National Cancer Institute (source definition)
Whole Genome Sequencing
A procedure that can determine the DNA sequence for nearly the entire genome of an individual.
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2026-10-18
2026-10-31
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References
- NCI Thesaurus 26.09d — Whole Genome Sequencing (C101294)
- Source: National Cancer Institute, NCI Thesaurus 26.09d, C101294. NCI definition, reproduced without modification under CC BY 4.0.
- Unbiased Long-Read Whole-Genome Sequencing Enables High-Resolution Mapping of Transgene Concatenation and Off-target Genomic Disruption in a Mouse Model. — Comput Struct Biotechnol J, 2026-10-08 (PMID 42851758; literature)
- Design and preliminary analytical evaluation of an in-house primer panel for dengue virus whole-genome sequencing: Evidence from Chhattisgarh, India. — J Microbiol Methods, 2026-10-08 (PMID 42849755; literature)
- Deep whole genome sequencing of epileptogenic brain lesions. — Epilepsia, 2026-10-08 (PMID 42847889; literature)
- Accurate detection of sub-1% frequency somatic mutations by whole-genome sequencing. — Am J Hum Genet, 2026-10-15 (PMID 42880293; literature)
- Whole Genome Sequencing-based tumor-informed circulating tumor DNA monitoring for early detection of recurrence in patients with solid tumors. — Oncologist, 2026-10-16 (PMID 42886530; literature)
- Whole-Exome and Whole-Genome Sequencing Identifies Driver CTNNB1 Mutations in Ossifying Renal Tumor of Infancy. — Am J Surg Pathol, 2026-10-16 (PMID 42885243; literature)
- Recovering anaerobic bacterial genomes in saliva, tumour and blood whole genome sequencing data from patients with prostate cancer. — NPJ Biofilms Microbiomes, 2026-10-20 (PMID 42901952; literature)
- Efficient benzo[a]pyrene bioremediation by a novel halotolerant Rhodococcus ruber TN-1 in salinity environment: Mechanical insight from whole-genome, degradation efficiency and microbial properties. — Mar Pollut Bull, 2026-10-20 (PMID 42901070; literature)
- The average individual genome: a survey of nearly 1 million whole-genome sequences. — Genome Med, 2026-10-22 (PMID 42907903; literature)
- Pilot Evaluation of Saliva Samples as An Alternative to Blood for Large-scale Whole-genome Sequencing Studies. — Genomics Proteomics Bioinformatics, 2026-10-27 (PMID 42937100; literature)
- First Report of Vibrio harveyi From Starry Flounder (Platichthys stellatus) With Phenotypic, Pathogenicity and Whole-Genome Characterization. — J Fish Dis, 2026-10-26 (PMID 42934849; literature)
- A multicenter whole-genome sequencing cohort of bleomycin-induced pneumonitis in predominantly clinically low-risk patients. — Mol Genet Genomics, 2026-10-30 (PMID 42957900; literature)
- Whole-genome sequencing and phylogenetic analysis of Anolis adenovirus 2 reveals conserved genome organization and gene-specific evolutionary patterns. — Infect Genet Evol, 2026-10-29 (PMID 42957120; literature)
What it is
A procedure that can determine the DNA sequence for nearly the entire genome of an individual.
Source: National Cancer Institute, NCI Thesaurus 26.09d, C101294. NCI definition, reproduced without modification under CC BY 4.0.
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