Comment by IceHegel

Comment by IceHegel 9 hours ago

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Who can do this with good data controls? I don't want to have to dig through the fine print of some Terms of Service page to figure out if a sequencing company is going to save a copy of my genetic code for possible future use.

greazy 9 hours ago

I sequences my genome about 10 year's ago using illumina platform for ~1200AUD. We used a university sequencing facility. They were happy to extract and sequence the dna using a shotgun approach. Depth was 5x and I think we achieved about 90% coverage. It was just for fun.

The issue with this approach is that you'll receive raw data that needs to be processed. Even after processing you'll need to do further analysis to answer your questions. After all this, I'd be suspicious of the results and seek a medical councellor to discuss and perform further tests.

I'd advise on thinking what questions you want answered. 'Sequencing your genome' sounds amazing but imo you're better off with seeking accredited tests with acrionable results.