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Cost-efficient multiplex PCR for routine genotyping of up to nine classical HLA loci in a single analytical run of multiple samples by next generation sequencing.
BMC genomics - 18 Apr 2015
Ozaki Yuki, Suzuki Shingo, Kashiwase Koichi, Shigenari Atsuko, Okudaira Yuko, Ito Sayaka, Masuya Anri, Azuma Fumihiro, Yabe Toshio, Morishima Satoko, Mitsunaga Shigeki, Satake Masahiro, Ota Masao, Morishima Yasuo, Kulski Jerzy K, Saito Katsuyuki, Inoko Hidetoshi, Shiina Takashi
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: HLA genotyping by next generation sequencing (NGS) requires three basic steps, PCR, NGS, and allele assignment. Compared to the conventional methods, such as PCR-sequence specific oligonucleotide primers (SSOP) and -sequence based typing (SBT), PCR-NGS is extremely labor intensive and time consuming. In order to simplify and accelerate the NGS-based HLA genotyping method for multiple DNA samples, we...
Topics
- Alleles
- DNA Primers
- Genetic Loci
- Genotype
- Genotyping Techniques
- HLA Antigens
- High-Throughput Nucleotide Sequencing
- Humans
- Multiplex Polymerase Chain Reaction
