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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 […]
An international research team led by the University of California, San Diego (UCSD) has identified a genetic cause for a syndrome that has stumped clinicians for many years. And the scientists say they might be able to prevent the disease-causing mutation during pregnancy based on promising mouse studies.
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.
Sequencing every newborn’s genome to detect diseases faces ethical and practical obstacles, but the United Kingdom is pushing ahead with a major test. Science Magazine looks at genomic newborn screening in the UK and the US.
RARECAST PODCAST: RARECAST spoke to Matthew Bainbridge, principal investigator and associate director of clinical genomics at Rady Children’s Institute for Genomic Medicine, about the institute’s collaboration with Pacific Biosciences, how long-read sequencing differs from traditional whole genome sequencing, and why this is helping to find answers for undiagnosed patients with rare genetic diseases.
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