Articles Tagged ‘exome’

Sequencing techniques uncover mutations in genes that can increase cancer risk

Device on benchtop in lab, featuring open lid for placement of microarray chip and to the right, a read-out screen.

Sequencing the human genome was just the beginning—now that the findings from that landmark effort are widely available, scientists are working to put that data to work to understand the genetic causes of many diseases, including cancer, by using the latest sequencing techniques.