[R] Help manipulating 23andme data in R - reproducing relationship results

Lyle Warren lyle00 at gmail.com
Sun May 17 22:52:32 CEST 2015


Thanks Jeff, Bert!

You are right - definitely out of my skill area.. I've no found some help
on the bioconductor mailing list.

On 18 May 2015 at 03:04, Bert Gunter <gunter.berton at gene.com> wrote:

> (No response necessary)
>
> What struck me about this post was the apparent mismatch: the OP
> seemed not to have a clue where to begin. Maybe he somehow has been
> assigned or chose a task for which his skills and background are
> inadequate. This is not really a criticism: if someone told me to make
> a dining room set, my reply would be: "Either find someone else or see
> you in about a year after which I may have learned enough to attempt
> the task. "
>
> So maybe the OP should give up looking for internet advice altogether
> and find someone local to work with?
>
> And, of course, apologies if I have misinterpreted.
>
> Cheers,
> Bert
>
>
>
> Bert Gunter
> Genentech Nonclinical Biostatistics
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> "Data is not information. Information is not knowledge. And knowledge
> is certainly not wisdom."
> Clifford Stoll
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>
>
>
> On Sun, May 17, 2015 at 9:52 AM, Jeff Newmiller
> <jdnewmil at dcn.davis.ca.us> wrote:
> > This is a very domain-specific question (genetic data analysis), not so
> much a question about how to use R, so does not seem on topic here. I also
> suspect that the company 23andme may use some proprietary algorithms, so
> "replicating their results" could be a tall order.
> >
> > You might start with the CRAN "Statistical Genetics" task view, and a
> textbook on the subject. The Bioconductor project may also be a useful
> resource.
> >
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> > Sent from my phone. Please excuse my brevity.
> >
> > On May 16, 2015 6:53:46 AM PDT, Lyle Warren <lyle00 at gmail.com> wrote:
> >>Hi,
> >>
> >>I'm trying to replicate 23andMe's parentage test results within R,
> >>using
> >>the 23andme raw data. Does anyone know a simple way to do this? I have
> >>read
> >>the data with gwascat and it seems to be in there fine.
> >>
> >>Thanks for any help you can give!
> >>
> >>Cheers,
> >>
> >>Lyle
> >>
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