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Arrays and an optimized reagent kit for streamlined workflowThe CytoScan™ Optima and Confirmation Kit contains the arrays and all the reagents (including the Taq polymerase) required to perform the CytoScan Optima assay. The new kit has 24 sample reactions and 24 rehybridization reactions to enable you to run confirmations on the positive samples. Results can be obtained in as few as 2.5 days. The protocol also contains stopping points to accommodate your schedule.Background for CytoScan Optima SuiteApproximately 50% of miscarriages are caused by chromosomal abnormalities. Traditional cytogenetic techniques such as karyotyping and FISH are limited by cell culture failure and usually lack the appropriate sensitivity.CytoScan™ Optima Suite has been designed with input from the cytogenetics community worldwide and empirically optimized from CytoScan HD Suite. CytoScan Optima Array offers whole-genome coverage for accurate detection of chromosomal abnormalities with increased probe coverage targeting 396 relevant regions for prenatal and miscarriage applications.CytoScan Optima Suite includes arrays, reagents, and easy-to-use data analysis software for a cost-effective analysis of your prenatal and product of conception (POC) samples.CytoScan Optima Suite provides whole-genome coverage and higher resolution in key genetic regions to enable the detection of the following:
• Whole-chromosome aneuploidies and submicroscopic gains and losses.This POC sample shows a 46 MB duplication in blue followed by a submicroscopic 2.2 MB deletion in red. (Fig. 1)
• LOH/AOH.This sample shows three confirmed purple LOH/AOH segments of different sizes and locations. (Fig. 2)
• Triploidy and maternal cell contamination.This whole-genome view shows four lines in the allelic difference track concordant with a triploidy in this first trimester POC sample. (Fig. 3)
• Low-level mosaicism.An increase in the signal in chromosome 2 shows a ∼20% mosaic trisomy in this chorionic villi (CVS) sample. (Fig. 4)An intuitive and flexible workflow for accurate analysisChromosome Analysis Suite (ChAS) was developed with input from leading experts and enables you to easily view and summarize chromosomal aberrations across the genome. (Fig. 5) ChAS also includes:
• A database to store your data
• Trio tool analysis
• Flexible reporting tools
• Updated external annotations
• A built-in reference from CVS, amniocytes, cultured cells, POC, and blood samplesThe software is available free of charge as part of CytoScan Optima Suite.
