"Whole Genome Sequencing" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Techniques to determine the entire sequence of the GENOME of an organism or individual.
| Descriptor ID |
D000073336
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E05.393.760.700.825
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| Concept/Terms |
Whole Genome Sequencing- Whole Genome Sequencing
- Genome Sequencing, Whole
- Sequencing, Whole Genome
- Complete Genome Sequencing
- Genome Sequencing, Complete
- Sequencing, Complete Genome
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2016 | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| 2017 | 5 | 11 | 16 |
| 2018 | 11 | 9 | 20 |
| 2019 | 11 | 11 | 22 |
| 2020 | 13 | 19 | 32 |
| 2021 | 7 | 14 | 21 |
| 2022 | 0 | 18 | 18 |
| 2023 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| 2024 | 10 | 9 | 19 |
| 2025 | 6 | 19 | 25 |
| 2026 | 4 | 7 | 11 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Whole Genome Sequencing" by people in Profiles.
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Genomic Assessment of Giraffes in North American Collections Highlights Conservation Challenges. J Hered. 2026 May 06; 117(3):395-406.
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Centromeric instability and chromoanasynthesis observed in nine supernumerary marker chromosomes resolved with long-read genome sequencing. Genome Res. 2026 04 07; 36(4):661-670.
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Whole Metagenomic Profiling Identifies a Gut Microbial Signature for Chronic Pancreatitis via Machine Learning. Pancreas. 2026 May-Jun 01; 55(5):e458-e468.
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Genomic and patient epidemiology of Streptococcus dysgalactiae subspecies equisimilis in Houston, Texas. Microbiol Spectr. 2026 Apr 07; 14(4):e0368325.
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Comparison of variant callers using 60?532 multi-ancestry whole genome sequences. Brief Bioinform. 2026 Mar 01; 27(2).
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Phenome-wide analysis of copy number variants in 470,727 UK Biobank genomes. Nature. 2026 04; 652(8110):675-685.
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Rare heterozygous missense variants in VSX2 are associated with retinal detachment. PLoS Genet. 2026 Feb; 22(2):e1012027.
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Population-scale sequencing resolves determinants of persistent EBV DNA. Nature. 2026 02; 650(8102):664-672.
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Designing inclusive newborn sequencing research: insights from parents in underrepresented communities. BMC Med Genomics. 2026 Jan 28; 19(1).
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Whole genome sequence analysis of pulmonary function and COPD in 44,287 multi-ancestry participants. Genome Biol. 2026 Jan 15; 27(1):28.