Identifying genetic relatives without compromising privacy

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Figure 4.
Figure 4.

Decoding of SGSs to identify relatives. An individual identifies relatives by obtaining the public SGS from other individuals and subtracts his or her own GS and attempts to decode the result using the coding matrix. Instead of addition, the figure uses the exclusive OR operation for clarity. If the decoding is successful, the individuals are related. If the decoding is unsuccessful, the individuals are unrelated. Information that is kept private (GSs) is colored green; information that is publicly released (SGSs) is colored blue.

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  1. Published in Advance March 10, 2014, doi: 10.1101/gr.153346.112 Genome Res. 24: 664-672

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