Genome reanalysis may happen for a number of reasons. Sometimes a researcher or the Genomics England bioinformatics team will find a new diagnosis while analysing particular groups of genomes. Sometimes a person’s medical condition may change and their doctor may want to take another look at their genome data with the new information.
Genomics England is aiming to reanalyse everyone’s genome data once we have returned everyone’s initial result to the NHS. This will mean all participants benefit from the learning that has taken place during the project. At the moment we are still working on getting a preliminary result back to everyone, so the timing of reanalysis for any particular patient is not yet.