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Effectiveness of exome and genome sequencing guided by acuity of illness for diagnosis of neurodevelopmental disorders.
Science translational medicine - 3 Dec 2014
Soden Sarah E, Saunders Carol J, Willig Laurel K, Farrow Emily G, Smith Laurie D, Petrikin Josh E, LePichon Jean-Baptiste, Miller Neil A, Thiffault Isabelle, Dinwiddie Darrell L, Twist Greyson, Noll Aaron, Heese Bryce A, Zellmer Lee, Atherton Andrea M, Abdelmoity Ahmed T, Safina Nicole, Nyp Sarah S, Zuccarelli Britton, Larson Ingrid A, Modrcin Ann, Herd Suzanne, Creed Mitchell, Ye Zhaohui, Yuan Xuan, Brodsky Robert A, Kingsmore Stephen F
Abstract excerpt
Neurodevelopmental disorders (NDDs) affect more than 3% of children and are attributable to single-gene mutations at more than 1000 loci. Traditional methods yield molecular diagnoses in less than one-half of children with NDD. Whole-genome sequencing (WGS) and whole-exome sequencing (WES) can en...
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