Microarray Benefits & Workflow for Carrier Screening Research

Build a healthier future with trusted and proven microarray solutions

Genetic analysis is revolutionizing reproductive health research and transforming the way carrier screening research is being conducted for a healthier future. Genetic analysis is essential to study the genetic disease histories of families and ethnicities with higher rates of genetic disease incidence. 

 

Traditionally, molecular research laboratories have focused on analyzing just a few genetic changes that cause inherited diseases and are known or assumed to be associated with an individual’s ethnicity. With the identification of new causative variants and increasing ethnic diversity, it is more important than ever to include additional variants and diseases in carrier screening research.  

 

Microarray based tools enable comprehensive, efficient, and cost-effective carrier screening studies by analyzing variants across hundreds of genes. It helps to study inherited diseases by consolidating multiple targeted tests on various technology platforms into one test, resulting in quick, comprehensive results.

 

The Applied Biosystems CarrierScan Assay is an innovative, comprehensive, pan-ethnic and high-throughput microarray-based tool for the reliable and robust detection of sequence and structural variation for carrier screening research across a wide range of ethnicities. The design assesses more variants in each sample, using just one assay to generate reliable, reproducible data in less time compared to traditional single gene testing.

Workflow

Thermo Fisher Scientific’s simplified carrier screening research workflow allows for increased productivity. With options for manual or automated sample processing protocols, the CarrierScan 1S Assay offers a 96-format plate and can process 3–8 plates per week. The GeneTitan Multi-Channel (MC) Instrument integrates hybridization, fluidics, and imaging and requires less than 30 minutes of hands-on time to operate.

 

Key benefits for molecular research laboratories:

  • Increased productivity and efficiency—save time and costs by replacing multiple tests with a single assay
  • Trust in your results—gain confidence in your data with an assay that uses empirically selected probes and has been biologically verified for the most common markers
  • Analyze and report data with ease—quickly and intuitively translate data into results, customizing export formats with Reproductive Health Analysis Software (RHAS).
  • Run more samples and reduce hands-on time—process 96 samples per run, up to 768 samples per week, with the flexibility of manual or automated sample preparation on the GeneTitan MC Instrument.

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