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The Centers for Mendelian Genomics will apply next-generation sequencing and computational approaches to discover the genes and variants that underlie Mendelian conditions.

Our vision is to discover new genes that cause Mendelian conditions. As a result, we will expand our understanding about their biology to facilitate their diagnosis, and potentially indicate new treatments.

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University of Washington Center for Mendelian Genomics (coordinating center) Yale Center for Mendelian Genomics Baylor-Johns Hopkins Center
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Haploinsufficiency of SF3B4, a Component of the Pre-mRNA Spliceosomal Complex, Causes Nager Syndrome. Online 26 April 2012 | AJHG 90, 925-933 (2012) | doi:10.1016/j.ajhg.2012.04.004

The Centers for Mendelian Genomics: A new large-scale initiative to identify the genes underlying rare Mendelian conditions Online 24 May 2012 | AJMG 158A, 1523-5 (2012) | doi: 10.1002/ajmg.a.35470

The first clinical uses of whole-genome sequencing show just how challenging it can be.
Online 5 October 2011 | Nature 478, 22-24 (2011) | doi:10.1038/478022a

NIH to Provide Access to Exome Sequencing for Mendelian Diseases Online 19 August 2011 | www.genomeweb.com