Who would benefit from exome sequencing?

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Next-generation sequencing methods have revolutionized the possibilities for analyzing the human genome. Sequencing the exome, the protein-encoding portion of the genome, is used, in clinical medicine, especially in the diagnosis of rare hereditary diseases, congenital developmental disorders and cancer. Using exome sequencing as a diagnostic test is justified when the results could lead to an accurate diagnosis,...

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