GeneDx Expands Diagnostic Leadership with Long-Read Genome Sequencing, Advancing Rare Disease Diagnosis

GAITHERSBURG, Md.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--GeneDx (Nasdaq: WGS), the leader in rare disease diagnosis and improving health through the power of genomic data, today announced plans to enhance its genome testing portfolio with long-read whole genome sequencing (lrWGS). Long-read sequencing analyzes longer stretches of DNA to identify complex genetic variation, including certain structural variants and repeat expansions that can go undetected by traditional short-read sequencing. With years of published