrenched in clinical decision-making (4), so it is not surprising that techniques to determine genetic ancestry are increasingly deployed to identify genetic variants associated with disease and drug response (5). Recently, direct-to-consumer (DTC) personal genomics companies have used ancestry information to calculate individual risk profiles for a range of diseases and traits. <!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
It's a general interest piece on the uses of genetic haplotype testing and the current lack of a perfect method. Missing from the list are geopolitical uses and social profiling.
The author: Sandra Soo-Jin Lee
Genetic ancestry testing is being applied in areas as diverse as forensics, genealogical research, immigration control, and biomedical research (1â3). Use of ancestry as a potential risk factor for disease is entrenched in clinical decision-making (4), so it is not surprising that techniques to determine genetic ancestry are increasingly deployed to identify genetic variants associated with disease and drug response (5). Recently, direct-to-consumer (DTC) personal genomics companies have used ancestry information to calculate individual risk profiles for a range of diseases and traits. <!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
It's a general interest piece on the uses of genetic haplotype testing and the current lack of a perfect method. Missing from the list are geopolitical uses and social profiling.
The author: Sandra Soo-Jin Lee