First-tier next-generation sequencing for newborn screening: An important role for biochemical second-tier testing

There is discussion of expanding newborn screening (NBS) through the use of genomic sequence data; yet, challenges remain in the interpretation of DNA variants. Population-level DNA variant databases are available, and it is possible to estimate the number of newborns who would be flagged as having...

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Main Authors: Sarah L. Stenton, Madelynn Campagna, Anthony Philippakis, Anne O'Donnell-Luria, Michael H. Gelb
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2023-01-01
Series:Genetics in Medicine Open
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2949774423008300