SeqWright Privacy Policy

SeqWright will keep all of the client’s genetic results and personal information confidential. DNA samples will be stored at SeqWright for a period of three (3) months, at which time they will be discarded. A client may ask SeqWright to store his/her DNA sample for a longer period of time for a fee. A client may cancel his/her account at any time. If the client cancels the account before the DNA sample is processed, then the sample will be discarded before analysis.

SeqWright is not responsible if a client is unable to obtain and submit a DNA sample. If SeqWright is not able to obtain DNA from a client’s sample, then SeqWright will send a second sample kit to the customer at no charge. Any additional kits will be sent to the client at the client’s expense.

SeqWright will maintain the client’s username and password confidentially. SeqWright reserves the right to reject a client’s password or username if it is already used within SeqWright’s database. SeqWright is not liable if the client shares his/her username and/or password with a third party.

Due to the lack of diversity with respect to the ethnic groups which scientists have studied in SNP-based genetic association studies, the results of this service will not apply equally to all ethnic backgrounds.

SeqWright uses up to date techniques, equipment, and database information. The Genomic Profiling technique has been shown to generate data at a call rate of over 99% with over 99% reproducibility. However, SeqWright cannot guarantee that all results are 100% accurate. SeqWright is not responsible for missing data, incomplete data, or SNP genotyping errors.

SeqWright will not outsource any part of its DNA analysis service. All DNA extractions and subsequent genotyping will be performed on-site in SeqWright’s GLP compliant Laboratories. Storage of genetic data produced from SeqWright’s Genomic Profiling Service will be stored separately from personal identifying information such as, name, address, and email address and the two databases will only linked by a random number which will consist of a minimum of eight digits.

SeqWright will generate its client’s Genomic Profiling data on the Affymetrix 6.0 Human SNP Genotyping microarray. This Array is capable of recognizing approximately 930,000 unique human SNP’s. However, due to individual sample and test variation the number of SNP genotypes that SeqWright will report for a given individual will be a fraction of those SNP’s.

Furthermore, not all individuals will be represented equally in terms of the SNP’s their genome contains and the SNP’s which are detected by the Affymetrix 6.0 microarray. Therefore, SeqWright can not guarantee a minimum number of SNP’s which will be identified as result of this service for any one individual.

SeqWright will only report SNP’s which we have deemed, through the analysis of publications with significant statistical size and power, to have an established association with a disease state or trait.

As research progresses and more diseases are shown to be associated with specific SNP’s, we will provide our clients the opportunity to receive updated disease/SNP associations, based on the genetic data generated and stored through the original genotyping process, at an additional fee, unless otherwise specified. As newer SNP-detecting technologies are brought to market, presumably detecting a larger number of SNP’s, SeqWright may use these chips to genotype future clients. Previous clients wishing to be re-genotyped using the current 6.0 microarray, or any future technology, can do so only by paying for the service again as a new customer, unless otherwise specified.

This service cannot be used for medical diagnostic purposes. The state, and dynamic nature, of scientific understanding within this field precludes the use of SNP’s as definitive predictors of disease. Therefore, it is of paramount importance that clients do not use the information provided by SeqWright’s Genomic Profiling Service as a substitute for a clinical diagnosis or medical advice. Clients with concerns related to the information provided through this service as it pertains to an increased or decreased likelihood of developing a particular disease state, are encouraged to seek medical advice.

SNP data are not commonly interpreted by medical professionals. Therefore, SeqWright understands that your doctor may not be able to discuss your results in detail. It is important that you understand that association studies merely provide a statistical probability of a disease and do not serve to diagnose a disease state. With these thoughts in mind, SeqWright strictly maintains that the information and diagnoses provided by medical professionals take precedence over any information provided through SeqWright’s Personal Genomic service.

SeqWright recognizes the information provided by this service combined with a lack of familiarity on the part of some medical professionals could lead to a degree of confusion on the part of our customers. It is with this in mind that SeqWright defers to medical professionals and generally encourages clients to live a healthy lifestyle including, proper diet and exercise, regardless of the information provided by SeqWright’s Personal Genomic service.