NEW YORK (GenomeWeb) – Researchers in Switzerland have explored the use of encrypted genomic data for computing and reporting clinical genetic test results in order to help protect the privacy of patients.

In a pilot study published online last week in Genetics in Medicine, the team, led by scientists at the École Polytechnique Fédéral de Lausanne and the Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics in Lausanne, tested the implementation of privacy-preserving genetic testing and reporting for 230 HIV-infected patients,.