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Tamara J. Bacus

University of Washington

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Organism:human· 3 Research Focus:differential expression· 2 Assay:whole-exome sequencing· 2 Assay:whole-genome sequencing· 2 Approach:benchmark study· 1 Research Focus:benchmarking· 1 Research Focus:database / resource· 1 Approach:experimental assay· 1

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SeqFirst: Building equity access to a precise genetic diagnosis in critically ill newborns

Tara Lynn Wenger, Abbey A. Scott, Lukas Kruidenier, Megan C. Sikes, Alexandra Keefe, Kati J. Buckingham, Colby T. Marvin, Kathryn M. Shively, Tamara J. Bacus, Olivia M. Sommerland, Kailyn Anderson, Heidi I. S. Gildersleeve, Chayna J. Davis, Jamie A. Love-Nichols, Katherine E. MacDuffie, , Michael J. Bamshad

SeqFirst-neo uses a genotype-driven workflow with broad exclusion criteria to increase access to rapid whole genome sequencing in critically ill newborns, significantly improving the rate and equity of precise genetic diagnoses.

The American Journal of Human Genetics · Feb 24, 2025Peer-reviewedGenetic & Genomic Medicine

Precision medicine for developmental and epileptic encephalopathies in Africa: strategies for a resource-limited setting.

Alina Izabela Esterhuizen, Nicki Tiffin, Gillian Tracy Riordan, Marie Wessels, Richard Joseph Burman, Miriam C. Aziz, Jeffrey Dennis Calhoun, Jonathan Gunti, Ezra E. Amiri, Aishwarya Ramamurthy, Michael J. Bamshad, Suzanne M. Leal, Deborah A. Nickerson, Peter Anderson, Tamara J. Bacus, , Gemma L. Carvill

The paper identifies genetic variants in South African children with developmental and epileptic encephalopathies and proposes a 'Think-Genetics' strategy for early genetic diagnosis in resource-limited settings.

Genetics in Medicine · Dec 8, 2022Peer-reviewedGenetic & Genomic Medicine

Centers for Mendelian Genomics: A decade of facilitating gene discovery

Samantha M. Baxter, Jennifer Ellen Posey, Nicole J. Lake, Nara Lygia de Macena Sobreira, Jessica X. Chong, Steven G. Buyske, Elizabeth Blue, Lisa Helbling Chadwick, Zeynep Coban‐Akdemir, Kimberly Floy Doheny, Colleen P. Davis, Monkol Lek, Christopher Wellington, Shalini N. Jhangiani, Mark Gerstein, , Kurt N. Hetrick

The paper describes the role of the Centers for Mendelian Genomics in advancing gene discovery through data sharing, collaboration, and resource development over the past decade.

Genetics in Medicine · Feb 8, 2022Peer-reviewedGenetic & Genomic Medicine