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Comments and Suggestions for Improvement of the Archon Genomics X PRIZE Validation Protocol
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Comments and Suggestions for Improvement of the Archon Genomics X PRIZE Validation Protocol

  • Alexander Wait Zaranek1,
  • Tom Clegg2,
  • Ward Vandewege2 &
  • …
  • Joseph Thakuria3 

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This document is a comment on the X PRIZE validation protocol written by Kedes et al. (2011). We propose several modifications which we think will improve the fairness and transparency of the contest while keeping the cost of the validation process under control.

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  1. Harvard Medical School https://www.nature.com/nature

    Alexander Wait Zaranek

  2. Clinical Future, Inc. https://www.nature.com/nature

    Tom Clegg & Ward Vandewege

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Zaranek, A., Clegg, T., Vandewege, W. et al. Comments and Suggestions for Improvement of the Archon Genomics X PRIZE Validation Protocol. Nat Prec (2011). https://doi.org/10.1038/npre.2011.5766.1

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Keywords

  • Whole Genome Sequencing
  • Archon Genomics X PRIZE
  • clinical sequencing standards

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  • The new date, new format, new goals and new sponsor of the Archon Genomics X PRIZE Competition

    • Larry Kedes
    • Grant Campany

    Nature Genetics (2011)

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