MLGA a rapid and cost-efficient assay for gene copy-number analysis
Author(s) -
Magnus Isaksson,
Johan A. Stenberg,
Fredrik A. Dahl,
AnnCharlotte Thuresson,
M.-L. Bondeson,
M.E. Nilsson
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
nucleic acids research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 9.008
H-Index - 537
eISSN - 1362-4954
pISSN - 0305-1048
DOI - 10.1093/nar/gkm651
Subject(s) - biology , multiplex , copy number variation , copy number analysis , computational biology , genome , gene dosage , genetics , structural variation , low copy number , gene , gene expression
Structural variation is an important cause of genetic variation. Whole genome analysis techniques can efficiently identify copy-number variable regions but there is a need for targeted methods, to verify and accurately size variable regions, and to diagnose large sample cohorts. We have developed a technique based on multiplex amplification of size-coded selectively circularized genomic fragments, which is robust, cheaper and more rapid than current multiplex targeted copy-number assays.
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