Identifying Genetic Relatives Without Compromising Privacy

摘要

Aspects of the invention include determining relatedness between genomes without compromising privacy. In one aspect, secure genome sketches of genomes can be made publicly available without compromising privacy. These are compared to privately held (unsecured) genome sketches to determine relatedness.

主权项

1. A method for determining whether a first genome is related to a second genome, comprising:
accessing a publicly available secure genome sketch of the first genome; and comparing the secure genome sketch of the first genome to a privately held genome sketch of the second genome.