Partner independent fusion gene detection by multiplexed CRISPR-Cas9 enrichment and long read nanopore sequencing
oleh: Christina Stangl, Sam de Blank, Ivo Renkens, Liset Westera, Tamara Verbeek, Jose Espejo Valle-Inclan, Rocio Chamorro González, Anton G. Henssen, Markus J. van Roosmalen, Ronald W. Stam, Emile E. Voest, Wigard P. Kloosterman, Gijs van Haaften, Glen R. Monroe
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| Diterbitkan: | Nature Portfolio 2020-06-01 |
Deskripsi
Fusion genes are a hallmarks of cancer, though breakpoint-position promiscuity restricts diagnostic detection. Here, the authors present FUDGE, a CRISPR-Cas9-based enrichment strategy for nanopore sequencing to identify target fusions irrespective of genomic breakpoint or fusion partner.