Genome sequencing will be a routine diagnostic test for patients at the new Institute for Precision Medicine in New York City, a joint project of the Weill Cornell Medical College and NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital. Doctors will be searching for new genetic clues about disease by taking an unbiased survey along the genome, rather than scanning only for genes already known to cause illness.
Using next-generation sequencing equipment from San Diego-based Illumina, the researchers are aiming to find new treatment options for cancer, neurodegenerative disorders, and cardiovascular disease. But a companion goal is to persuade health insurers to reimburse for the cost of sequencing the genomes of individuals, says Mark Rubin, the director of the institute, which was founded this year.
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