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Whole Exon Sequencing
Product Category:Genome Sequencing
︱Product Description ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Whole Exome Sequencing (WES) utilizes probe hybridization to capture and enrich exonic regions of the genome, followed by high-throughput sequencing to identify genetic variants associated with protein function alterations. Although exons constitute only approximately 1% of the human genome, they harbor about 85% of known disease-causing mutations. By combining exome sequencing data with extensive information from public exome databases, this approach enables more effective filtering of benign variants and facilitates the interpretation of disease associations and pathogenic mechanisms. ︱Key Advantages --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ● Coding Region Focus Directly targets protein-coding sequences to identify variants affecting protein structure. ● High Detection Sensitivity High-depth sequencing enables the identification of common, low-frequency, and rare genetic variants. ● Cost-Efficiency Targeted sequencing of the exome (representing ~1% of the genome) significantly reduces costs, turnaround time, and analytical workload.
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