Comments on: AncestryDNA is now accepting the necessity of raw data downloads http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/gnxp/2012/10/ancestrydna-is-now-accepting-the-necessity-of-raw-data-downloads/ Mon, 20 May 2013 07:18:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 By: Razib Khan http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/gnxp/2012/10/ancestrydna-is-now-accepting-the-necessity-of-raw-data-downloads/#comment-47700 Razib Khan Mon, 15 Oct 2012 17:38:06 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/gnxp/?p=18736#comment-47700 <i>Would there be any way — and more importantly, any reason — to compare the raw data from the two? Might one cover SNPs that the other doesn’t?</i> comes to mind - the chips have somewhat different SNPs - you can 'fix' no calls and such by comparing results on same SNPs Would there be any way — and more importantly, any reason — to compare the raw data from the two? Might one cover SNPs that the other doesn’t?

comes to mind

- the chips have somewhat different SNPs

- you can ‘fix’ no calls and such by comparing results on same SNPs

]]> By: Brian H http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/gnxp/2012/10/ancestrydna-is-now-accepting-the-necessity-of-raw-data-downloads/#comment-47699 Brian H Mon, 15 Oct 2012 16:46:01 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/gnxp/?p=18736#comment-47699 Interesting -- I had a sequencing done by AncestryDNA a few months ago (the report wasn't very detailed) and just sent my saliva sample to 23AndMe on Friday. Would there be any way -- and more importantly, any reason -- to compare the raw data from the two? Might one cover SNPs that the other doesn't? AncestryDNA uses Sorenson (vs 23AndMe using its own laboratory [?]), I think, and it's not immediately clear to me what instrumentation they use: http://www.sorensongenomics.com/dna-laboratory/instrumentation-and-genetic-analysis I'm not sure if "WorldWide" is supposed to be a brand name, or what. Interesting — I had a sequencing done by AncestryDNA a few months ago (the report wasn’t very detailed) and just sent my saliva sample to 23AndMe on Friday.

Would there be any way — and more importantly, any reason — to compare the raw data from the two? Might one cover SNPs that the other doesn’t?

AncestryDNA uses Sorenson (vs 23AndMe using its own laboratory [?]), I think, and it’s not immediately clear to me what instrumentation they use:
http://www.sorensongenomics.com/dna-laboratory/instrumentation-and-genetic-analysis

I’m not sure if “WorldWide” is supposed to be a brand name, or what.

]]> By: RedZenGenoist http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/gnxp/2012/10/ancestrydna-is-now-accepting-the-necessity-of-raw-data-downloads/#comment-47698 RedZenGenoist Mon, 15 Oct 2012 08:48:53 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/gnxp/?p=18736#comment-47698 Razib Khan: gata pitbull. Razib Khan: gata pitbull.

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