Challenges in whole exome sequencing to identify disease-causing variants in human rare diseases

Authors

  • Javier Santoyo Lopez Medical Genome Project (MGP) Genomics & Bioinformatics Platform of Andalusia (GBPA), Seville

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.14806/ej.19.A.685

Keywords:

whole exome sequencing, disease-causing variants

Abstract

Next Generation Sequencing (NGS) Technologies have greatly improved our ability to mine variants out of the entire genome, and the extensive use of Whole Exome Sequencing (WES) has allowed the discovery of variants responsible of disease specially in monogenic diseases. However, finding disease-causing variants requires a primary and secondary analysis where several factors that can affect a successful outcome need to be taken into consideration.

Author Biography

  • Javier Santoyo Lopez, Medical Genome Project (MGP) Genomics & Bioinformatics Platform of Andalusia (GBPA), Seville
    SCIENTIFIC COORDINATOR

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Published

2013-04-26

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Oral Presentations