Whole Exome Sequencing (WES) is a technique for sequencing the exonic regions on the DNA. Exome comprises about 1-2% of the whole GENOME, CODES FOR ~23,000 GENES IN HUMANS. Being the protein coding region, ~85% OF disease-causing mutations in Mendelian disorders and many disease-predisposing SNPs are clinically associated with the exomes, sequencing the entire exome can provide detailed insights on the genetic variations.
