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#386 - 🟢 HOT TOPICS 2025 COVERAGE - Should Every NICU Patient Receive Genomic Sequencing?
9 minutes Posted Dec 9, 2025 at 12:00 am.
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Send us a text Dr. Pankaj Agrawal, Division Chief of Neonatology at University of Miami, discusses rapid genomic advances—from six-month diagnostic timelines in 2000 to same-day sequencing today. While current practice targets phenotype-based testing for unexplained conditions or dysmorphic features, Agrawal advocates moving toward universal NICU sequencing to identify previously unrecognized conditions. Key barriers include administrative buy-in, cost concerns, consent processes, and result ...