This article is part of a special issue on exome sequencing.
Editorial
Next-generation human genetics
University of Washington, Department of Genome Sciences, Foege Building S- 250, Box 355065, 3720 15th Ave NE, Seattle, WA 98195-5065, USA
Genome Biology 2011, 12:408 doi:10.1186/gb-2011-12-9-408
Published: 14 September 2011Abstract
The field of human genetics is being reshaped by exome and genome sequencing. Several lessons are evident from observing the rapid development of this area over the past 2 years, and these may be instructive with respect to what we should expect from 'next-generation human genetics' in the next few years.



