Abstract:Congenital abnormalities and infections are the predominant cause of perinatal death in developed countries. While standard-of-care autopsy investigations can ascertain the event that caused the death, the aetiology cannot always be established. Genetic approaches have demonstrated utility in identifying the underlying causes of congenital anomalies and infectious diseases, but the feasibility of simultaneous metagenomic and genomic analyses has not been examined. To determine the potential of this consolidate… Show more
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