Spinal muscular atrophy diagnosis and carrier screening from whole-genome sequencing data
Xiao Chen, Alba Sanchis‐Juan, Courtney E. French, Andrew J. Connell, Isabelle Delon, Zoya Kingsbury, Aditi Chawla, Aaron L. Halpern, Ryan J. Taft, NIHR BioResource, David R Bentley, Matthew ER Butchbach, F Lucy Raymond, Michael A. Eberle
This paper develops a method to accurately determine SMN1 and SMN2 copy numbers from whole-genome sequencing data, enabling SMA diagnosis and carrier screening with high precision and recall.
Genetics in Medicine · Feb 18, 2020Peer-reviewedGenetic & Genomic Medicine