Large scale proteomic studies create novel privacy considerations
Nature
Jun 7, 2023
Most people think about their genes as being uniquely identifiable to them. But new research by a team including Matthew DeCamp, MD, PhD, and Marilyn Coors, PhD, shows that your "proteome," the full set of proteins that are made from your genes, and include everything from blood cells to neurons to proteins like insulin - are just as unique.
They found that even with only a modest number of proteins, researchers can link people to their genome with remarkable accuracy - meaning the proteome is not as anonymous as once thought. Read article>>