{"id":244,"date":"2015-07-30T21:18:07","date_gmt":"2015-07-31T02:18:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.creative-biolabs.com\/blog\/?p=244"},"modified":"2026-01-23T20:50:49","modified_gmt":"2026-01-24T01:50:49","slug":"should-babies-have-their-genes-sequenced-for-early-recognition-of-diseases","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.creative-biolabs.com\/blog\/index.php\/should-babies-have-their-genes-sequenced-for-early-recognition-of-diseases\/","title":{"rendered":"Should Babies Have Their Genes Sequenced for Early Recognition of Diseases?"},"content":{"rendered":"

For 51 years, newborn babies have gotten a heel-prick test in which their blood is screened for dozens of congenital diseases. Routine newborn baby screening has basically eliminated the risk of death or irreversible brain damage that some of these disorders can pose if they are not identified right away.<\/span><\/p>\n

In the USA, a plan known as \u201cBabySeq Project\u201d is undergoing with opportunities and challenges. This plan not only expands the sequencing market, but accompanies one\u2019s whole life since the day of his\/her birth. As a guide to new life, BabySeq Project focuses on preventing and curing diseases so as to improve human\u2019s life.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The BabySeq project is the first randomized, controlled trial to detect the advantages and disadvantages of newborn genomic sequencing. One of four NIH-funded projects granted a total of $25 million to examine genomic sequencing in newborns.<\/span><\/p>\n

Most doctors in the USA have the common belief that government should fund on a new medical project\u2014whole genomes sequencing for new born babies. Data gained through this project will help put genetic science into widened applications, such as developing personalized therapy, selecting the most effective drugs for asthma\u00a0patients.<\/span><\/p>\n

Brigham and Women\u2019s Hospital, a 150 years old hospital located in Boston, is the original founder of Partners HealthCare System (PHS). It\u2019s also a hospital with the largest number of Nobel Prize award winner in the world. \u201cWe are heading for a brand new era when all medical researches are developing into genomics related ones,\u201d said Brigham\u2019s geneticist Robert C. Green, \u201cIn the next five to ten years, the cost for sequencing will be decreased, and science will have a deeper explanation for genomic data. Everybody\u2019s genetic sequencing will be more significant than ever.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

The main question for this project is what will come of giving genomic information to parents and their baby\u2019s doctor. Will doctors order more tests and interventions than expected? Will those tests and interventions contribute to their babies\u2019 health? Or are they just wasting money, or even end up doing more harm than good?<\/span><\/p>\n

It\u2019s normal for parents to have these worries. But as we all know, the early recognition of diseases can make early intervention into genetic diseases and even save a child\u2019s life. Through technologies like whole genome sequencing and all exons group sequencing, scientists found that 1% to 2% of the human\u2019s genomes cause most of the hereditary diseases. Gene sequencing<\/a><\/span><\/strong> of specific\u00a0locus can help identify some mutation related diseases. Parents just need time to relax.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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