Utilization of Benchtop Next Generation Sequencing Platforms Ion Torrent PGM and MiSeq in Noninvasive Prenatal Testing for Chromosome 21 Trisomy and Testing of Impact of In Silico and Physical Size Selection on Its Analytical Performance.

The aims of this study were to test the utility of benchtop NGS platforms for NIPT for trisomy 21 using previously published z score calculation methods and to optimize the sample preparation and data analysis with use of in silico and physical size selection methods.Samples from 130 pregnant women...

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Main Authors: Gabriel Minarik, Gabriela Repiska, Michaela Hyblova, Emilia Nagyova, Katarina Soltys, Jaroslav Budis, Frantisek Duris, Rastislav Sysak, Maria Gerykova Bujalkova, Barbora Vlkova-Izrael, Orsolya Biro, Balint Nagy, Tomas Szemes
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4692262?pdf=render