A Genetic Crystal Ball: When Newborn Genome Sequencing Findings Explain Illnesses in Relatives
PLOS: DNA Science
NOVEMBER 14, 2024
In 2019, I wrote about how sequencing the genomes of newborns might compromise their privacy if genetic information was not adequately protected as they grew up. Now five years later, researchers are recognizing a perhaps unexpected benefit of newborn DNA analysis – explaining seemingly unrelated symptoms in relatives. Newborn Screening for Metabolites, not DNA Screening newborns for telltale molecules other than DNA has been around for decades.
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