Customer
and company experts to discuss identifying causative mutations using arrays and
sequencing
Oxford Gene Technology (OGT), provider of innovative clinical genetics and
diagnostic solutions to advance molecular medicine, will host a workshop at
this year's European Society of Human Genetics (ESHG) conference in Nürnberg,
Germany (June 23-26). The session, entitled "
Utilising
arrays and next generation sequencing (NGS) to identify causative mutations in
cancer and rare disease samples", will take place on Saturday 23
rd
June between 11:45 and 13.15 in the Istanbul Room, where lunch will be
provided. It will feature presentations from international experts in array and
sequencing-based cancer and rare disease research, including a talk by
Professor Jacqueline Schoumans, head of the Cancer Cytogenetic Unit in Lausanne
University Hospital, Switzerland. Professor Schoumans has recently worked with
OGT to successfully develop and design a new array combining copy number and
single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) probes for investigating genomic variation
in a wide range of haematological and solid cancers.
Also talking at the workshop will be Dr Dan Swan, a Senior NGS
Computational Biologist at OGT, who will be discussing how OGT's Genefficiency
Targeted Sequencing Service and bioinformatics expertise has allowed customers
to successfully identify the genetic causes of cancer and rare disease.
Utilising collaborative data, Dr Swan will provide a detailed review of OGT's
NGS analysis pipeline, which allows the rapid interpretation of vast NGS
datasets into meaningful results. Specific topics covered will include the
analysis of paired tumour/normal samples, the detection of copy number variants
and loss of heterozygosity mapping.
OGT will also host a booth at ESHG 2012 (number 234), where the
company's experts will be on hand to discuss the needs of your cancer and rare
disease studies. OGT offers a wide range of solutions, including its
GenefficiencyTM Genomic Services
for enabling high-throughput, high-quality array and targeted sequencing
studies, as well as its
CytoSureTM
range of products and services for cytogeneticists.
For
more details, or to register for the workshop, please visit
www.ogt.co.uk/ESHG2012.
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