| Literature DB >> 23293577 |
P Makrythanasis1, S E Antonarakis.
Abstract
High-throughput sequencing has drastically changed the research of genes responsible for genetic disorders and is now gradually introduced as an additional genetic diagnostic testing in clinical practice. The current debates on the emerging technical, medical and ethical issues as well as the potential optimum use of the available technology are discussed.Entities:
Keywords: Diagnosis; Ethical aspects; Genetic disorders; Next-generation sequencing; Prenatal diagnosis
Year: 2012 PMID: 23293577 PMCID: PMC3531930 DOI: 10.1159/000343941
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Mol Syndromol ISSN: 1661-8769