EyeconX Ideas! - Cheaper, Faster Diagnosis in Heterogeneous Disease Via Exome Sequencing http://ideas.eyeconx.net/story.php?title=cheaper-faster-diagnosis-in-heterogeneous-disease-via-exome-sequencing The first report of the diagnostic use of the technique of exome sequencing, where short sequences of DNA are analysed, shows that it can give good results at low cost, a researcher from The Netherlands told the annual conference of the European Society of Human Genetics. The scientists were able to perform a genetic diagnosis in around 20% of 100 cases of patients with intellectual disability (ID... Wed, 18 Jul 2012 11:12:40 EDT en