GWAS and WES as Gene Discovery Tools for Parkinson Diseases

Parkinson Disease: a common neurodegenerative disorder Parkinson diseases (PD) is the second most common neurodegenerative disorder that usually has a late onset; it affects 1% of the population over age 60 and a total 4million people in the globe. The people with PD...

NGS and Sanger Sequencing Go Hand in Hand for Genetic Analysis

SNPs and Human Diseases SNPs, single nucleotide polymorphism, is the simplest genetic variation and occurs in every 1000 bases in human genomic DNA. Among the 3.5 million SNPs, some lie in intergenic regions (non-coding regions that play regulatory roles) while others...

When Is Sanger Sequencing Used in Clinical Setting?

Sanger Sequencing and NGS Sanger sequencing as a gold standard for DNA sequencing is still commonly used in clinical settings. However, there is a trend that many clinical tests are using NGS to replace Sanger sequencing. The practice leverages the throughput,...