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ArticleBMC genomics2024

Sequencing by binding rivals SMOR error-corrected sequencing by synthesis technology for accurate detection and quantification of minor (< 0.1%) subpopulation variants.

Christopher J Allender, Candice L Wike, W Tanner Porter, Dean Ellis, Darrin Lemmer, Stephanie J K Pond, David M Engelthaler

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Article in BMC genomics, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers.

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10 citing papers in PubMed.

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5 · Who and what money

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7 authors.

Christopher J AllenderPathogen and Microbiome Division, Translational Genomics Research Institute, 3051 W. Shamrell Blvd., Suite 106, Flagstaff, AZ, 86005, USA.
Candice L WikeEmerging Opportunities Division, Translational Genomics Research Institute, 445 N 5th Street, Phoenix, AZ, USA.
W Tanner PorterPathogen and Microbiome Division, Translational Genomics Research Institute, 3051 W. Shamrell Blvd., Suite 106, Flagstaff, AZ, 86005, USA.
Dean EllisEmerging Opportunities Division, Translational Genomics Research Institute, 445 N 5th Street, Phoenix, AZ, USA.
Darrin LemmerPathogen and Microbiome Division, Translational Genomics Research Institute, 3051 W. Shamrell Blvd., Suite 106, Flagstaff, AZ, 86005, USA.
Stephanie J K PondEmerging Opportunities Division, Translational Genomics Research Institute, 445 N 5th Street, Phoenix, AZ, USA.
David M EngelthalerPathogen and Microbiome Division, Translational Genomics Research Institute, 3051 W. Shamrell Blvd., Suite 106, Flagstaff, AZ, 86005, USA. dengelthaler@tgen.org.

Funding

Handheld and population-based sequencing for rapid detection of new and repurposed drug resistance in M. tuberculosisR01AI153213 · NIAID · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO · PI David M Engelthaler, John Zapata Metcalfe · 2021 to 2026
$3.7M
NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI153213NIH HHS R01AI153213
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundDetecting very minor (< 1%) subpopulations using next-generation sequencing is a critical need for multiple applications, including the detection of drug resistant pathogens and somatic variant detection in oncology. A recently available sequencing approach termed 'sequencing by binding (SBB)' claims to have higher base calling accuracy data "out of the box." This paper evaluates the utility of using SBB for the detection of ultra-rare drug resistant subpopulations in Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) using a targeted amplicon assay and compares the performance of SBB to single molecule overlapping reads (SMOR) error corrected sequencing by synthesis (SBS) data.

resultsSBS displayed an elevated error rate when compared to SMOR error-corrected SBS and SBB techniques. SMOR error-corrected SBS and SBB technologies performed similarly within the linear range studies and error rate studies.

conclusionsWith lower sequencing error rates within SBB sequencing, this technique looks promising for both targeted and unbiased whole genome sequencing, leading to the identification of minor (< 1%) subpopulations without the need for error correction methods.

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High-Throughput Nucleotide SequencingMycobacterium tuberculosisHumansSequence Analysis, DNAWhole Genome SequencingHeteroresistanceNGS benchmarkingSequencing by binding (SBB)Sequencing by synthesis (SBS)Single molecule overlapping reads (SMOR)Tuberculosis (TB)Ultra-rare mutation detection

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PMID39160478
PMCPMC11331594

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