Multiplex, Long-Read Sequencing of Ataxia Repeat Expansions

In this talk, Dr. Zachary McEachin describes how No-Amp targeted sequencing enables sequencing analysis of multiple (at least 15) Ataxia-related repeat expansion loci in one assay, presenting example sequencing results with selected samples from Ataxia patients and patients with unknown diagnostics. He demonstrates how PacBio HiFi sequencing with the No-Amp approach could provide repeat expansion and sequence interruption information at the target loci that is not available with PCR or southern-blot based diagnostics assays.