Long-Read Sequencing for Imprinting Disorders

Speaker:

Cate Paschal, PhD, FACMG, Director, Cytogenetics and Molecular Diagnostics, Seattle Children's Hospital

Contact Hours:

1.0

Date:

January 23, 2025 - January 31, 2026

Description:
This webinar explores the intricacies of long-read sequencing technology, its current capabilities and future implications. We discuss the latest clinical testing strategies for imprinting disorders and discern how long-read sequencing stacks up against standard methods. This talk highlights how advances with long-read sequencing could improve specific patient diagnoses and what is needed to get there.
Learning Objectives:
  1. Summarize long read sequencing technology
  2. Discuss current clinical testing strategies for imprinting disorders
  3. Compare long read sequencing with standard clinical testing in the evaluation of individuals with known imprinting disorders