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Record-breaking rapid DNA sequencing promises timely diagnosis for thousands of rare disease cases

  • Written by Kevin Doxzen, Postdoctoral Fellow in Precision Medicine and Emerging Biotechnologies, Arizona State University
imageFor patients, often children, with rare diseases, getting a diagnosis is difficult and time-consuming.monkeybusinessimages/iStock via Getty Images

For children suffering from rare diseases, it usually takes years to receive a diagnosis. This “diagnostic odyssey” is filled with multiple referrals and a barrage of tests, seeking to...

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