Scientists Solve One of Genomics' Biggest Challenges by Using HiFi Sequencing to Distinguish Highly Similar Paralogous Genes

MENLO PARK, Calif., March 17, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- PacBio (NASDAQ:PACB), a leading provider of high-quality, highly accurate sequencing platforms, today announced a newly published study in Nature Communications unveiling a powerful new method for analyzing some of the most complex regions of the human genome. Led by researchers from PacBio, GeneDx, and a global consortium of genomics experts, the study utilizes Paraphase, an informatics tool that, when paired with HiFi long-read sequencing, allows for ...