UC-Santa Cruz: Long Read Sequencing Reveals More Genetic Information While Cutting Time and Cost of Rare Disease Diagnoses
January 24, 2025
January 24, 2025
SANTA CRUZ, California, Jan. 24 (TNSres) -- The University of California Santa Cruz campus issued the following news:
By Emily Cerf
One in every 10 people worldwide is impacted by a rare genetic disease but about 50% of them remain undiagnosed despite rapid increases in genetic technology and testing. Even when a person does have access to testing, the process of getting a diagnosis can take about five years or more, which is sometimes too late for patients, who are oft . . .
By Emily Cerf
One in every 10 people worldwide is impacted by a rare genetic disease but about 50% of them remain undiagnosed despite rapid increases in genetic technology and testing. Even when a person does have access to testing, the process of getting a diagnosis can take about five years or more, which is sometimes too late for patients, who are oft . . .