title: Exome sequencing: the expert view.
abstract: To complement our special issue on exome sequencing, Genome Biology asked several leaders in the field for their views on this new approach. Leslie G Biesecker (LGB), Jim C Mullikin (JM) and Kevin V Shianna (KVS) discuss the reasons for the popularity of exome sequencing and its contribution to genomics.
authors.forename: Leslie G
authors.initials: LG
authors.lastname: Biesecker
authors.forename: Kevin V
authors.initials: KV
authors.lastname: Shianna
authors.forename: Jim C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Mullikin
mesh_terms: D003362:Cost-Benefit Analysis; D059472:Exome; D030342:Genetic Diseases, Inborn / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000235:genetics; D020022:Genetic Predisposition to Disease; D005820:Genetic Testing / Q000191:economics / Q000379:methods; D015894:Genome, Human; D023281:Genomics / Q000191:economics / Q000379:methods* / Q000592:standards; D006801:Humans; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA