Challenges remain before docs use whole-genome sequencing

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Challenges remain before docs use whole-genome sequencing

Researchers found that sequencing a person's whole genome - all three billion or so DNA nucleotides in the chromosomes - required a significant amount of manpower for a small payoff. One of the study's authors said the cost of sequencing a person's entire genome has dropped in recent years, but the technology has been mostly used for research. "We thought the time had come to do a small pilot study of patients in the clinical setting," Dr. Euan Ashley told Reuters Health. For the new study published in JAMA, he and his colleagues recruited 12 unrelated people between November 2011 and March 2012 to have their full genomes sequenced.

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