Genomic newborn screening for rare diseases

Z Stark, RH Scott - Nature Reviews Genetics, 2023 - nature.com
Rare diseases are a leading cause of infant mortality and lifelong disability. To improve
outcomes, timely diagnosis and effective treatments are needed. Genomic sequencing has …

Precision medicine for genetic epilepsy on the horizon: Recent advances, present challenges, and suggestions for continued progress

JK Knowles, I Helbig, CS Metcalf, LS Lubbers… - …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The genetic basis of many epilepsies is increasingly understood, giving rise to the possibility
of precision treatments tailored to specific genetic etiologies. Despite this, current medical …

[PDF][PDF] Project Baby Bear: Rapid precision care incorporating rWGS in 5 California children's hospitals demonstrates improved clinical outcomes and reduced costs of …

D Dimmock, S Caylor, B Waldman, W Benson… - The American Journal of …, 2021 - cell.com
Genetic disorders are a leading contributor to mortality in neonatal and pediatric intensive
care units (ICUs). Rapid whole-genome sequencing (rWGS)-based rapid precision medicine …

Integrated multi-omics for rapid rare disease diagnosis on a national scale

S Lunke, SE Bouffler, CV Patel, SA Sandaradura… - Nature medicine, 2023 - nature.com
Critically ill infants and children with rare diseases need equitable access to rapid and
accurate diagnosis to direct clinical management. Over 2 years, the Acute Care Genomics …

Effect of whole-genome sequencing on the clinical management of acutely ill infants with suspected genetic disease: a randomized clinical trial

ID Krantz, L Medne, JM Weatherly, KT Wild… - JAMA …, 2021 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Whole-genome sequencing (WGS) shows promise as a first-line genetic test for
acutely ill infants, but widespread adoption and implementation requires evidence of an …

Beyond the exome: what's next in diagnostic testing for Mendelian conditions

MH Wojcik, CM Reuter, S Marwaha… - The American Journal of …, 2023 - cell.com
Despite advances in clinical genetic testing, including the introduction of exome sequencing
(ES), more than 50% of individuals with a suspected Mendelian condition lack a precise …

Accelerated identification of disease-causing variants with ultra-rapid nanopore genome sequencing

SD Goenka, JE Gorzynski, K Shafin, DG Fisk… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Whole-genome sequencing (WGS) can identify variants that cause genetic disease, but the
time required for sequencing and analysis has been a barrier to its use in acutely ill patients …

Clinical implications of host genetic variation and susceptibility to severe or critical COVID-19

CI van der Made, MG Netea, FL van der Veerdonk… - Genome Medicine, 2022 - Springer
Since the start of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, important insights
have been gained into virus biology and the host factors that modulate the human immune …

Towards improved genetic diagnosis of human differences of sex development

EC Délot, E Vilain - Nature Reviews Genetics, 2021 - nature.com
Despite being collectively among the most frequent congenital developmental conditions
worldwide, differences of sex development (DSD) lack recognition and research funding. As …

Genomic autopsy to identify underlying causes of pregnancy loss and perinatal death

AB Byrne, P Arts, TT Ha, KS Kassahn, LS Pais… - Nature Medicine, 2023 - nature.com
Pregnancy loss and perinatal death are devastating events for families. We assessed
'genomic autopsy'as an adjunct to standard autopsy for 200 families who had experienced …