https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Index ${session.getAttribute("locale")} 5 The MinION as a cost-effective technology for diagnostic screening of the SCN1A gene in epilepsy patients https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:43460 SCN1A mutations that cause Dravet Syndrome (DS). DNA samples (nā€‰=ā€‰7) from DS patients previously shown to carry SCN1A mutations via Ion Torrent and Sanger sequencing were sequenced using the MinION. SCN1A amplicons for 8 exons were sequenced using the MinION with 1D chemistry on an R9.4 flow cell. All known missense mutations were detected in all samples showing 100 % concordance with results from other methods. However, the MinION failed to detect the insertions/deletions (INDELs) present in these patients. Nevertheless, these results indicate that MinION is a cost-effective platform for use as an initial screening step in the detection of nucleotide substitution mutations in in SCN1A, especially in under-resourced laboratories or hospitals. Further improvements are required to reliably detect INDELS in this gene.]]> Tue 20 Sep 2022 08:42:26 AEST ]]> Associations between Cerebrovascular Function and the Expression of Genes Related to Endothelial Function in Hormonal Migraine https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:54772 Mon 11 Mar 2024 15:07:29 AEDT ]]>