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In most stillbirth cases, causes remain undetermined despite evaluation. This study applied exome sequencing to 246 stillborn cases, identifying molecular diagnoses in 6.1% of them. Variants were enriched in genes intolerant to loss of function mutations, especially those not previously associated with disease. These findings suggest a substantial portion of stillbirths may be due to novel genetic causes, underscoring the diagnostic value of exome sequencing in perinatal death cases.