Centre for Population Genomics
2 published articles
Lab5 min read
Genomic Medicine
Talos shows automated genome reanalysis can deliver new diagnoses in weeks, not years
Talos reframes genome reanalysis as a continuous, automated program rather than a rare manual event. Across a prospective cohort of 4,735 undiagnosed patients, it yielded 241 new diagnoses (5.1% additional yield) within weeks of new evidence being published, while requiring analysts to review only one new variant per 200 patients per month.
2026-07-05
AI4 min read
Genomic Reanalysis
Talos, an open-source tool, automates reanalysis of genomic data to speed rare disease diagnosis
Talos is an open-source tool that automates genomic reanalysis for rare disease. Tested on nearly 5,000 patients, it delivered 241 new diagnoses within weeks of new evidence emerging, with a low false-positive rate that makes frequent reanalysis sustainable.
2026-07-03