Twist exome capture allows for lower average sequence coverage in clinical exome sequencing
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Contributors
- Radboud University Nijmegen
Abstract
Background: Exome and genome sequencing are the predominant techniques in the diagnosis and research of genetic disorders. Sufficient, uniform and reproducible/consistent sequence coverage is a main determinant for the sensitivity to detect single-nucleotide (SNVs) and copy number variants (CNVs). Here we compared the ability to obtain comprehensive exome coverage for recent exome capture kits and genome sequencing techniques. Results: We compared three different widely used enrichment kits (Agilent SureSelect Human All Exon V5, Agilent SureSelect Human All Exon V7 and Twist Bioscience) as well as short-read and long-read WGS. We show that the Twist exome capture significantly improves complete coverage and coverage uniformity across coding regions compared to other exome capture kits. Twist performance is comparable to that of both short- and long-read whole genome sequencing. Additionally, we show that even at a reduced average coverage of 70× there is only minimal loss in sensitivity for SNV and CNV detection. Conclusion: We conclude that exome sequencing with Twist represents a significant improvement and could be performed at lower sequence coverage compared to other exome capture techniques.
Details
Original language | English |
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Article number | 39 |
Pages (from-to) | 1-9 |
Number of pages | 9 |
Journal | Human Genomics |
Volume | 17 |
Issue number | 39 |
Publication status | Published - Dec 2023 |
Peer-reviewed | No |
External IDs
PubMed | 37138343 |
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Keywords
Sustainable Development Goals
ASJC Scopus subject areas
Keywords
- Exome sequencing, Genome sequencing, Uniformity of coverage, High-Throughput Nucleotide Sequencing/methods, Exome Sequencing, Humans, Genome, Human/genetics, Base Sequence, Exome/genetics, DNA Copy Number Variations/genetics