Nabsys Generates World’s First Long-Range, Non-Optical Maps of Whole Human Genomes

Demonstrates Automated, Highly Sensitive, Genome-Wide Analysis of Structural Variation

Providence, Rhode Island – Genomics firm Nabsys has produced the first long-range, non-optical maps of whole human genomes using its high-definition electronic HD- mappingTM platform. The maps have subsequently been used for genome-wide analysis of structural variants, DNA changes typically larger than several hundred base pairs which are implicated in a wide array of diseases.

Structural variants are often difficult to identify (or “call”) using traditional sequencing techniques, as the short reads generated often do not span the entire variant. While long-range optical mapping approaches enable long reads, their low resolution limits the ability to call variants. The ability to read longer segments of DNA at a higher resolution with the Nabsys HD-Mapping platform facilitates calling and analysis of variants over a wi