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New RNA Tech STRIPE Enhances Rare Disease Diagnoses

4/16/2026

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  • Researchers at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) developed STRIPE, an RNA sequencing technology to improve rare-disease diagnosis.
  • STRIPE directly sequences full-length RNA to show how variants disrupt gene function.
  • STRIPE has provided molecular diagnoses for patients undiagnosed by standard DNA testing.
  • STRIPE has been applied to over 500 patients.
  • Study was published April 15, 2026, in Science Advances, and researchers say STRIPE could bridge genetic diagnosis and RNA precision medicine.