Rapid Genome Sequencing
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Mayo Clinic offers a rapid genome sequencing test for newborns where they sequence the entire genome of the baby and compare it to the parent’s DNA to identify the causes of severely ill newborn babies. Find out more about this new field of genomic medicine, ethics involved and the potential and hurdles of using genome based newborn screening as standard of care in the future.
Guests are:
- Brendan Lanpher, M.D., a Mayo Clinic clinical geneticist and assistant professor of medical genetics
- Stephen Kingsmore, M.D., president and CEO of Rady Children’s Institute for Genomic Medicine
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