IDENTIFICATION OF STRUCTURAL VARIATIONS OF HIGH MOLECULAR WEIGHT DNA THROUGH OPTICAL MAPPING OF THE GENOME

High molecular weight structural variations (inversions, translocations, insertions, duplications, deletions) are responsible for many diseases, including cancers and developmental disorders.

Optical mapping of the genome with the Saphyr® platform detects structural variations ranging from 500 bp to millions of bp, dimensions that can escape techniques such as Next Generation Sequencing.

The applications are numerous, including:

diagnose genetic disorders by identifying structural variations, not detected by methods such as NGS and classical cytogenetic tests

determine relevant mutations, at a resolution a thousand times higher than the classic karyotype

identify genes of interest, their location and understand how structural variations affect the development of therapies

verify the stability of cell lines by analyzing the insertions and deletions introduced by the various steps of DNA replication

determine somatic rearrangements in heterogeneous tumors

evolutionary biology studies and more

Link to supplier’s website: https://bionanogenomics.com/