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NSIGHT Steering Committee Meeting Public Session

June 24, 2019 (1:30 p.m.)

Sponsor/Co-Sponsor(s)

NICHD, National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI)

Location

6700B Rockledge Drive, Bethesda, MD 20817; webcast (see More Information)

Purpose

Since 2010, the Newborn Sequencing in Genomic Medicine and Public Health (NSIGHT) program has explored the implications, challenges, and opportunities associated with the possible use of genomic sequence information in the newborn period.

As the NSIGHT program ends, researchers will present their findings on the possible use of genomic sequence information for the health and care of newborns at this last steering committee meeting.

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