Advancing Autism Research By Sharing Genomic Data Online: The Simons Simplex Collection

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Advancing Au+sm Research By Sharing Genomic Data Online: The Simons Simplex Collec+on Hannes Smarason Genome Sequencing |Personalized Medicine | Transforming Health Care

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THE NEXTCODE Exchange is hosting the Simons Simplex Collection (SSC), a global resource for research on autism spectrum disorders comprising genomic data from nearly 2,800 families.

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Advancing  Au+sm  Research  By  Sharing  Genomic  Data  Online:    The  Simons  Simplex  Collec+on  

Hannes  Smarason    Genome  Sequencing  |Personalized  Medicine  |  Transforming  Health  Care  

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Genomic  Data  on  Au+sm  Growing    Au7sm  research  is  underway  around  the  world  to  be=er  understand  the  gene7c  basis  for  the  disease,  which  is  difficult  to  diagnose  and  has  limited  treatment  op7ons.    With  vast  amounts  of  data  being  generated,  the  answers  to  this  challenging  disease  may  lie  in  the  consolida7on  of  this  global  data.  

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NextCODE  Exchange  Makes  Au+sm  Data  Accessible  Worldwide  The  newly  launched  NextCODE  Exchange  (read  the  release  here)  may  be  a  cri7cal  solu7on  in  changing  how  au7sm  is  diagnosed  and  treated.      The  Exchange  is  hos7ng  the  Simons  Simplex  Collec7on  (SSC),  a  global  resource  for  research  on  au7sm  spectrum  disorders  comprised  of  genomic  data  from  nearly  2,800  families.  Read  about  the  news  here.    

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Accelera+ng  the  Pace  of  Discovery…  

•  With  the  Exchange,  the  SSC  will  be  accessible  to  the  world’s  au7sm  researchers  to  harmonize  the  growing  body  of  relevant  genomic  data.  By  enabling  the  rapid  analysis  of  massive  amounts  of  sequencing  data  followed  by  instant  collabora7on  and  valida7on  of  findings,  the  availability  of  the  SSC  and  other  hosted  data  will  accelerate  the  pace  of  discovery  in  this  field.    

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•  This  simple  concept  is  likely  to  help  usher  in  a  new  era  of  genomic  medicine,  offering  global  access  to  data  that  can  answer  ques7ons  to  some  of  today’s  most  challenging  diseases.    

•  Learn  more  about  the  NextCODE  Exchange  and  the  Simons  Simplex  Collec7on  here.  

…And  Advancing  Genomic  Medicine