MedCity News September 22, 2022
Children’s Mercy is claiming to build “the most advanced genomic sequencing system in the world” through its novel use of 5-base sequencing. Since launching three years ago, the system has already provided 1,000 children with rare disease diagnoses based on its genome sequencing.
The Children’s Mercy Kansas City Research Institute announced on Monday that it is building what it calls the “most advanced genomic sequencing system in the world.”
This claim refers to the work Children’s Mercy is doing through its Genomic Answers for Kids (GA4K) program. The health system rolled out the program three years ago with the goal of collecting genomic data and health information for 30,000 children and their families — it expects to create a...
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