Table 2 Reporting characteristics of the genotyping method for 315 randomly selected HuGE articles (2001–2003)
From: Reporting of Human Genome Epidemiology (HuGE) association studies: An empirical assessment
Reporting characteristic | Count | Percent |
|---|---|---|
Reported that the genotyping results were validated by using duplicate samples | Â | Â |
   No | 293 | 93.0 |
   Yes | 22 | 7.0 |
Reported that the genotyping results were validated by using a different method | Â | Â |
   No | 284 | 90.2 |
   Yes | 31 | 9.8 |
Reported that the evaluation of the genetic test was blind to the outcomes or phenotypes | Â | Â |
   Blind | 35 | 11.1 |
   Unclear | 280 | 88.9 |
Reported that the evaluation of the outcomes or phenotypes was blind to the genetic test | Â | Â |
   Blind | 12 | 3.8 |
   Unclear | 303 | 96.2 |
Reported that individuals were excluded from the original group(s) of study participants | Â | Â |
   No | 278 | 88.2 |
   Yes | 37 | 11.8 |
Reported that several samples could not be genotyped | Â | Â |
   No | 266 | 84.4 |
   Yes | 49 | 15.6 |