Cost and Clinical Utility of WES and WGS in pediatric patients with suspected genetic disease
Michael P. Douglas, Patricia A. Deverka, Bruce D. Gelb, Bart S. Ferket, Kristen Hassmiller Lich, Hadley Stevens Smith, Mary E. Norton, Jonathan S. Berg, Anne Michele Slavotinek, Lucia A. Hindorff, Kathryn A. Phillips
This study reviews the cost and clinical utility of whole exome sequencing (WES) and whole genome sequencing (WGS) in pediatric genetic disease diagnosis, finding limited evidence of WGS superiority over WES in changing clinical management.
medRxiv · Oct 10, 2022 · PreprintGenetic & Genomic Medicine