The rapid development of genomic sequencing technologies has decreased the cost of genetic analysis to the extent that it seems plausible that genome-scale sequencing could have widespread availability in pediatric care. Genomic sequencing provides a powerful diagnostic modality for patients who manifest symptoms of monogenic disease and an opportunity to detect health conditions before their development. However, many technical, clinical, ethical, and societal challenges should be addressed before such technology is widely deployed in pediatric practice. This article provides an overview of the Newborn Sequencing in Genomic Medicine and Public Health Consortium, which is investigating the application of genome-scale sequencing in newborns for both diagnosis and screening.
Newborn Sequencing in Genomic Medicine and Public Health
POTENTIAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST: The authors have indicated they have no potential conflicts of interest to disclose.
FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE: Dr Bailey receives funding from the John Merck Fund and Ovid Therapeutics; Dr Beggs received a 1-time ad hoc consultancy in early 2016 from Human Longevity Inc; Dr Brenner receives research support from Tata Consultancy Services; Dr Green is compensated for speaking or advisory services by AIA, Genome Medical, Helix, Illumina, Invitae, Prudential, and Roche; Dr McGuire is an unpaid consultant to Human Longevity Inc; Dr Parad is an unpaid scientific advisor to Parabase Genomics, and he has stock valued at <$50 on a next-generation sequencing NICU-based gene panel diagnostic test; Dr Puck’s spouse is employed by Invitae, a clinical gene sequencing company; Dr Willig has a patent for a bioinformatics pipeline and data analysis tool for genome sequencing; Dr Yu consults for Claritas Genomics, a commercial genomic medicine company that offers DNA diagnostic services including single-gene, panel, and exome sequencing; and the remaining authors have indicated they have no financial relationships relevant to this article to disclose.
Jonathan S. Berg, Pankaj B. Agrawal, Donald B. Bailey, Alan H. Beggs, Steven E. Brenner, Amy M. Brower, Julie A. Cakici, Ozge Ceyhan-Birsoy, Kee Chan, Flavia Chen, Robert J. Currier, Dmitry Dukhovny, Robert C. Green, Julie Harris-Wai, Ingrid A. Holm, Brenda Iglesias, Galen Joseph, Stephen F. Kingsmore, Barbara A. Koenig, Pui-Yan Kwok, John Lantos, Steven J. Leeder, Megan A. Lewis, Amy L. McGuire, Laura V. Milko, Sean D. Mooney, Richard B. Parad, Stacey Pereira, Joshua Petrikin, Bradford C. Powell, Cynthia M. Powell, Jennifer M. Puck, Heidi L. Rehm, Neil Risch, Myra Roche, Joseph T. Shieh, Narayanan Veeraraghavan, Michael S. Watson, Laurel Willig, Timothy W. Yu, Tiina Urv, Anastasia L. Wise; Newborn Sequencing in Genomic Medicine and Public Health. Pediatrics February 2017; 139 (2): e20162252. 10.1542/peds.2016-2252
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