AI BIO GEN SOC WA Wayne Delport AI Democratizes the Appearance of Expertise. In Genomics, That’s a Problem. There’s a growing trend in genomics: everything is suddenly “AI-powered.”
ECO GEN LIF WA Wayne Delport “Clinical Grade” Sequencing Isn’t the Gold Standard: What Consumers Should Know About Genomic… The direct-to-consumer genomics industry loves the phrase clinical-grade sequencing. It appears on landing pages, investor decks…
ECO GEN WA Wayne Delport When “Factor V” Doesn’t Include Factor V Leiden: A Genomics Reporting Problem Patients Should… Genomic testing is often presented as comprehensive, precise, and definitive. Patients increasingly rely on genomic reports to better…
GEN WA Wayne Delport The Persistent Misinterpretation of Heritability Few concepts in genetics are as widely cited — and as consistently misunderstood — as heritability. Phrases like “IQ is 50% genetic” or…
GEN WA Wayne Delport Breaking the Tails — Where Polygenic Risk-Based Estimates of Absolute Risk Start To Fail In my previous post, I showed how a genetic risk model produced an implausible 89% lifetime risk for Type 2 Diabetes. But that raises a…
GEN WA Wayne Delport Genetic Report says 89% Risk of Type 2 Diabetes? Why That Number Is Probably Misleading I recently received a genetic report estimating my lifetime risk of Type 2 Diabetes at 89%.
