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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2024 Jan 1.
Published in final edited form as: Genet Med. 2022 Nov 13;25(1):115–124. doi: 10.1016/j.gim.2022.09.003

Table 3:

Primary Dataset Characteristics (n = 23)a

n (%)
Type(s) of Data Source(s) Discussed
  Governmental 7 (30%)
  Private (DTC) 6 (26%)
  Academic 5 (22%)
  Consortium 5 (22%)
  Private: (not DTC) 5 (22%)

Analysis Type(s)
  Genome-Wide Association Study 15 (65%)
  Whole Exome Sequencing 3 (13%)
  Targeted Sequencing 2 (9%)
  Multiplex Genetic Panel Testing 1 (4%)
  Case reports 1 (4%)
  Clinical germline testing 1 (4%)
  Genome-wide Copy Number Variant 1 (4%)
  Mendelian Randomization 1 (4%)

Data Type
  Individual 16 (70%)
  Aggregate 7 (30%)

Paid for access?
  No 16 (70%)
    Private dataset 8 (50%)
    Other dataset 8 (50%)
  Yes 7 (30%)
    Private dataset 3 (43%)
    Other dataset 4 (57%)

DTC, direct-to-consumer.

a

Primary dataset = The dataset used in the PubMed article from which the researcher was first identified. This dataset may contain data from multiple different sources; data source and data type may sum to more than 100%.