Several multicenter benchmark data sets represent valuable steps toward using RNA-seq as a diagnostic tool with clinical utility.
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Van Keuren-Jensen, K., Keats, J. & Craig, D. Bringing RNA-seq closer to the clinic. Nat Biotechnol 32, 884–885 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1038/nbt.3017
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