Utility of clinical exome sequencing in a complex Emirati pediatric cohort

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Clinical exome sequencing (CES) has become a routine diagnostic tool in several pediatric subspecialties, with a reported average diagnostic yield of ~25% in this patient poulation. The utility of CES in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has not been previously investigated, most likely due to the lack of the appropriate tertiary pediatric centers and diagnostic genomic facilities in this country. Here, we report,...

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