Whole genome sequencing (WGS)
Published: Dec 2022
Next review: Dec 2025
The purpose of this guide is to give information about a whole genome sequencing (WGS) test which is being offered to your child as part of diagnosis for cancer, suspected cancer and non-cancerous (benign) tumours.
Information in this guide should be used to supplement professional advice specific to your circumstances. If you have any questions, it is important to ask your child’s medical team.
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How this resource was made
With thanks to Sarah Haywood & Amanda Skinner, Genomics Nurse Practitioners (South West Peninsula Genomics Hub), Ana Juett, Programme Manager (South West Genomic Medicine Service Alliance), Amanda Pichini, Consultant Genetics Counsellor (Genomics England), Dr Lisa Howell, Consultant Paediatric Oncologist (Alder Hey Children’s Hospital, Liverpool) and Dr Geoff Shenton, Consultant Paediatric Oncologist, (Great North Children’s Hospital, Newcastle), who wrote and reviewed this factsheet on behalf of the CCLG Information Advisory Group, comprising multi-professional experts in the field of children’s cancer. Thanks also to parents and patients feedback through South West Genomics Hub, Young Lives vs Cancer and CCLG.
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