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There is little or no library peak when assayed with a fragment analyzer.

Possibilities include: Using incompatible index primers. DNA quantification was inaccurate, especially if using spectrophotometric methods such as nanodrop, OR DNA quality is extremely poor. 30% ethanol instead of 70% ethanol OR using TE/H2O instead of 70% ethanol was used in DNA purification. Forgetting to add magnetic beads for any of the purification steps. Forgetting to add …

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How much DNA should I use to detect 1% somatic variant frequency?

Lower DNA input will generally increase the possibility of inaccurate calling of variant frequencies. As shown in the following figure on the left, when less and less DNA was amplified with CleanPlex™ OncoZoom Panel, increasingly larger variations were observed for calling alternative alleles at 50% frequency, even though the uniformity may not deteriorate significantly (figure below on …

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What does a typical CleanPlex® target enrichment library look like?

Below is a typical library made with CleanPlex® OncoZoom Panel and assayed with Agilent™ 2100 Bioanalyzer instrument and Agilent™ high sensitivity DNA reagents. Please note that the “Regions” in “Smear Analysis” function in Agilent™ 2100 Bioanalyzer software (under tab “Global/Advanced”) is set from 200 – 330 bp in order to obtain an accurate concentration of …

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What are the peaks around 70 – 90 bp in addition to the main library peak on a fragment analyzer trace?

Peaks from 70 – 90 bp (see the trace below) are primer dimers from the 2nd PCR and result from incomplete removal of small molecular materials during the final magnetic bead purification. These are usually caused by inaccurate pipetting of magnetic beads when working with a large number of samples at once OR insufficient removal …

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What is peak around 150 -190 bp in addition to the main library peak on the fragment analyzer trace?

Peaks from 150 – 190 bp are residues of digested non-specific amplification products (see examples below). They come from incomplete removal of small-molecular-weight materials during magnetic bead purification after digestion. The digestion reagent cuts non-specific amplification products into small pieces, which are then removed during magnetic bead purification. Peaks from 150 – 190 bp are …

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