Genome sequencing children: is it the future of medicine? This was covered in the Times Sir Professor Mark Caulfield and Professor Damian Smedley New medical breakthroughs are allowing scientists to identify the causes of previously undiagnosed diseases. Genome sequencing has enabled hundreds of patients with rare diseases to be given a diagnosis for the first time. The two-year study, led by Genomics England and Queen Mary University of London, involved 4,660 people from more than 2,100 families. Many of the patients had gone through years of testing without getting answers. Thanks to the project, one in four received a diagnosis that enabled their condition to be treated.
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