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January 20, 2021

Ethics in Whole Genome Sequencing

By Toni Lewis The use of whole-genome sequencing (WGS) in diagnostic testing brings up the topic of secondary findings or...
January 12, 2021

Variantyx Surpasses 2,500 Genomes Analyzed, Highlights the Value of Its WGS-Based Testing Methodology

January 12, 2021 Clinicians at Variantyx, a leader in high complexity hereditary disease testing, recently completed analysis of their 2,500th...
January 6, 2021

Helping Clinicians Solve Genetic Puzzles

  • By Haim Neerman
  • Posted in Article
In 2003, an international consortium of health institutes and government agencies completed “The Human Genome Project.” The significance of the...
October 30, 2020

FXN: What you need to know for Friedreich’s ataxia patients

It’s well known that FXN variants cause Friedreich’s ataxia – a progressive form of ataxia that usually affects individuals before 25 years...
September 17, 2020

Is WGS-based testing relevant for patients with suspected mitochondrial disease?

In short, yes! But let’s take a step back and start with what mitochondrial disease is. We have to start...
August 10, 2020

Get to know the genes behind epilepsy

We’ve previously looked at examples of the spectrum of genetic seizure disorders: ranging from syndromes where seizures are the only symptoms...
March 18, 2020

National kidney month: Literature round up

March is National Kidney Month, and Thursday March 12, 2020 is World Kidney Day. Both strive to raise awareness about kidney...
February 26, 2020

Flexible in-silico panel expansion: A MEPAN case study

A couple of months ago we received an email from Danny Miller, founder of the MEPAN Foundation. He wrote with what,...
February 18, 2020

3 strengths of WGS-based in-silico panel analysis

We’ve taken the approach of combining whole genome sequencing (WGS) with in-silico panel analysis for three key reasons: First, PCR-free...
October 19, 2019

Whole genome clinical validation study

Last week at the American Society of Human Genetics annual meeting we presented our poster on the clinical validation of our Genomic...