While companies and investors have learned how to profit handsomely from rare diseases, they are still a healthcare desert to most people who suffer from them.
A “quiet revolution” has been underway over the past year, exponentially growing the number of genetic variants discoverable by genome sequencing, according to Stephen Kingsmore, M.D., president and CEO of Rady Children’s Institute for Genomic Medicine in San Diego. Notably, it is now possible to identify an enormous number of structural variants—large genomic alterations that […]
An artificial intelligence (AI)-based algorithm can quickly diagnose rare genetic diseases in critically ill children with high accuracy, allowing earlier treatment, according to a new report. “This study is an exciting milestone demonstrating how rapid insights from AI-powered decision support technologies have the potential to significantly improve patient care,” Dr. Mark Yandell, professor of human […]
A Rady Children’s Institute for Genomic Medicine-led team has developed an automated management guidance system for pediatric patients with rare genetic conditions who have been testing by clinical sequencing. RCIGM President and CEO Stephen Kingsmore outlined the resource and rationale for it during a session on omics-based diagnostic approaches at the American Society of Human Genetics annual […]
Clinical Spotlight: Dr. Kingsmore on setting the new standard for diagnosis through accessible rapid genome testing.
Fabric Genomics and Rady Children’s Institute for Genomic Medicine today announced the publication of a retrospective study in Genome Medicine showing that Fabric’s GEM AI algorithm helped detect more than 90% of disease-causing variants in infants with rare diseases. The study involved six leading genomic centers and hospitals, and used whole-genome and whole-exome data from previously diagnosed newborns and […]
Infants in the ICU who received whole genome sequencing (WGS) were twice as likely to get a diagnosis and a change of management than those who did not get early sequencing, according to a paper released today from a multi-center collaboration by The NICUSeq Study Group. Early Genome Sequencing Improves Care for Critically Ill Infants
Disrupted Wnt signaling results in newly termed Zaki syndrome A mutation in the WLS gene causes Zaki syndrome, a newly identified disorder characterized by multiorgan birth defects such as microcephaly, foot syndactyly, and heart defects — suggesting a potential target for treatment.
New data out this week have added support to a growing push for routine use of whole-genome sequencing in the diagnosis of acutely ill newborns suspected of having a genetic disorder.
Changed management in substantial number of cases; but it’s still not cheap About one in five extremely ill infants lacking a clear diagnosis benefited from whole genome sequencing, researchers found in a randomized trial.
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