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Impact of next generation sequencing: The 2009 Human Genome Variation Society Scientific Meeting
Author(s) -
Oetting William S.
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
human mutation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.981
H-Index - 162
eISSN - 1098-1004
pISSN - 1059-7794
DOI - 10.1002/humu.21210
Subject(s) - hum , biology , personal genomics , human genome , dna sequencing , genome , genetics , computational biology , gene , art , performance art , art history
The annual scientific meeting of the Human Genome Variation Society (HGVS) was held on the 20th of October, 2009, in Honolulu, Hawaii. The theme of this meeting was the “Impact of Next Generation Sequencing.” Presenters spoke on issues ranging from advances in the technology of large‐scale genome sequencing to how this information can be analyzed to uncover genetic variants associated with disease. Many of the challenges resulting from the implementation of these new technologies were presented, but possible solutions, or at least paths to the solutions, were also given. With the combined efforts of investigators using next‐generation sequencing to help understand the impact of genetic variants on disease, the use of the personal genome in medicine will soon become a reality. Hum Mutat 30:1–4, 2010. © 2010 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.