Next-Generation Screening - The Promise and Perils of DNA Sequencing of Newborns at Birth: A Workshop

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Pilot programs are employing whole genome sequencing and whole exome sequencing during the newborn phase both within the United States and internationally. While sequencing offers the opportunity to screen for treatable but not clinically evident conditions early in a childs life, it raises a host of ethical, legal, and social questions for experts, including parents, to consider. The National Academies Roundtable on Genomics and Precision Health hosted experts from health care, industry, academia, the federal and state governments, and patient and consumer advocacy groups for a June 2023 workshop. Participants explored the potential benefits and harms, data security, and health equity considerations for the widespread utilization of newborn genome sequencing in the U.S. This publication summarizes the presentation and discussion of the workshop.

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13 pages · 8.5 x 11 ·
ISBN Ebook: 0-309-71033-2
DOI: https://doi.org/10.17226/27243

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National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2023. The Promise and Perils of Next-Generation DNA Sequencing at Birth: Proceedings of a Workshop—in Brief. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press.

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The Promise and Perils of Next-Generation DNA Sequencing at Birth

The workshop examined the use of DNA sequencing to supplement traditional newborn screening for conditions that are treatable but not clinically evident in the newborn phase. This infographic provides high-level takeaways from individual speakers on considerations for newborn genome sequencing.

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