THE NEXTCODE Exchange is hosting the Simons Simplex Collection (SSC), a global resource for research on autism spectrum disorders comprising genomic data from nearly 2,800 families.

1. Advancing
Au+sm
Research
By
Sharing
Genomic
Data
Online:
The
Simons
Simplex
Collec+on
Hannes
Smarason
Genome
Sequencing
|Personalized
Medicine
|
Transforming
Health
Care

2. Genomic
Data
on
Au+sm
Growing
Au7sm
research
is
underway
around
the
world
to
be=er
understand
the
gene7c
basis
for
the
disease,
which
is
difficult
to
diagnose
and
has
limited
treatment
op7ons.
With
vast
amounts
of
data
being
generated,
the
answers
to
this
challenging
disease
may
lie
in
the
consolida7on
of
this
global
data.

3. NextCODE
Exchange
Makes
Au+sm
Data
Accessible
Worldwide
The
newly
launched
NextCODE
Exchange
(read
the
release
here)
may
be
a
cri7cal
solu7on
in
changing
how
au7sm
is
diagnosed
and
treated.
The
Exchange
is
hos7ng
the
Simons
Simplex
Collec7on
(SSC),
a
global
resource
for
research
on
au7sm
spectrum
disorders
comprised
of
genomic
data
from
nearly
2,800
families.
Read
about
the
news
here.

4. Accelera+ng
the
Pace
of
Discovery…
• With
the
Exchange,
the
SSC
will
be
accessible
to
the
world’s
au7sm
researchers
to
harmonize
the
growing
body
of
relevant
genomic
data.
By
enabling
the
rapid
analysis
of
massive
amounts
of
sequencing
data
followed
by
instant
collabora7on
and
valida7on
of
findings,
the
availability
of
the
SSC
and
other
hosted
data
will
accelerate
the
pace
of
discovery
in
this
field.

5. …And
Advancing
Genomic
Medicine
• This
simple
concept
is
likely
to
help
usher
in
a
new
era
of
genomic
medicine,
offering
global
access
to
data
that
can
answer
ques7ons
to
some
of
today’s
most
challenging
diseases.
• Learn
more
about
the
NextCODE
Exchange
and
the
Simons
Simplex
Collec7on
here.