A new technology
developed by U.S. scientists will allow researchers to more easily select
DNA for resequencing.
Emory University
researchers said their new technique will help other scientists discover
subtle and overlooked genetic variations that might have serious consequences
for health and disease.
The protocol
-- called Microarray-based Genomic Selection, or MGS -- allows scientists
to extract and enrich specific large-sized DNA regions, then compare genetic
variation among individuals using DNA resequencing methods.
The technology
reported by postdoctoral fellow David Okou and Assistant Professor Michael
Zwick appears in the online issue of the journal Nature Methods and will
be public in the journal's November print edition.
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