简介:Next-generationsequencing(NGS)isanewtechnologyusedforDNAandRNAsequencingandvariant/mutationdetection.NGScansequencehundredsandthousandsofgenesorwholegenomeinashortperiodoftime.Thesequencevariants/mutationsdetectedbyNGShavebeenwidelyusedfordiseasediagnosis,prognosis,therapeuticdecision,andfollowupofpatients.Thecapacityofitsmassiveparallelsequencingoffersnewopportunitiesforpersonalizedprecisionmedicine.