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I sure hope not. Associating genetic variations with symptoms or physiological findings is a relatively clear-cut statistical problem. The major challenge in wh
by bayesianhorse 12y ago
I sure hope not. Associating genetic variations with symptoms or physiological findings is a relatively clear-cut statistical problem. The major challenge in whole genome association studies (or their extension to whole genome sequencing data) is to get enough data to draw meaningful conclusions.
There is a cognitive dissonance in biology/medicine: On the one hand they complain about too much data to process, but at publication time, the power is too low...
- pinkyand 12y agoThe problem with a lot of the data in electronic medical records is that they are not structured but in natural language. This is exactly where Watson can help.
- bayesianhorse 12y agoI don't think so. It is too expensive to enroll more than a couple of thousand of participants for a GWA study, though they are often pooled for a broader analysis. Anyway, genotyping will probably cost at least $100 (depending on the technology a lot more), which puts manual entry of patient data into perspective. An unpaid intern can be cheaper than fancy artificial intelligence!