Researchers at the Center for Pediatric Genomic Medicine at Children's Mercy Hospital, Kansas City recently announced that they were able to sequence a person's entire genome is 50 hours at a cost of $13,500 USD. While this is still quite expensive, compared to traditional methods that take at least a month, and the Human Genome Project that took years and $3 billion, this is quite an accomplishment. Considering there are more than 3500 different genetic diseases out there, this technology could prove very useful in diagnosing and treating genetic diseases and possibly cancers. This technology would be very useful in pregnancy and neonatal periods when having a diagnosis quickly can provide treatment options to save the baby's life.
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50-hour whole genome sequencing provides rapid diagnosis for children with genetic disorders
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