Nationwide Children's Hospital
FDA Grants Emergency Use Authorization for Seasun Biomaterials, Nationwide Children's Hospital Coronavirus Tests
The RT-PCR-based tests are designed to detect SARS-CoV-2 nucleic acid in a range of upper and lower respiratory specimens including nasal swabs and sputum.
The hospital is in the process of clinically validating a sequencing pipeline for its pediatric cancer patients, with the goal of demonstrating clinical utility.
The platform is currently used by pathologists doing research and could be available in a year for primary diagnosis of cancers in clinical settings.
AGBT Precision Health Panel Discussion on Returning Genomic Test Results Reveals Many Uncertainties
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Despite years of experience of returning genetic test results, clinicians and researchers are still faced with many questions, such as what to do about VUS and secondary findings.