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- Massively parallel sequencing techniques are used for detection of fetal aneuploidy from samples that comprise fetal and maternal nucleic acids.
- Fetal DNA often constitutes less than 10% of the total DNA in a sample, for example, a maternal cell-free plasma sample. Sequencing a large number of polynucleotides to generate sufficient data for fetal aneuploidy detection can be expensive.
- Methods for randomly enriching fetal nucleic acids in cell-free maternal sample have been described, including enriching nucleic acids based on size, formaldehyde treatment, methylation status, or hybridization to oligonucleotide arrays.
- a method for determining the presence or absence of fetal aneuploidy comprising a) selectively enriching non-random polynucleotide sequences of genomic DNA from a cell-free DNA sample; b) sequencing said enriched polynucleotide sequences; c) enumerating sequence reads from said sequencing step; and d) determining the presence or absence of fetal aneuploidy based on said enumerating.
- said selectively enriching comprises performing PCR.
- said selectively enriching comprises linear amplification.
- said selectively enriching comprises enriching at least 1, 5, 10, 50, 100, or 1000 non-random polynucleotide sequences from a first chromosome. In another embodiment, said selectively enriching comprises enriching at least 1, 10, or 100 polynucleotide sequences from one or more regions of a first chromosome, wherein each region is up to 50 kb. In another embodiment, said non-random polynucleotide sequences comprise sequences that are sequenced at a rate of greater than 5-fold than other sequences on the same chromosome. In another embodiment, said non-random polynucleotide sequences each comprise about 50-1000 bases. In another embodiment, said cell-free DNA sample is a maternal sample. In another embodiment, said maternal sample is a maternal blood sample. In another embodiment, said maternal sample comprises fetal and maternal cell-free DNA. In another embodiment, said cell-free DNA is from a plurality of different individuals.
- said sequencing comprises Sanger sequencing, sequencing-by-synthesis, or massively parallel sequencing.
- said aneuploidy is trisomy 21, trisomy 18, or trisomy 13. In another embodiment, said aneuploidy is suspected or determined when the number of enumerated sequences is greater than a predetermined amount. In another embodiment, said predetermined amount is based on estimated amount of DNA in said cell-free DNA sample. In another embodiment, said predetermined amount is based on the amount of enumerated sequences from a control region.
- a method comprising: a) providing oligonucleotides that specifically hybridize to one or more polynucleotide sequences from a polynucleotide template, wherein said one or more polynucleotide sequences comprise sequences that are sequenced at rate greater than 5-fold than other sequences from the polynucleotide template; b) selectively enriching said one or more polynucleotide sequences; and c) optionally sequencing said enriched one or more polynucleotide sequences.
- each of said oligonucleotides has a substantially similar thermal profile.
- said polynucleotide sequences each comprise about 50-1000 bases.
- said polynucleotide sequences are from a cell-free DNA sample.
- said polynucleotide sequences are from a maternal sample.
- said maternal sample is a maternal blood sample.
- said maternal sample comprises fetal and maternal cell-free DNA.
- said polynucleotide template is a chromosome suspected of being aneuploid.
- said polynucleotide template is chromosome 21.
- the polynucleotide template is a chromosome not suspected of being aneuploid. In another embodiment, said polynucleotide template is chromosome 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14, 15, 16, 17, 19, 20, or 22.
- said rate is at least 10 or 50-fold. In another embodiment, there are at least 7, 10, 17, or 27 sequence reads for the sequences that were sequenced at a higher frequency rate.
- said selectively enriching comprises performing PCR. In another embodiment, said selectively enriching comprises linear amplification. In another embodiment, said selectively enriching comprises enriching at least 1, 5, 10, 50, 100, or 1000 non-random polynucleotide sequences from a first chromosome. In another embodiment, said selectively enriching comprises enriching at least 1, 10, or 100 polynucleotide sequences from one or more regions of a first chromosome, wherein each region is up to 50 kb. In another embodiment, said sequencing comprises Sanger sequencing, sequencing-by-synthesis, or massively parallel sequencing.
- the method further comprises a step of determining the presence of absence of fetal aneuploidy based on said sequencing
- a method for identifying polynucleotide sequences for enrichment in a polynucleotide template comprising: a) sequencing a plurality of polynucleotide sequences from the polynucleotide template; b) enumerating sequenced polynucleotide sequences; and c) identifying one or more sequenced polynucleotide sequences that are sequenced or that have a coverage rate at least 5-fold greater than a second set of polynucleotide sequences.
- said polynucleotide sequences are from a cell-free DNA sample. In another embodiment, said polynucleotide sequences are from a maternal sample. In another embodiment, said sequencing coverage rate is at least 10- or 50-fold. In another embodiment, there are at least 7, 10, 17, or 27 reads for the polynucleotide sequences that were sequenced at a higher frequency rate.
- said identified polynucleotide sequences are used to determine the presence or absence of fetal aneuploidy.
- kits comprising a set of oligonucleotides that selectively amplify one or more regions of a chromosome is provided, wherein each of said regions is sequenced at a rate of greater than 5-fold than other regions of the chromosome.
- each of said oligonucleotides in the kit is part of an oligonucleotide pair.
- said set of oligonucleotides comprises at least 100 oligonucleotides.
- an oligonucleotide in each oligonucleotide pair comprises sequence identical to sequence in an oligonucleotide in the other pairs and sequence unique to that individual oligonucleotide.
- a method for sequencing cell-free DNA from a maternal sample comprising: a) obtaining a maternal sample comprising cell-free DNA, b) enriching sequences that are representative of a plurality of up to 50 kb regions of a chromosome, or enriching sequences that are sequenced at a rate of at least 5-fold greater than other sequences using an Illumina Genome Analyzer sequencer, and c) sequencing said enriched sequences of cell-free DNA.
- said sequencing comprises sequencing-by-synthesis. In another embodiment, said method further comprises bridge amplification. In another embodiment, said sequencing comprises Sanger sequencing. In another embodiment, said sequencing comprises single molecule sequencing. In another embodiment, said sequencing comprises pyrosequencing. In another embodiment, said sequencing comprises a four-color sequencing-by-ligation scheme. In another embodiment, said sequenced enriched sequences are used to determine the presence or absence of fetal aneuploidy. In another aspect, one or more unique isolated genomic DNA sequences are provided, wherein said genomic DNA sequences comprise regions that are sequenced at a rate greater than 500% than other regions of genomic DNA.
- the isolated genomic DNA are sequenced by a method comprising bridge amplification, Sanger sequencing, single molecule sequencing, pyrosequencing, or a four-color sequencing by ligation scheme.
- the isolated genomic regions comprise at least 100, 1000, or 10,000 different sequences.
- the regions are present at a rate greater than 50-fold, 100-fold, 20-fold.
- the sequence is a single amplicon.
- a set of one or more oligonucleotides that selectively hybridize to one or more unique genomic DNA sequences, wherein said genomic DNA sequences comprise regions that are sequenced at a rate greater than 500% than other regions of genomic DNA.
- the oligonucleotides hybridize to the sequences under mild hybridization conditions. In another embodiment, the oligonucleotides have similar thermal profiles.
- a method comprising: a) amplifying one or more polynucleotide sequences with a first set of oligonucleotide pairs; b) amplifying the product of a) with a second set of oligonucleotides pairs; and c) amplifying the product of b) with a third set of oligonucleotide pairs.
- the first set of oligonucleotide pairs comprises sequence that distinguishes polynucleotides in one sample from polynucleotides in another sample.
- said first set of oligonucleotide pairs comprises sequence that distinguishes polynucleotides in one sample from polynucleotides in another sample and sequence that extends the length of the product.
- said polynucleotide sequences are enriched sequences.
- a method for labeling enriched polynucleotides in two or more samples comprising: a) amplifying one or more polynucleotide sequences in two or more samples with a first set of oligonucleotide pairs, wherein the first set of oligonucleotide pairs comprises sequence that distinguishes polynucleotides from one sample from polynucleotides in another sample; b) amplifying the product of a) with a second set of oligonucleotides pairs; and c) amplifying the product of b) with a third set of oligonucleotide pairs.
- a kit comprising a) a first set of oligonucleotide primer pairs comprising: sequence that selectively hybridizes to a first set of genomic DNA sequences and sequence in-common amongst each of the first set of oligonucleotide primer pairs, b) a second set of oligonucleotide primer pairs with sequence that selectively hybridizes to the common sequence of the first set of oligonucleotide primer pairs and sequence common to the second set of oligonucleotide pairs, and c) a third set of oligonucleotide primer pairs with sequence that selectively hybridizes to the common sequence of the second set of oligonucleotide pairs.
- the common region in the first set of primers comprises sequence that distinguishes polynucleotides in one sample from polynucleotides in another sample. In another embodiment, the common region in the first set of primers comprises sequence that distinguishes polynucleotides in one sample from polynucleotides in another sample and sequence that extends the length of the product.
- a kit comprising: a first set of primer pairs that selectively amplifies a set of genomic sequences to create a first set of amplification products, a second set of primer pair that selectively amplifies the first set of amplification products, and a third set of primer pairs that selectively amplifies the second set of amplification products.
- FIG. 1 illustrates a strategy for selecting sequences for enrichment based on “hot spots.”
- FIG. 2 illustrates a PCR scheme for “hot spot” enrichment.
- FIG. 3 illustrates results of amplification of chromosome 21 with different primer pairs.
- FIG. 4 illustrates simplex PCR amplification Bioanalyzer results.
- FIG. 5 illustrates simplex PCR amplification Bioanalyzer results.
- FIG. 6 illustrates multiplex PCR amplification Bioanalyzer results.
- FIG. 7 illustrates PCR amplification of approximately 60 bp amplicons from chromosome 21.
- FIG. 8 illustrates Fluidigm digital PCR analysis evidence of chromosome 21 and 1 amplification.
- FIG. 9 illustrates size and concentration of DNA library construction conditions for PCR enrichment of chromosome 21 fragments in 4 different conditions.
- FIG. 10 illustrates Illumina GA sequencing analysis.
- FIG. 10 discloses SEQ ID NOS 9-10 and 96-98, respectively, in order of appearance.
- FIG. 11 illustrates strategy for design of PCR primers for the “chromosome walk” method of amplification.
- FIG. 12 illustrates a primer pair (SEQ ID NOS 42-43, respectively, in order of appearance) designed for use in PCR amplification.
- FIG. 13 illustrates relative position of regions A, B, C, and a Down syndrome critical region on a schematic of chromosome 21.
- FIG. 14 illustrates PCR amplification results using the “chromosome walk” method of sequence selection.
- FIG. 15 illustrates enrichment of regions of chromosome 21 using the “chromosome walk” sequence selection method.
- FIG. 16 illustrates enrichment of chromosome 21 sequence and reference chromosome 1, 2, and 3 sequence.
- FIG. 17 illustrates enrichment of sequences from reference chromosomes 1, 2, and 3.
- FIG. 18 illustrates chromosome amplification rates of sequences selected using the “chromosome walk” method or based on “hot spots.”
- FIG. 19 illustrates sequence coverage of chromosome 21.
- FIG. 20 highlights different regions of sequence coverage mapped to a schematic of chromosome 21.
- FIG. 21 illustrates criteria used to select and amplify a “hot spot” region of chromosome 21.
- FIG. 22 highlights a Down syndrome critical region on a schematic of sequence reads that map to chromosome 21.
- FIG. 23 magnifies regions of sequence read coverage on a schematic of chromosome 21.
- FIG. 24 illustrates sequences reads mapped on chromosome 21 (SEQ ID NOS 99-132, respectively, in order of appearance).
- FIG. 25 illustrates primers (SEQ ID NOS 15-16, respectively, in order of appearance) designed for amplifying sequence from a 251 bp segment of chromosome 21 (SEQ ID NO: 133).
- FIG. 26 illustrates a nested PCR strategy for DNA library construction.
- the provided invention includes methods for selecting non-random polynucleotide sequences for enrichment.
- the non-random sequences can be enriched from a maternal sample for use in detecting a fetal abnormality, for example, fetal aneuploidy.
- the selection of non-random polynucleotide sequences for enrichment can be based on the frequency of sequence reads in a database of sequenced samples from one or more subjects.
- the selection of polynucleotide sequences for enrichment can be based on the identification in a sample of sequences that can be amplified in one or more regions of a chromosome.
- the selection of polynucleotide sequences to enrich can be based on knowledge of regions of chromosomes that have a role in aneuploidy.
- the selective enrichment of sequences can comprise enriching both fetal and maternal polynucleotide sequences.
- the provided invention includes methods for determining the presence or absence of a fetal abnormality comprising a step of enriching non-random polynucleotide sequences from a maternal sample.
- the non-random polynucleotide sequences can be both fetal and maternal polynucleotide sequences.
- the provided invention comprises a kit comprising oligonucleotides for use in selectively enriching non-random polynucleotide sequences.
- the provided invention includes methods for generating a library of enriched polynucleotide sequences.
- a library can be generated by the use of one or more amplification steps, which can introduce functional sequences in polynucleotide sequences that have been selectively enriched.
- the amplification steps can introduce sequences that serve as hybridization sites for oligonucleotides for sequencing, sequences that identify that sample from which the library was generated, and/or sequences that serve to extend the length of the enriched polynucleotide sequences, for example, to facilitate sequencing analysis.
- a method for determining the presence or absence of fetal aneuploidy comprising selectively enriching non-random polynucleotide sequences (e.g., genomic DNA) from a cell-free nucleic acid (e.g., DNA or RNA) sample, sequencing said enriched polynucleotide sequences, enumerating sequence reads from said sequencing step, and determining the presence or absence of fetal aneuploidy based on said enumerating.
- non-random polynucleotide sequences e.g., genomic DNA
- a cell-free nucleic acid e.g., DNA or RNA
- the selectively enriching step can comprise amplifying nucleic acids.
- Amplification can comprise performing a polymerase chain reaction (PCR) on a sample of nucleic acids.
- PCR techniques that can be used include, for example, digital PCR (dPCR), quantitative PCR (qPCR) or real-time PCR (e.g., TaqMan PCR; Applied Biosystems), reverse-transcription PCR (RT-PCR), allele-specific PCR, amplified fragment length polymorphism PCR (AFLP PCR), colony PCR, Hot Start PCR, in situ PCR (ISH PCR), inverse PCR (IPCR), long PCR, multiplex PCR, or nested PCR.
- Amplification can be linear amplification, wherein the number of copies of a nucleic acid increases at a linear rate in a reaction.
- the selectively enriching step can comprise a hybridization step.
- the hybridization can occur on a solid support.
- Sequencing data can be analyzed to identify polynucleotide sequences to be selectively enriched.
- Some polynucleotide sequences from a sample comprising nucleic acids e.g., genomic DNA
- the non-random polynucleotide sequences that are selectively enriched can comprise sequences that are sequenced at a frequency of greater than at least 2-, 3-, 4-, 5-, 6-, 7-, 8-, 9-, 10-, 15-, 20-, 25-, 30-, 40-, 50-, 60-, 70-, 80-, 90-, or 100-fold than other sequences on the same chromosome in a database of sequence information.
- the polynucleotide sequences that are sequenced at a higher frequency can be referred to as “hot-spots.”
- the non-random polynucleotides that are selectively enriched can be selected from regions of a chromosome known to have a role in a disease, for example, Down syndrome.
- the sequencing rate data can be derived from a database of enumerated polynucleotide sequences, and the database of enumerated polynucleotide sequences can be generated from one or more samples comprising non-maternal samples, maternal samples, or samples from subjects that are pregnant, have been pregnant, or are suspected of being pregnant.
- the samples can be cell-free nucleic acid (e.g., DNA or RNA) samples.
- the subjects can be mammals, e.g., human, mouse, horse, cow, dog, or cat.
- the samples can contain maternal polynucleotide sequences and/or fetal polynucleotide sequences.
- the enumerated sequences can be derived from random, massively parallel sequencing of samples, e.g., as described in U.S. Patent Application Publication Nos. 20090029377 and 20090087847, or Fan HC et al. (2008) PNAS 105:16266-71, which are herein incorporated by reference in their entireties. Techniques for massively parallel sequencing of samples are described below.
- the database can comprise sequence information from samples from at least 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80, 90, 100, 200, 300, 400, 500, 600, 700, 800, 900, 1000, 2000, 3000, 5000, 7500, 10,000, 100,000, or 1,000,000 different subjects.
- the data can be processed to indicate the overlap of individual polynucleotide sequences from the samples from the subjects ( FIGS. 22-24 ).
- the database can indicate the frequency with which one or more nucleotides at a specific chromosome position is sequenced among the samples.
- the length of the sequence that can overlap can be at least 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 35, 40, 45, 50, 55, 60, 65, 70, 75, 80, 85, 90, 95, 100, 125, 150, 175, 200, 225, 250, 275, or 300 bases.
- the frequency of sequencing of one or more nucleotides at a first position of a chromosome can be compared to the frequency of sequencing of one or more other nucleotides at a second position on the chromosome to determine the fold frequency at which the first position was sequenced relative to the second position.
- sequence (polynucleotide sequence or base) that is sequenced at a higher frequency can be sequenced at least 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 35, 40, 45, 50, 60, 70, 80, 90, 100, 200, 300, 400, 500, 600, 700, 800, 900, 1000, 2000, 3000, 5000, 7500, 10,000, 100,000, or 1,000,000 times in one or more samples in the database.
- a method for identifying polynucleotide sequences for enrichment in a polynucleotide template comprising sequencing a plurality of polynucleotide sequences from the polynucleotide template, enumerating sequenced polynucleotide sequences, and identifying one or more sequenced polynucleotide sequences that are sequenced or that have a coverage rate at least 5-fold greater than a second set of polynucleotide sequences.
- one or more unique isolated genomic DNA sequences are provided, wherein said genomic DNA sequences comprise regions that are sequenced at a rate greater than 5-fold than other regions of genomic DNA.
- the isolated genomic sequences can comprise at least 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80, 90, 100, 200, 300, 400, 500, 600, 700, 800, 900, 1000, 2000, 3000, 4000, 5000, 6000, 7000, 8000, 9000, or 10,000 different sequences.
- Each isolated genomic sequence can be a single amplicon.
- a set of one or more oligonucleotides that selectively hybridize to the isolated sequences is provided.
- the oligonucleotides can hybridize to the sequences under mild hybridization conditions.
- the oligonucleotides can have similar thermal profiles.
- the non-random sequences to be selectively enriched are identified based on the number of times they are sequenced in a database of sequence information, independent of the rate of sequencing of a second set of sequences.
- the sequences to be selectively enriched can be those that are sequenced at least 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 35, 40, 45, 50, 60, 70, 80, 90, 100, 200, 300, 400, 500, 600, 700, 800, 900, 1000, 2000, 3000, 5000, 7500, 10,000, 100,000, or 1,000,000 times in one or more samples in the database.
- the number of non-random polynucleotide sequences that can be selectively enriched in a sample can be at least 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 30, 35, 40, 45, 50, 55, 60, 65, 70, 75, 80, 85, 90, 95, 100, 150, 200, 250, 300, 400, 500, 600, 700, 750, 800, 900, or 1000.
- the size of the non-random polynucleotide sequences to be selectively enriched can comprise about 10-1000, 10-500, 10-260, 10-260, 10-200, 50-150, or 50-100 bases or bp, or at least 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, 45, 50, 55, 60, 66, 70, 75, 80, 85, 90, 95, 100, 110, 120, 130, 140, 150, 160, 170, 180, 190, 200, 210, 220, 230, 240, 250, 260, 270, 280, 290, 300, 400, 500, 600, 700, 800, 900, or 1000 bases or bp.
- the selective enrichment step can comprise designing oligonucleotides (primers) that hybridize specifically to polynucleotide sequences that are sequenced at a higher frequency than other sequences on a chromosome or are sequenced a certain number of times.
- a program for example, Basic Local Alignment Search Tool (BLAST), can be used to design oligonucleotides that hybridize to sequence specific to one chromosome or region.
- the oligonucleotide primers can be manually designed by a user, e.g., using known genome or chromosome sequence template as a guide.
- a computer can be used to design the oligonucleotides.
- the oligonucleotides can be designed to avoid hybridizing to sequence with one or more polymorphisms, e.g., single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs).
- SNPs single nucleotide polymorphisms
- One or more oligonucleotide pairs can be generated to hybridize specifically to one or more polynucleotide sequences; the oligonucleotide pairs can be used in amplification reactions, e.g., a PCR technique described above, to selectively enrich sequences.
- the oligonucleotides or oligonucleotide pairs can be provided in a kit.
- a set of oligonucleotides can be generated wherein each oligonucleotide has a similar thermal profile (e.g., T m ).
- a set of oligonucleotides can comprise at least 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, 45, 50, 55, 60, 65, 70, 75, 80, 85, 90, 95 or 100 oligonucleotide pairs.
- An oligonucleotide pair can be a pair of oligonucleotides that can hybridize to and amplify a sequence in a PCR.
- Each of the pairs of oligonucleotides can comprise sequence identical to sequence in all the other oligonucleotide pairs and sequence unique to that individual oligonucleotide pair.
- kits comprising a set of oligonucleotides that selectively hybridize and/or used to amplify one or more regions of a chromosome is provided, wherein each of said regions is sequenced at a rate of greater than 5-fold than other regions of the chromosome.
- the oligonucleotides can have the properties of the oligonucleotides described above.
- the selective enriching of non-random polynucleotide sequences can comprise identifying for enrichment and/or enriching at least 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, 45, 50, 55, 60, 65, 70, 75, 80, 85, 90, 95 or 100 polynucleotide sequences from one or more regions of a first chromosome.
- the length of a region can be at least, or up to, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, 45, 50, 55, 60, 65, 70, 75, 80, 85, 90, 95, 100, 200, 300, 400, 500, 600, 700, 800, 900, 1000, 2000, 3000, 4000, 5000, 6000, 7000, 8000, 9000, or 10,000 kb.
- the number of regions from which sequences can be enriched can be at least 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, or 10.
- the selection of polynucleotide sequences to be enriched can be independent of the rate at which polynucleotides are sequenced in other samples.
- the polynucleotide sequences to be enriched can be clustered in a region, wherein the cluster can comprise about 1000-8000 bp, 1000-7000 bp, 1000-6000 bp, 1000-5000 bp, 1000-4000 bp, 1000-3000 bp, 1000-2000 bp, 4000-8000 bp, 5000-8000 bp, 6000-8000 bp, or 7000-8000 bp.
- the regions can be selected based on knowledge of a role for the region in a disease, for example, Down syndrome.
- polynucleotide sequences selected using this technique can be enriched (e.g., amplified) in practice, whereas some of the polynucleotide sequences selected using this technique may not be enriched (e.g., amplified) in practice.
- the polynucleotide sequences that are enriched using this identification technique can be used for subsequent enumeration and aneuploidy detection.
- Oligonucleotide can be designed that hybridize specifically to polynucleotide sequences within a region (e.g., 50 kb).
- the oligonucleotide (primer) design can be automated to select sequences within a region (e.g., 50 kb) for enrichment using assembled chromosome sequence as a template for design. No prior knowledge of the level of sequenced polynucleotide sequences in other samples (e.g., in a database sequence information) is necessary to select the sequences for enrichment.
- PRIMER-BLAST from NCBI open/public software
- the oligonucleotides can be designed to avoid hybridizing with sequences that contains one or more polymorphisms, e.g., a single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP).
- One or more oligonucleotide pairs can be generated to hybridize specifically to one or more polynucleotide sequences; the oligonucleotide pairs can be used in amplification reactions, e.g., using a PCR technique described above.
- a set of oligonucleotides can be generated wherein each oligonucleotide has a similar thermal profile (e.g., T m ).
- the set of oligonucleotides can comprise at least 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, 45, 50, 55, 60, 65, 70, 75, 80, 85, 90, 95 or 100 oligonucleotide pairs.
- a kit comprising oligonucleotide pairs that can hybridize to specific polynucleotide sequences within a region (e.g., 50 kb).
- Each of the pairs of oligonucleotides can comprises sequence identical to sequence in all the other oligonucleotide pairs and sequence unique to that individual oligonucleotide pair.
- the sample from which the non-random polynucleotide sequences are to be selectively enriched can be a maternal sample.
- Maternal samples that can be used in the methods of the provided invention include, for example, whole blood, serum, plasma, sweat, tears, ear flow, sputum, lymph, bone marrow suspension, lymph, urine, saliva, semen, sweat, vaginal flow, feces, transcervical lavage, cerebrospinal fluid, brain fluid, ascites, milk, or secretions of the respiratory, intestinal and genitourinary tracts.
- a sample can be from a processed blood sample, for example, a buffy coat sample.
- a buffy coat sample is an anticoagulated blood sample that forms after density gradient centrifugation of whole blood.
- a buffy coat sample contains, e.g., maternal nucleated cells, e.g., peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs).
- PBMCs peripheral blood mononuclear cells
- a sample comprises fetal cells (e.g., fetal nucleated red blood cells (fnRBCs) or trophoblasts) and maternal cells.
- fetal cells e.g., fetal nucleated red blood cells (fnRBCs) or trophoblasts
- a cell-free nucleic acid (e.g., DNA or RNA) sample can be a maternal sample, for example, serum or plasma. Methods for generating serum or plasma and methods for extracting nucleic acids are known in the art.
- a cell-free sample can comprise fetal and maternal cell-free nucleic acid, for example, DNA or RNA.
- a cell-free DNA sample can be from a plurality of different subjects. Samples used for generation of a database of sequenced polynucleotides can be cell-free nucleic acid samples.
- Applicable nucleic acid sequencing methods that can be used in the methods of the provided invention include, e.g., multi-parallel sequencing, massively parallel sequencing, sequencing-by-synthesis, ultra-deep sequencing, shot-gun sequencing, and Sanger sequencing, e.g., using labeled terminators or primers and gel separation in slab or capillary. These sequencing methods have been described previously. For example, a description of shotgun sequencing can be found in Fan et al. (2008) PNAS 105:16266-16271. Sanger sequencing methods are described in Sambrook et al., (2001) Molecular Cloning, Third Edition, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press.
- DNA sequencing techniques can include sequencing-by-synthesis using reversibly terminated labeled nucleotides, pyrosequencing, 454 sequencing, allele specific hybridization to a library of labeled oligonucleotide probes, sequencing by synthesis using allele specific hybridization to a library of labeled clones followed by ligation, real time monitoring of the incorporation of labeled nucleotides during a polymerization step, polony sequencing, and SOLiD sequencing.
- a sequencing technology that can be used in the methods of the provided invention is SOLEXA sequencing (Illumina).
- SOLEXA sequencing is based on the amplification of DNA on a solid surface using fold-back PCR and anchored primers. Genomic DNA is fragmented, and adapters are added to the 5′ and 3′ ends of the fragments. DNA fragments that are attached to the surface of flow cell channels are extended and bridge amplified. The fragments become double stranded, and the double stranded molecules are denatured. Multiple cycles of the solid-phase amplification followed by denaturation can create several million clusters of approximately 1,000 copies of single-stranded DNA molecules of the same template in each channel of the flow cell.
- Primers DNA polymerase and four fluorophore-labeled, reversibly terminating nucleotides are used to perform sequential sequencing. After nucleotide incorporation, a laser is used to excite the fluorophores, and an image is captured and the identity of the first base is recorded. The 3′ terminators and fluorophores from each incorporated base are removed and the incorporation, detection and identification steps are repeated.
- tSMS Helicos True Single Molecule Sequencing
- a DNA sample is cleaved into strands of approximately 100 to 200 nucleotides, and a polyA sequence is added to the 3′ end of each DNA strand.
- Each strand is labeled by the addition of a fluorescently labeled adenosine nucleotide.
- the DNA strands are then hybridized to a flow cell, which contains millions of oligo-T capture sites that are immobilized to the flow cell surface.
- the templates can be at a density of about 100 million templates/cm 2 .
- the flow cell is then loaded into an instrument, e.g., HeliScopeTM sequencer, and a laser illuminates the surface of the flow cell, revealing the position of each template.
- a CCD camera can map the position of the templates on the flow cell surface.
- the template fluorescent label is then cleaved and washed away.
- the sequencing reaction begins by introducing a DNA polymerase and a fluorescently labeled nucleotide.
- the oligo-T nucleic acid serves as a primer.
- the polymerase incorporates the labeled nucleotides to the primer in a template directed manner. The polymerase and unincorporated nucleotides are removed.
- the templates that have directed incorporation of the fluorescently labeled nucleotide are detected by imaging the flow cell surface. After imaging, a cleavage step removes the fluorescent label, and the process is repeated with other fluorescently labeled nucleotides until the desired read length is achieved. Sequence information is collected with each nucleotide addition step.
- 454 sequencing involves two steps. In the first step, DNA is sheared into fragments of approximately 300-800 base pairs, and the fragments are blunt-ended. Oligonucleotide adaptors are then ligated to the ends of the fragments. The adaptors serve as primers for amplification and sequencing of the fragments.
- the fragments can be attached to DNA capture beads, e.g., streptavidin-coated beads using, e.g., Adaptor B, which contains 5′-biotin tag.
- the fragments attached to the beads are PCR amplified within droplets of an oil-water emulsion. The result is multiple copies of clonally amplified DNA fragments on each bead.
- the beads are captured in wells (pico-liter sized). Pyrosequencing is performed on each DNA fragment in parallel. Addition of one or more nucleotides generates a light signal that is recorded by a CCD camera in a sequencing instrument. The signal strength is proportional to the number of nucleotides incorporated.
- Pyrosequencing makes use of pyrophosphate (PPi) which is released upon nucleotide addition.
- PPi is converted to ATP by ATP sulfurylase in the presence of adenosine 5′ phosphosulfate.
- Luciferase uses ATP to convert luciferin to oxyluciferin, and this reaction generates light that is detected and analyzed.
- SOLiD sequencing genomic DNA is sheared into fragments, and adaptors are attached to the 5′ and 3′ ends of the fragments to generate a fragment library.
- internal adaptors can be introduced by ligating adaptors to the 5′ and 3′ ends of the fragments, circularizing the fragments, digesting the circularized fragment to generate an internal adaptor, and attaching adaptors to the 5′ and 3′ ends of the resulting fragments to generate a mate-paired library.
- clonal bead populations are prepared in microreactors containing beads, primers, template, and PCR components. Following PCR, the templates are denatured and beads are enriched to separate the beads with extended templates. Templates on the selected beads are subjected to a 3′ modification that permits bonding to a glass slide.
- the sequence can be determined by sequential hybridization and ligation of partially random oligonucleotides with a central determined base (or pair of bases) that is identified by a specific fluorophore. After a color is recorded, the ligated oligonucleotide is cleaved and removed and the process is then repeated.
- SMRT single molecule, real-time
- each of the four DNA bases is attached to one of four different fluorescent dyes. These dyes are phospholinked.
- a single DNA polymerase is immobilized with a single molecule of template single stranded DNA at the bottom of a zero-mode waveguide (ZMW).
- ZMW zero-mode waveguide
- a ZMW is a confinement structure which enables observation of incorporation of a single nucleotide by DNA polymerase against the background of fluorescent nucleotides that rapidly diffuse in an out of the ZMW (in microseconds). It takes several milliseconds to incorporate a nucleotide into a growing strand.
- the fluorescent label is excited and produces a fluorescent signal, and the fluorescent tag is cleaved off. Detection of the corresponding fluorescence of the dye indicates which base was incorporated. The process is repeated.
- a nanopore is a small hole, of the order of 1 nanometer in diameter. Immersion of a nanopore in a conducting fluid and application of a potential across it results in a slight electrical current due to conduction of ions through the nanopore. The amount of current which flows is sensitive to the size of the nanopore. As a DNA molecule passes through a nanopore, each nucleotide on the DNA molecule obstructs the nanopore to a different degree. Thus, the change in the current passing through the nanopore as the DNA molecule passes through the nanopore represents a reading of the DNA sequence.
- a sequencing technique that can be used in the methods of the provided invention involves using a chemical-sensitive field effect transistor (chemFET) array to sequence DNA (e.g., as described in U.S. Patent Application Publication No. 20090026082).
- chemFET chemical-sensitive field effect transistor
- DNA molecules can be placed into reaction chambers, and the template molecules can be hybridized to a sequencing primer bound to a polymerase.
- Incorporation of one or more triphosphates into a new nucleic acid strand at the 3′ end of the sequencing primer can be detected by a change in current by a chemFET.
- An array can have multiple chemFET sensors.
- single nucleic acids can be attached to beads, and the nucleic acids can be amplified on the bead, and the individual beads can be transferred to individual reaction chambers on a chemFET array, with each chamber having a chemFET sensor, and the nucleic acids can be sequenced.
- the sequencing technique used in the methods of the provided invention can generate at least 1000 reads per run, at least 10,000 reads per run, at least 100,000 reads per run, at least 500,000 reads per run, or at least 1,000,000 reads per run.
- the sequencing technique used in the methods of the provided invention can generate about 30 bp, about 40 bp, about 50 bp, about 60 bp, about 70 bp, about 80 bp, about 90 bp, about 100 bp, about 110, about 120 bp per read, about 150 bp, about 200 bp, about 250 bp, about 300 bp, about 350 bp, about 400 bp, about 450 bp, about 500 bp, about 550 bp, or about 600 bp per read.
- the sequencing technique used in the methods of the provided invention can generate at least 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80, 90, 100, 110, 120, 150, 200, 250, 300, 350, 400, 450, 500, 550, or 600 bp per read.
- a method for sequencing cell-free DNA from a maternal sample comprising obtaining a maternal sample comprising cell-free DNA, enriching sequences that are representative of one or more 50 kb regions of a chromosome, or enriching sequences that are sequenced at a rate of at least 2-fold greater than other sequences, using an Illumina sequencer (e.g., Illumina Genome Analyzer IIx) and sequencing said enriched sequences of cell-free DNA.
- an Illumina sequencer e.g., Illumina Genome Analyzer IIx
- the non-random sequences to be selectively enriched can include those on a chromosome suspected of being aneuploid in a fetus and/or on a chromosome suspected of being euploid in a fetus.
- Polynucleotide sequences from chromosome 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, X, or Y can be selectively enriched.
- Chromosomes suspected of being aneuploid in a fetus can include chromosome 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, X, or Y.
- Chromosomes suspected of being euploid in a fetus can include chromosome 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, X, or Y.
- Aneuploidy is a state where there is an abnormal number of chromosome(s), or parts of a chromosome.
- Aneuploidy can include, for example, monosomy, partial monosomy, trisomy, partial trisomy, tetrasomy, and pentasomy.
- Examples of aneuploidy that can be detected include Angelman syndrome (15q11.2-q13), cri-du-chat syndrome (5p-), DiGeorge syndrome and Velo-cardiofacial syndrome (22q11.2), Miller-Dieker syndrome (17 p13.3), Prader-Willi syndrome (15q11.2-q13), retinoblastoma (13q14), Smith-Magenis syndrome (17 p11.2), trisomy 13 (Patau syndrome), trisomy 16, trisomy 18 (Edward syndrome), trisomy 21 (Down syndrome), triploidy, Williams syndrome (7q 11.23), and Wolf-Hirschhom syndrome (4p-).
- sex chromosome abnormalities that can be detected by methods described herein include, but are not limited to, Kallman syndrome (Xp22.3), steroid sulfate deficiency (STS) (Xp22.3), X-linked ichthyosis (Xp22.3), Klinefelter syndrome (XXY), fragile X syndrome, Turner syndrome, metafemales or trisomy X (XXX syndrome, 47,XXX aneuploidy), and monosomy X.
- Kallman syndrome Xp22.3
- STS steroid sulfate deficiency
- Xp22.3 X-linked ichthyosis
- Klinefelter syndrome XXY
- fragile X syndrome Turner syndrome
- metafemales or trisomy X XXX syndrome, 47,XXX aneuploidy
- monosomy X monosomy X.
- the enrichment methods can also be used to detect locus- and allele-specific sequences of interest, for example, autosomal and sex chromosomal point mutations, deletions, insertions, and translocations, which can be associated disease.
- translocations associated with disease include, for example, t(9; 22)(q34; q11)—Philadelphia chromosome, CML, ALL; t(2; 5)(p23; q35) (anaplastic large cell lymphoma); t(8; 14)—Burkitt's lymphoma (c-myc); t(8; 21)(q22; q22)—acute myeloblastic leukemia with maturation (AML1-ETO); t(12; 21)(p12; q22)—ALL (TEL-AML1); t(12; 15)(p13; q25)—(TEL-TrkC); t(9; 12)(p24;
- Aneuploidy can be suspected or determined when the number of enumerated sequences is greater than a predetermined amount.
- the predetermined amount can be based on estimated amount of DNA in a cell-free DNA sample.
- the predetermined amount can be based on the amount of enumerated sequences from a control region.
- a method for generating a library of selectively enriched non-random polynucleotide sequences comprising a) amplifying one or more polynucleotide sequences with a first set of oligonucleotide pairs, b) amplifying the product of a) with a second set of oligonucleotides pairs; and c) amplifying the product of b) with a third set of oligonucleotide pairs.
- the polynucleotide sequences can be those enriched by the methods of the provided invention.
- the first set of oligonucleotide pairs can comprise sequence that distinguishes polynucleotides in one sample from polynucleotides in another sample.
- the first set of oligonucleotide pairs can comprise sequence that distinguishes polynucleotides in one sample from polynucleotides in another sample and sequence that extends the length of the product.
- Bridge amplification in Illumina (SOLEXA) sequencing can be most effective when the sequences are 100-500 bp. Fetal nucleic acid sequences are often less than 250 bp, and sequences of less than 100 bp can be amplified from cell-free samples. Thus, the sequence that extends the length of the product can facilitate SOLEXA sequencing.
- the polynucleotide sequences can be sequences enriched using the methods described herein.
- a method for labeling enriched polynucleotides in two or more samples comprising: a) amplifying one or more polynucleotide sequences in two or more samples with a first set of oligonucleotide pairs, wherein the first set of oligonucleotide pairs comprises sequence that distinguishes polynucleotides from one sample from polynucleotides in another sample, b) amplifying the product of a) with a second set of oligonucleotides pairs; and c) amplifying the product of b) with a third set of oligonucleotide pairs.
- a kit comprising a) a first set of oligonucleotide primer pairs comprising: sequence that selectively hybridizes to a first set of genomic DNA sequences and sequence in-common amongst each of the first set of oligonucleotide primer pairs, b) a second set of oligonucleotide primer pairs with sequence that selectively hybridizes to the common sequence of the first set of oligonucleotide primer pairs and sequence common to the second set of oligonucleotide pairs, and c) a third set of oligonucleotide primer pairs with sequence that selectively hybridizes to the common sequence of the second set of oligonucleotide pairs.
- the first set of primers can comprise sequence that distinguishes polynucleotides in one sample from polynucleotides in another sample.
- the common region in the first set of primers can comprise sequence that distinguishes polynucleotides in one sample from polynucleotides in another sample and that extends the length of the product.
- a kit comprising: a first set of primer pairs that selectively amplifies a set of genomic sequences to create a first set of amplification products, a second set of primer pair that selectively amplifies the first set of amplification products, and a third set of primer pairs that selectively amplifies the second set of amplification products.
- FIG. 1 illustrates a strategy for selecting sequences from chromosome 21 for enrichment.
- step 100 sequence run data was combined.
- Total chromosome 21 sequence reads were used (102). These samples can include reads from samples that contain trisomy 21. “Hot” and “cold” regions of sequence coverage were mapped on chromosome 21 (104). For example, the region examined can be within a 5.8 Mb Down syndrome critical region (DSCR).
- PCR primers are designed, which can anneal to intergenic DNA or intragenic DNA (106). The primers were designed to anneal specifically with chromosome 21.
- the regions to be amplified can be a hot spot region, or region to which a number of sequence reads map (108).
- the PCR fragments generated can be approximately 200 bp in length.
- sequencing analysis is performed using BioAnalyzer analysis and/or PCR/probe analysis (110).
- PCR primers were designed to generate amplicons of approximately 200 bp and 150 bp from cell-free DNA template, as depicted is shown in FIG. 2 .
- PCR amplification was performed using both simplex and multiplex reactions. The size of the amplicons was analyzed by Agilent 2100 Bioanalyzer and DNA 1000 kit. Sequences for primer pairs 1 — 150, 2 — 150, 3 — 150, 4 — 150, 5 — 150, 6 — 150, and 7 — 150 regions amplification, used in generating the data in FIGS. 2 , 3 , 4 , and 5 , are shown in Table 1.
- Primer sequences for 1 — 200, 2 — 200, 3 — 200, 4 — 200, 5 — 200, and 6 — 200 regions amplification, for FIGS. 2 , 4 , and 6 are illustrated in Table 2.
- FIG. 3 illustrates amounts of nucleic acids that were detected for different samples of cell-free plasma DNA using different primers.
- FIG. 4 illustrates simplex PCR Amplification Bioanalyzer results, some of which correspond to the data in FIG. 3 .
- FIG. 5 illustrates results of PCR amplification of chromosome 21 in singleplex reactions.
- FIG. 6 illustrates Bioanalyzer results for multiplex PCR amplifications of chromosome 21.
- FIG. 7 illustrates Bioanalyzer results for PCR amplifications of approximately 60 bp amplicons.
- Table 3. illustrates primer sequences for 1 — 150 — 60 and 2 — 150 — 60 region PCR amplification.
- FIG. 8A illustrates enrichment of chromosome 1 and 21 sequence.
- Four different sequences from chromosome 21 were amplified, as well a region from chromosome 1. Numbers of molecules were counted by dPCR. The ratio of the different sequences of chromosome 21 to chromosome 1 sequences from samples that underwent enrichment was calculated. Also provided are the ratio of chromosome 21 to 1 sequences from non-enriched (cf plasma DNA) samples.
- genomic DNA was extracted from a cultured T21 cell line (Down Syndrome in origin) as positive control to show that dPCR primer/probe can amplify the ch21. The T21 cell line was ordered from ATCC and cultured in the lab: ATCC number: CCL-54; Organism: Homo sapiens; Morphology: fibroblast; Disease: Down syndrome; Gender: male; Ethnicity: Caucasian.
- FIG. 8B illustrates a comparison of chromosome 1 and 21 counts pre-amplification (left side). Shown on the right side of the chart is the state following enrichment for ch21 — 5 using 5 — 60 — 150 primers (Table 3); amplified sequences were probed with chromosome 1-VIC and chromosome 21-FAM probes (Table 3). Only Ch21 — 5 sequence was amplified.
- FIG. 8C illustrates the size of an enriched fragment, ch21 — 5, using 5 — 60 — 150 primers (Table 3).
- a DNA library was generated with 24103 — 5 — 150 PCR fragment using Illumina ChIP-Seq Sample Preparation kit in 4 different conditions. The size and concentration of the generated DNA library was analyzed using Bioanalyzer shown in FIG. 9 .
- This DNA library was sequenced using an Illumina GA Sequencer and the sequences was analyzed with Illumina Pipeline software. The output sequencing reads were aligned to a human reference sequence. The correct and unique aligned sequences were then scored, of which 20% and 12% are exactly the same sequences of forward and reverse primer sequences and adjacent flanking sequences, respectively, as shown in the FIG. 10 .
- FIG. 11 illustrates an overview of the chromosome walk strategy for sequence enrichment.
- a 5.8 Mbp Down syndrome critical region was selected (1100).
- PRIMER-BLAST (1102) was used to design 100 PCR primers (1104) in 50,000 bp regions.
- Unique sequences on chromosome 21 were sought to generate approximately 140-150 bp fragments.
- Primers were selected from different clusters in different regions on chromosome 21 (1106) and synthesized and arranged in 96 well plates (1108).
- FIG. 12 illustrates a primer pair that was designed, indicating length, annealing position on chromosome 21, melting temperature (T m ), and percent GC content.
- FIG. 13 illustrates the positions of three 50 kbp regions in a Down syndrome critical region on chromosome 21.
- FIG. 14 illustrates Bioanalyzer results of PCR amplification of different sequences from clusters A, B, and C in regions A, B, and C on chromosome 21.
- FIG. 15 illustrates amplification results from different clusters in regions A, B, and C of chromosome 21, one primer pair/cluster.
- FIG. 16 illustrates PCR amplification of chromosome 21 and reference chromosome 1 sequences.
- Ch21_A25, ch21_B16, and ch21_C58 are sequences selected using chromosome walk strategy.
- Ch1 — 1, ch1 — 2, ch2 — 1, ch2 — 2, ch3 — 1, ch3 — 2 are sequences selected using “hot spot” strategy.
- the sequences of primers used to generate data in FIGS. 15 and 16 is in Table 4.
- Ch1_1_150_R CAGAGCTGGGAGGGATGAG ref.1 ch1_2_150_F TGCAACAGCTTCGTTGGTAG ch1_2_150_R TAGGTCCAGCAGGAAGTTGG ch2_1_150_F GTCGGAGAAGATCCGTGAGA ch2_1_150_R CCAGGCATCAATGTCATCAG ch2_2_150_F TGTCAACCAGACGTTCCAAA ch2_2_150_R TAACACAGCTGGTGCCTGAG ch3_1_150_F ATTCCCCCTTAACCACTTGC ch3_1_150_R GAGGGTGTCTCGCTTGGTC ch3_2_150_F GCTGAGTAGGAAATGGGAGGT ch3_2_150_R CTGCAGTCAGGGAGCAGAGT
- FIG. 17 illustrates PCR amplification of reference chromosomes 1, 2, and 3. Primer sequences used to generate data are shown in Table 4.
- FIG. 18 illustrates a comparison of amplification success rate using the “chromosome walk” method and the “hot spot” sequence selection method. 76% (16/21) amplifications of chromosome 21 were successful using the “chromosome walk” method to select sequences. 100% (7/7) sequences selected based on “hot spots” on chromosome 21 amplified. 100% (5/5) sequences selected based on “hot spots” on chromosomes 1, 2, and/or 3 amplified.
- Sequences for enrichment can be chosen on the basis of being in a “hotspot,” a region of relatively high sequence coverage.
- FIG. 19 illustrates that sequence runs from multiple samples were combined to give 79% coverage of chromosome 21.
- FIG. 20 shows a schematic of chromosome 21 to which sequence reads have been mapped. Some regions have more sequence coverage than other regions.
- FIG. 21 illustrates an example of a process that was used to select a specific region of 251 base pairs for amplification.
- FIGS. 22A and B illustrate the relative position for a Down syndrome critical region (35,892,000-41,720,000) on chromosome 21. Magnified views of the sequence reads mapped to chromosome 21 are shown in FIG. 23 .
- FIG. 24 illustrates sequence reads that map to a 4207 bp region on chromosome 21 and a 251 bp region within that 4207 bp region. The Y axis is the number of sequence reads at a chromosome position.
- FIG. 25 illustrates a primer pair that was designed to anneal to sequence with the 251 bp region.
- FIG. 26 illustrates methods for generating library of enriched sequences.
- a three step PCR amplification process is used to generate a library of enriched nucleic acids where the fragments have sequence incorporated that can be used for annealing to primers for subsequent sequencing.
- a first pair of primers is used to amplify enriched sequences. These primers have sequence that anneals to a second set of primers that is used to amplify products of the first reaction.
- the second set of primers can have sequence that can anneal to sequencing primers.
- a third set of primers anneals to sequence from the first set of primers and is used further amplify the products.
- the third set of primers also introduces sequence onto the fragments that can anneal to sequencing primers.
- the PCR scheme in FIG. 26B illustrates a means for indexing sequences.
- the enriched fragments from each sample e.g., individual maternal cell-free samples
- the three step PCR proceeds as shown in FIG. 26A with indexing sequence being incorporated in primers used in the first amplification step.
- the indexing sequence can be in primers used for the 1 st , 2 nd or 3 rd amplification step.
- the PCR scheme in FIG. 26C differs in that sequence is incorporated that serves to extend the length of enriched fragments. Fetal DNA in maternal cell-free samples is often less than 200 bp in size. Some amplifications enrich fragments that are, e.g., 60 bp in size. However, sequence reactions using, e.g., Illumina sequencing technology are more efficient when fragments are at least 100 bp in length. Thus, the PCR indexing scheme can be modified, e.g., as shown in FIG. 26C , to amplify fragments with sequence in the 1 st , 2 nd , or 3 rd step that serves to lengthen the fragments in the library.
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- This application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application No. 61/297,755, filed Jan. 23, 2010, which application is incorporated herein by reference.
- The instant application contains a Sequence Listing which has been submitted in ASCII format via EFS-Web and is hereby incorporated by reference in its entirety. Said ASCII copy, created on May 11, 2011, is named 32477692.txt and is 27,793 bytes in size.
- Massively parallel sequencing techniques are used for detection of fetal aneuploidy from samples that comprise fetal and maternal nucleic acids. Fetal DNA often constitutes less than 10% of the total DNA in a sample, for example, a maternal cell-free plasma sample. Sequencing a large number of polynucleotides to generate sufficient data for fetal aneuploidy detection can be expensive. Methods for randomly enriching fetal nucleic acids in cell-free maternal sample have been described, including enriching nucleic acids based on size, formaldehyde treatment, methylation status, or hybridization to oligonucleotide arrays. There is a need for a means of selectively enriching non-random fetal and maternal polynucleotide sequences in a way that facilitates aneuploidy detection by massively parallel sequencing techniques and increases the sensitivity of aneuploidy detection.
- In one aspect, a method for determining the presence or absence of fetal aneuploidy is provided comprising a) selectively enriching non-random polynucleotide sequences of genomic DNA from a cell-free DNA sample; b) sequencing said enriched polynucleotide sequences; c) enumerating sequence reads from said sequencing step; and d) determining the presence or absence of fetal aneuploidy based on said enumerating. In one embodiment, said selectively enriching comprises performing PCR. In another embodiment, said selectively enriching comprises linear amplification. In another embodiment, said selectively enriching comprises enriching at least 1, 5, 10, 50, 100, or 1000 non-random polynucleotide sequences from a first chromosome. In another embodiment, said selectively enriching comprises enriching at least 1, 10, or 100 polynucleotide sequences from one or more regions of a first chromosome, wherein each region is up to 50 kb. In another embodiment, said non-random polynucleotide sequences comprise sequences that are sequenced at a rate of greater than 5-fold than other sequences on the same chromosome. In another embodiment, said non-random polynucleotide sequences each comprise about 50-1000 bases. In another embodiment, said cell-free DNA sample is a maternal sample. In another embodiment, said maternal sample is a maternal blood sample. In another embodiment, said maternal sample comprises fetal and maternal cell-free DNA. In another embodiment, said cell-free DNA is from a plurality of different individuals.
- In another embodiment, said sequencing comprises Sanger sequencing, sequencing-by-synthesis, or massively parallel sequencing.
- In another embodiment, said aneuploidy is trisomy 21,
trisomy 18, or trisomy 13. In another embodiment, said aneuploidy is suspected or determined when the number of enumerated sequences is greater than a predetermined amount. In another embodiment, said predetermined amount is based on estimated amount of DNA in said cell-free DNA sample. In another embodiment, said predetermined amount is based on the amount of enumerated sequences from a control region. - In another aspect, a method is provided comprising: a) providing oligonucleotides that specifically hybridize to one or more polynucleotide sequences from a polynucleotide template, wherein said one or more polynucleotide sequences comprise sequences that are sequenced at rate greater than 5-fold than other sequences from the polynucleotide template; b) selectively enriching said one or more polynucleotide sequences; and c) optionally sequencing said enriched one or more polynucleotide sequences.
- In another embodiment, each of said oligonucleotides has a substantially similar thermal profile. In another embodiment, said polynucleotide sequences each comprise about 50-1000 bases. In another embodiment, said polynucleotide sequences are from a cell-free DNA sample. In another embodiment, said polynucleotide sequences are from a maternal sample. In another embodiment, said maternal sample is a maternal blood sample. In another embodiment, said maternal sample comprises fetal and maternal cell-free DNA. In another embodiment, said polynucleotide template is a chromosome suspected of being aneuploid. In another embodiment, said polynucleotide template is
chromosome 21. In another embodiment, the polynucleotide template is a chromosome not suspected of being aneuploid. In another embodiment, said polynucleotide template ischromosome - In another embodiment, said rate is at least 10 or 50-fold. In another embodiment, there are at least 7, 10, 17, or 27 sequence reads for the sequences that were sequenced at a higher frequency rate. In another embodiment, said selectively enriching comprises performing PCR. In another embodiment, said selectively enriching comprises linear amplification. In another embodiment, said selectively enriching comprises enriching at least 1, 5, 10, 50, 100, or 1000 non-random polynucleotide sequences from a first chromosome. In another embodiment, said selectively enriching comprises enriching at least 1, 10, or 100 polynucleotide sequences from one or more regions of a first chromosome, wherein each region is up to 50 kb. In another embodiment, said sequencing comprises Sanger sequencing, sequencing-by-synthesis, or massively parallel sequencing.
- In another embodiment, the method further comprises a step of determining the presence of absence of fetal aneuploidy based on said sequencing
- In another aspect, a method for identifying polynucleotide sequences for enrichment in a polynucleotide template is provided comprising: a) sequencing a plurality of polynucleotide sequences from the polynucleotide template; b) enumerating sequenced polynucleotide sequences; and c) identifying one or more sequenced polynucleotide sequences that are sequenced or that have a coverage rate at least 5-fold greater than a second set of polynucleotide sequences.
- In one embodiment, said polynucleotide sequences are from a cell-free DNA sample. In another embodiment, said polynucleotide sequences are from a maternal sample. In another embodiment, said sequencing coverage rate is at least 10- or 50-fold. In another embodiment, there are at least 7, 10, 17, or 27 reads for the polynucleotide sequences that were sequenced at a higher frequency rate.
- In another embodiment, said identified polynucleotide sequences are used to determine the presence or absence of fetal aneuploidy.
- In another aspect, a kit comprising a set of oligonucleotides that selectively amplify one or more regions of a chromosome is provided, wherein each of said regions is sequenced at a rate of greater than 5-fold than other regions of the chromosome.
- In one embodiment, each of said oligonucleotides in the kit is part of an oligonucleotide pair. In another embodiment, said set of oligonucleotides comprises at least 100 oligonucleotides. In another embodiment, an oligonucleotide in each oligonucleotide pair comprises sequence identical to sequence in an oligonucleotide in the other pairs and sequence unique to that individual oligonucleotide.
- In another aspect, a method for sequencing cell-free DNA from a maternal sample is provided comprising: a) obtaining a maternal sample comprising cell-free DNA, b) enriching sequences that are representative of a plurality of up to 50 kb regions of a chromosome, or enriching sequences that are sequenced at a rate of at least 5-fold greater than other sequences using an Illumina Genome Analyzer sequencer, and c) sequencing said enriched sequences of cell-free DNA.
- In one embodiment, said sequencing comprises sequencing-by-synthesis. In another embodiment, said method further comprises bridge amplification. In another embodiment, said sequencing comprises Sanger sequencing. In another embodiment, said sequencing comprises single molecule sequencing. In another embodiment, said sequencing comprises pyrosequencing. In another embodiment, said sequencing comprises a four-color sequencing-by-ligation scheme. In another embodiment, said sequenced enriched sequences are used to determine the presence or absence of fetal aneuploidy. In another aspect, one or more unique isolated genomic DNA sequences are provided, wherein said genomic DNA sequences comprise regions that are sequenced at a rate greater than 500% than other regions of genomic DNA. In another embodiment, the isolated genomic DNA are sequenced by a method comprising bridge amplification, Sanger sequencing, single molecule sequencing, pyrosequencing, or a four-color sequencing by ligation scheme. In another embodiment, the isolated genomic regions comprise at least 100, 1000, or 10,000 different sequences. In another embodiment, the regions are present at a rate greater than 50-fold, 100-fold, 20-fold. In another embodiment, the sequence is a single amplicon.
- In another aspect, a set of one or more oligonucleotides are provided that selectively hybridize to one or more unique genomic DNA sequences, wherein said genomic DNA sequences comprise regions that are sequenced at a rate greater than 500% than other regions of genomic DNA. In one embodiment, the oligonucleotides hybridize to the sequences under mild hybridization conditions. In another embodiment, the oligonucleotides have similar thermal profiles.
- In another aspect, a method is provided comprising: a) amplifying one or more polynucleotide sequences with a first set of oligonucleotide pairs; b) amplifying the product of a) with a second set of oligonucleotides pairs; and c) amplifying the product of b) with a third set of oligonucleotide pairs. In one embodiment, the first set of oligonucleotide pairs comprises sequence that distinguishes polynucleotides in one sample from polynucleotides in another sample. In another embodiment, said first set of oligonucleotide pairs comprises sequence that distinguishes polynucleotides in one sample from polynucleotides in another sample and sequence that extends the length of the product. In another embodiment, said polynucleotide sequences are enriched sequences.
- In another aspect, a method for labeling enriched polynucleotides in two or more samples that allows identification of which sample the polynucleotide originated is provided, comprising: a) amplifying one or more polynucleotide sequences in two or more samples with a first set of oligonucleotide pairs, wherein the first set of oligonucleotide pairs comprises sequence that distinguishes polynucleotides from one sample from polynucleotides in another sample; b) amplifying the product of a) with a second set of oligonucleotides pairs; and c) amplifying the product of b) with a third set of oligonucleotide pairs.
- In another aspect, a kit is provided comprising a) a first set of oligonucleotide primer pairs comprising: sequence that selectively hybridizes to a first set of genomic DNA sequences and sequence in-common amongst each of the first set of oligonucleotide primer pairs, b) a second set of oligonucleotide primer pairs with sequence that selectively hybridizes to the common sequence of the first set of oligonucleotide primer pairs and sequence common to the second set of oligonucleotide pairs, and c) a third set of oligonucleotide primer pairs with sequence that selectively hybridizes to the common sequence of the second set of oligonucleotide pairs. In one embodiment, the common region in the first set of primers comprises sequence that distinguishes polynucleotides in one sample from polynucleotides in another sample. In another embodiment, the common region in the first set of primers comprises sequence that distinguishes polynucleotides in one sample from polynucleotides in another sample and sequence that extends the length of the product.
- In another aspect, a kit is provided comprising: a first set of primer pairs that selectively amplifies a set of genomic sequences to create a first set of amplification products, a second set of primer pair that selectively amplifies the first set of amplification products, and a third set of primer pairs that selectively amplifies the second set of amplification products.
- All publications, patents, and patent applications mentioned in this specification are herein incorporated by reference to the same extent as if each individual publication, patent, or patent application was specifically and individually indicated to be incorporated by reference.
- The novel features of the invention are set forth with particularity in the appended claims. A better understanding of the features and advantages of the present invention will be obtained by reference to the following detailed description that sets forth illustrative embodiments, in which the principles of the invention are utilized, and the accompanying drawings of which:
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FIG. 1 illustrates a strategy for selecting sequences for enrichment based on “hot spots.” -
FIG. 2 illustrates a PCR scheme for “hot spot” enrichment. -
FIG. 3 illustrates results of amplification ofchromosome 21 with different primer pairs. -
FIG. 4 illustrates simplex PCR amplification Bioanalyzer results. -
FIG. 5 illustrates simplex PCR amplification Bioanalyzer results. -
FIG. 6 illustrates multiplex PCR amplification Bioanalyzer results. -
FIG. 7 illustrates PCR amplification of approximately 60 bp amplicons fromchromosome 21. -
FIG. 8 illustrates Fluidigm digital PCR analysis evidence ofchromosome -
FIG. 9 illustrates size and concentration of DNA library construction conditions for PCR enrichment ofchromosome 21 fragments in 4 different conditions. -
FIG. 10 illustrates Illumina GA sequencing analysis.FIG. 10 discloses SEQ ID NOS 9-10 and 96-98, respectively, in order of appearance. -
FIG. 11 illustrates strategy for design of PCR primers for the “chromosome walk” method of amplification. -
FIG. 12 illustrates a primer pair (SEQ ID NOS 42-43, respectively, in order of appearance) designed for use in PCR amplification. -
FIG. 13 illustrates relative position of regions A, B, C, and a Down syndrome critical region on a schematic ofchromosome 21. -
FIG. 14 illustrates PCR amplification results using the “chromosome walk” method of sequence selection. -
FIG. 15 illustrates enrichment of regions ofchromosome 21 using the “chromosome walk” sequence selection method. -
FIG. 16 illustrates enrichment ofchromosome 21 sequence andreference chromosome -
FIG. 17 illustrates enrichment of sequences fromreference chromosomes -
FIG. 18 illustrates chromosome amplification rates of sequences selected using the “chromosome walk” method or based on “hot spots.” -
FIG. 19 illustrates sequence coverage ofchromosome 21. -
FIG. 20 highlights different regions of sequence coverage mapped to a schematic ofchromosome 21. -
FIG. 21 illustrates criteria used to select and amplify a “hot spot” region ofchromosome 21. -
FIG. 22 highlights a Down syndrome critical region on a schematic of sequence reads that map tochromosome 21. -
FIG. 23 magnifies regions of sequence read coverage on a schematic ofchromosome 21. -
FIG. 24 illustrates sequences reads mapped on chromosome 21 (SEQ ID NOS 99-132, respectively, in order of appearance). -
FIG. 25 illustrates primers (SEQ ID NOS 15-16, respectively, in order of appearance) designed for amplifying sequence from a 251 bp segment of chromosome 21 (SEQ ID NO: 133). -
FIG. 26 illustrates a nested PCR strategy for DNA library construction. - In one aspect, the provided invention includes methods for selecting non-random polynucleotide sequences for enrichment. The non-random sequences can be enriched from a maternal sample for use in detecting a fetal abnormality, for example, fetal aneuploidy. In one embodiment, the selection of non-random polynucleotide sequences for enrichment can be based on the frequency of sequence reads in a database of sequenced samples from one or more subjects. In another embodiment, the selection of polynucleotide sequences for enrichment can be based on the identification in a sample of sequences that can be amplified in one or more regions of a chromosome. The selection of polynucleotide sequences to enrich can be based on knowledge of regions of chromosomes that have a role in aneuploidy. The selective enrichment of sequences can comprise enriching both fetal and maternal polynucleotide sequences.
- In another aspect, the provided invention includes methods for determining the presence or absence of a fetal abnormality comprising a step of enriching non-random polynucleotide sequences from a maternal sample. The non-random polynucleotide sequences can be both fetal and maternal polynucleotide sequences.
- In another aspect, the provided invention comprises a kit comprising oligonucleotides for use in selectively enriching non-random polynucleotide sequences.
- In another aspect, the provided invention includes methods for generating a library of enriched polynucleotide sequences. A library can be generated by the use of one or more amplification steps, which can introduce functional sequences in polynucleotide sequences that have been selectively enriched. For example, the amplification steps can introduce sequences that serve as hybridization sites for oligonucleotides for sequencing, sequences that identify that sample from which the library was generated, and/or sequences that serve to extend the length of the enriched polynucleotide sequences, for example, to facilitate sequencing analysis.
- In one aspect, a method for determining the presence or absence of fetal aneuploidy is provided comprising selectively enriching non-random polynucleotide sequences (e.g., genomic DNA) from a cell-free nucleic acid (e.g., DNA or RNA) sample, sequencing said enriched polynucleotide sequences, enumerating sequence reads from said sequencing step, and determining the presence or absence of fetal aneuploidy based on said enumerating.
- The selectively enriching step can comprise amplifying nucleic acids. Amplification can comprise performing a polymerase chain reaction (PCR) on a sample of nucleic acids. PCR techniques that can be used include, for example, digital PCR (dPCR), quantitative PCR (qPCR) or real-time PCR (e.g., TaqMan PCR; Applied Biosystems), reverse-transcription PCR (RT-PCR), allele-specific PCR, amplified fragment length polymorphism PCR (AFLP PCR), colony PCR, Hot Start PCR, in situ PCR (ISH PCR), inverse PCR (IPCR), long PCR, multiplex PCR, or nested PCR. Amplification can be linear amplification, wherein the number of copies of a nucleic acid increases at a linear rate in a reaction.
- The selectively enriching step can comprise a hybridization step. The hybridization can occur on a solid support.
- Sequencing data can be analyzed to identify polynucleotide sequences to be selectively enriched. Some polynucleotide sequences from a sample comprising nucleic acids (e.g., genomic DNA) can be sequenced at a higher frequency than other polynucleotide sequences. These sequences may be more likely to be enriched by, for example, amplification methods. Identifying and enriching these polynucleotide sequences can reduce the number of nucleic acids that need to be analyzed to determine the presence or absence of fetal aneuploidy. This enrichment can reduce the cost of aneuploidy determination.
- In one embodiment, the non-random polynucleotide sequences that are selectively enriched can comprise sequences that are sequenced at a frequency of greater than at least 2-, 3-, 4-, 5-, 6-, 7-, 8-, 9-, 10-, 15-, 20-, 25-, 30-, 40-, 50-, 60-, 70-, 80-, 90-, or 100-fold than other sequences on the same chromosome in a database of sequence information. The polynucleotide sequences that are sequenced at a higher frequency can be referred to as “hot-spots.” The non-random polynucleotides that are selectively enriched can be selected from regions of a chromosome known to have a role in a disease, for example, Down syndrome. The sequencing rate data can be derived from a database of enumerated polynucleotide sequences, and the database of enumerated polynucleotide sequences can be generated from one or more samples comprising non-maternal samples, maternal samples, or samples from subjects that are pregnant, have been pregnant, or are suspected of being pregnant. The samples can be cell-free nucleic acid (e.g., DNA or RNA) samples. The subjects can be mammals, e.g., human, mouse, horse, cow, dog, or cat. The samples can contain maternal polynucleotide sequences and/or fetal polynucleotide sequences. The enumerated sequences can be derived from random, massively parallel sequencing of samples, e.g., as described in U.S. Patent Application Publication Nos. 20090029377 and 20090087847, or Fan HC et al. (2008) PNAS 105:16266-71, which are herein incorporated by reference in their entireties. Techniques for massively parallel sequencing of samples are described below.
- The database can comprise sequence information from samples from at least 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80, 90, 100, 200, 300, 400, 500, 600, 700, 800, 900, 1000, 2000, 3000, 5000, 7500, 10,000, 100,000, or 1,000,000 different subjects. The data can be processed to indicate the overlap of individual polynucleotide sequences from the samples from the subjects (
FIGS. 22-24 ). The database can indicate the frequency with which one or more nucleotides at a specific chromosome position is sequenced among the samples. The length of the sequence that can overlap can be at least 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 35, 40, 45, 50, 55, 60, 65, 70, 75, 80, 85, 90, 95, 100, 125, 150, 175, 200, 225, 250, 275, or 300 bases. The frequency of sequencing of one or more nucleotides at a first position of a chromosome can be compared to the frequency of sequencing of one or more other nucleotides at a second position on the chromosome to determine the fold frequency at which the first position was sequenced relative to the second position. The sequence (polynucleotide sequence or base) that is sequenced at a higher frequency can be sequenced at least 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 35, 40, 45, 50, 60, 70, 80, 90, 100, 200, 300, 400, 500, 600, 700, 800, 900, 1000, 2000, 3000, 5000, 7500, 10,000, 100,000, or 1,000,000 times in one or more samples in the database. - In one embodiment, a method for identifying polynucleotide sequences for enrichment in a polynucleotide template is provided comprising sequencing a plurality of polynucleotide sequences from the polynucleotide template, enumerating sequenced polynucleotide sequences, and identifying one or more sequenced polynucleotide sequences that are sequenced or that have a coverage rate at least 5-fold greater than a second set of polynucleotide sequences.
- In another aspect, one or more unique isolated genomic DNA sequences are provided, wherein said genomic DNA sequences comprise regions that are sequenced at a rate greater than 5-fold than other regions of genomic DNA. The isolated genomic sequences can comprise at least 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80, 90, 100, 200, 300, 400, 500, 600, 700, 800, 900, 1000, 2000, 3000, 4000, 5000, 6000, 7000, 8000, 9000, or 10,000 different sequences. Each isolated genomic sequence can be a single amplicon.
- In another aspect, a set of one or more oligonucleotides that selectively hybridize to the isolated sequences is provided. The oligonucleotides can hybridize to the sequences under mild hybridization conditions. The oligonucleotides can have similar thermal profiles.
- In one embodiment, the non-random sequences to be selectively enriched are identified based on the number of times they are sequenced in a database of sequence information, independent of the rate of sequencing of a second set of sequences. For example, the sequences to be selectively enriched can be those that are sequenced at least 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 35, 40, 45, 50, 60, 70, 80, 90, 100, 200, 300, 400, 500, 600, 700, 800, 900, 1000, 2000, 3000, 5000, 7500, 10,000, 100,000, or 1,000,000 times in one or more samples in the database.
- The number of non-random polynucleotide sequences that can be selectively enriched in a sample can be at least 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 30, 35, 40, 45, 50, 55, 60, 65, 70, 75, 80, 85, 90, 95, 100, 150, 200, 250, 300, 400, 500, 600, 700, 750, 800, 900, or 1000. The size of the non-random polynucleotide sequences to be selectively enriched can comprise about 10-1000, 10-500, 10-260, 10-260, 10-200, 50-150, or 50-100 bases or bp, or at least 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, 45, 50, 55, 60, 66, 70, 75, 80, 85, 90, 95, 100, 110, 120, 130, 140, 150, 160, 170, 180, 190, 200, 210, 220, 230, 240, 250, 260, 270, 280, 290, 300, 400, 500, 600, 700, 800, 900, or 1000 bases or bp.
- The selective enrichment step can comprise designing oligonucleotides (primers) that hybridize specifically to polynucleotide sequences that are sequenced at a higher frequency than other sequences on a chromosome or are sequenced a certain number of times. A program, for example, Basic Local Alignment Search Tool (BLAST), can be used to design oligonucleotides that hybridize to sequence specific to one chromosome or region. The oligonucleotide primers can be manually designed by a user, e.g., using known genome or chromosome sequence template as a guide. A computer can be used to design the oligonucleotides. The oligonucleotides can be designed to avoid hybridizing to sequence with one or more polymorphisms, e.g., single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs).
- One or more oligonucleotide pairs can be generated to hybridize specifically to one or more polynucleotide sequences; the oligonucleotide pairs can be used in amplification reactions, e.g., a PCR technique described above, to selectively enrich sequences. In one embodiment, the oligonucleotides or oligonucleotide pairs can be provided in a kit. A set of oligonucleotides can be generated wherein each oligonucleotide has a similar thermal profile (e.g., Tm). A set of oligonucleotides can comprise at least 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, 45, 50, 55, 60, 65, 70, 75, 80, 85, 90, 95 or 100 oligonucleotide pairs. An oligonucleotide pair can be a pair of oligonucleotides that can hybridize to and amplify a sequence in a PCR. Each of the pairs of oligonucleotides can comprise sequence identical to sequence in all the other oligonucleotide pairs and sequence unique to that individual oligonucleotide pair.
- In another aspect, a kit comprising a set of oligonucleotides that selectively hybridize and/or used to amplify one or more regions of a chromosome is provided, wherein each of said regions is sequenced at a rate of greater than 5-fold than other regions of the chromosome. The oligonucleotides can have the properties of the oligonucleotides described above.
- In another embodiment, the selective enriching of non-random polynucleotide sequences can comprise identifying for enrichment and/or enriching at least 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, 45, 50, 55, 60, 65, 70, 75, 80, 85, 90, 95 or 100 polynucleotide sequences from one or more regions of a first chromosome. The length of a region can be at least, or up to, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, 45, 50, 55, 60, 65, 70, 75, 80, 85, 90, 95, 100, 200, 300, 400, 500, 600, 700, 800, 900, 1000, 2000, 3000, 4000, 5000, 6000, 7000, 8000, 9000, or 10,000 kb. The number of regions from which sequences can be enriched can be at least 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, or 10. The selection of polynucleotide sequences to be enriched can be independent of the rate at which polynucleotides are sequenced in other samples. The polynucleotide sequences to be enriched can be clustered in a region, wherein the cluster can comprise about 1000-8000 bp, 1000-7000 bp, 1000-6000 bp, 1000-5000 bp, 1000-4000 bp, 1000-3000 bp, 1000-2000 bp, 4000-8000 bp, 5000-8000 bp, 6000-8000 bp, or 7000-8000 bp. There can be at least 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, or 10 clusters per region (e.g., per 50 kb region). The regions can be selected based on knowledge of a role for the region in a disease, for example, Down syndrome. Some polynucleotide sequences selected using this technique can be enriched (e.g., amplified) in practice, whereas some of the polynucleotide sequences selected using this technique may not be enriched (e.g., amplified) in practice. The polynucleotide sequences that are enriched using this identification technique can be used for subsequent enumeration and aneuploidy detection.
- Oligonucleotide (primers) can be designed that hybridize specifically to polynucleotide sequences within a region (e.g., 50 kb). The oligonucleotide (primer) design can be automated to select sequences within a region (e.g., 50 kb) for enrichment using assembled chromosome sequence as a template for design. No prior knowledge of the level of sequenced polynucleotide sequences in other samples (e.g., in a database sequence information) is necessary to select the sequences for enrichment. PRIMER-BLAST (from NCBI open/public software) can be used to design oligonucleotides that specifically hybridize to sequences on one chromosome. The oligonucleotides can be designed to avoid hybridizing with sequences that contains one or more polymorphisms, e.g., a single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP). One or more oligonucleotide pairs can be generated to hybridize specifically to one or more polynucleotide sequences; the oligonucleotide pairs can be used in amplification reactions, e.g., using a PCR technique described above. A set of oligonucleotides can be generated wherein each oligonucleotide has a similar thermal profile (e.g., Tm). The set of oligonucleotides can comprise at least 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, 45, 50, 55, 60, 65, 70, 75, 80, 85, 90, 95 or 100 oligonucleotide pairs. In one embodiment, a kit is provided comprising oligonucleotide pairs that can hybridize to specific polynucleotide sequences within a region (e.g., 50 kb). Each of the pairs of oligonucleotides can comprises sequence identical to sequence in all the other oligonucleotide pairs and sequence unique to that individual oligonucleotide pair.
- The sample from which the non-random polynucleotide sequences are to be selectively enriched can be a maternal sample. Maternal samples that can be used in the methods of the provided invention include, for example, whole blood, serum, plasma, sweat, tears, ear flow, sputum, lymph, bone marrow suspension, lymph, urine, saliva, semen, sweat, vaginal flow, feces, transcervical lavage, cerebrospinal fluid, brain fluid, ascites, milk, or secretions of the respiratory, intestinal and genitourinary tracts. A sample can be from a processed blood sample, for example, a buffy coat sample. A buffy coat sample is an anticoagulated blood sample that forms after density gradient centrifugation of whole blood. A buffy coat sample contains, e.g., maternal nucleated cells, e.g., peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs). In one embodiment, a sample comprises fetal cells (e.g., fetal nucleated red blood cells (fnRBCs) or trophoblasts) and maternal cells.
- A cell-free nucleic acid (e.g., DNA or RNA) sample can be a maternal sample, for example, serum or plasma. Methods for generating serum or plasma and methods for extracting nucleic acids are known in the art. A cell-free sample can comprise fetal and maternal cell-free nucleic acid, for example, DNA or RNA. A cell-free DNA sample can be from a plurality of different subjects. Samples used for generation of a database of sequenced polynucleotides can be cell-free nucleic acid samples.
- Applicable nucleic acid sequencing methods that can be used in the methods of the provided invention include, e.g., multi-parallel sequencing, massively parallel sequencing, sequencing-by-synthesis, ultra-deep sequencing, shot-gun sequencing, and Sanger sequencing, e.g., using labeled terminators or primers and gel separation in slab or capillary. These sequencing methods have been described previously. For example, a description of shotgun sequencing can be found in Fan et al. (2008) PNAS 105:16266-16271. Sanger sequencing methods are described in Sambrook et al., (2001) Molecular Cloning, Third Edition, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press. Other DNA sequencing techniques can include sequencing-by-synthesis using reversibly terminated labeled nucleotides, pyrosequencing, 454 sequencing, allele specific hybridization to a library of labeled oligonucleotide probes, sequencing by synthesis using allele specific hybridization to a library of labeled clones followed by ligation, real time monitoring of the incorporation of labeled nucleotides during a polymerization step, polony sequencing, and SOLiD sequencing.
- Sequencing methods are described in more detail below. A sequencing technology that can be used in the methods of the provided invention is SOLEXA sequencing (Illumina). SOLEXA sequencing is based on the amplification of DNA on a solid surface using fold-back PCR and anchored primers. Genomic DNA is fragmented, and adapters are added to the 5′ and 3′ ends of the fragments. DNA fragments that are attached to the surface of flow cell channels are extended and bridge amplified. The fragments become double stranded, and the double stranded molecules are denatured. Multiple cycles of the solid-phase amplification followed by denaturation can create several million clusters of approximately 1,000 copies of single-stranded DNA molecules of the same template in each channel of the flow cell. Primers, DNA polymerase and four fluorophore-labeled, reversibly terminating nucleotides are used to perform sequential sequencing. After nucleotide incorporation, a laser is used to excite the fluorophores, and an image is captured and the identity of the first base is recorded. The 3′ terminators and fluorophores from each incorporated base are removed and the incorporation, detection and identification steps are repeated.
- Another sequencing technique that can be used in the methods of the provided invention includes, for example, Helicos True Single Molecule Sequencing (tSMS) (Harris T. D. et al. (2008) Science 320:106-109). In the tSMS technique, a DNA sample is cleaved into strands of approximately 100 to 200 nucleotides, and a polyA sequence is added to the 3′ end of each DNA strand. Each strand is labeled by the addition of a fluorescently labeled adenosine nucleotide. The DNA strands are then hybridized to a flow cell, which contains millions of oligo-T capture sites that are immobilized to the flow cell surface. The templates can be at a density of about 100 million templates/cm2. The flow cell is then loaded into an instrument, e.g., HeliScope™ sequencer, and a laser illuminates the surface of the flow cell, revealing the position of each template. A CCD camera can map the position of the templates on the flow cell surface. The template fluorescent label is then cleaved and washed away. The sequencing reaction begins by introducing a DNA polymerase and a fluorescently labeled nucleotide. The oligo-T nucleic acid serves as a primer. The polymerase incorporates the labeled nucleotides to the primer in a template directed manner. The polymerase and unincorporated nucleotides are removed. The templates that have directed incorporation of the fluorescently labeled nucleotide are detected by imaging the flow cell surface. After imaging, a cleavage step removes the fluorescent label, and the process is repeated with other fluorescently labeled nucleotides until the desired read length is achieved. Sequence information is collected with each nucleotide addition step.
- Another example of a DNA sequencing technique that can be used in the methods of the provided invention is 454 sequencing (Roche; Margulies, M. et al. (2005) Nature 437:376-380). 454 sequencing involves two steps. In the first step, DNA is sheared into fragments of approximately 300-800 base pairs, and the fragments are blunt-ended. Oligonucleotide adaptors are then ligated to the ends of the fragments. The adaptors serve as primers for amplification and sequencing of the fragments. The fragments can be attached to DNA capture beads, e.g., streptavidin-coated beads using, e.g., Adaptor B, which contains 5′-biotin tag. The fragments attached to the beads are PCR amplified within droplets of an oil-water emulsion. The result is multiple copies of clonally amplified DNA fragments on each bead. In the second step, the beads are captured in wells (pico-liter sized). Pyrosequencing is performed on each DNA fragment in parallel. Addition of one or more nucleotides generates a light signal that is recorded by a CCD camera in a sequencing instrument. The signal strength is proportional to the number of nucleotides incorporated.
- Pyrosequencing makes use of pyrophosphate (PPi) which is released upon nucleotide addition. PPi is converted to ATP by ATP sulfurylase in the presence of
adenosine 5′ phosphosulfate. Luciferase uses ATP to convert luciferin to oxyluciferin, and this reaction generates light that is detected and analyzed. - Another example of a DNA sequencing technique that can be used in the methods of the provided invention is SOLiD technology (Applied Biosystems). In SOLiD sequencing, genomic DNA is sheared into fragments, and adaptors are attached to the 5′ and 3′ ends of the fragments to generate a fragment library. Alternatively, internal adaptors can be introduced by ligating adaptors to the 5′ and 3′ ends of the fragments, circularizing the fragments, digesting the circularized fragment to generate an internal adaptor, and attaching adaptors to the 5′ and 3′ ends of the resulting fragments to generate a mate-paired library. Next, clonal bead populations are prepared in microreactors containing beads, primers, template, and PCR components. Following PCR, the templates are denatured and beads are enriched to separate the beads with extended templates. Templates on the selected beads are subjected to a 3′ modification that permits bonding to a glass slide.
- The sequence can be determined by sequential hybridization and ligation of partially random oligonucleotides with a central determined base (or pair of bases) that is identified by a specific fluorophore. After a color is recorded, the ligated oligonucleotide is cleaved and removed and the process is then repeated.
- Another example of a sequencing technology that can be used in the methods of the provided invention includes the single molecule, real-time (SMRT™) technology of Pacific Biosciences. In SMRT, each of the four DNA bases is attached to one of four different fluorescent dyes. These dyes are phospholinked. A single DNA polymerase is immobilized with a single molecule of template single stranded DNA at the bottom of a zero-mode waveguide (ZMW). A ZMW is a confinement structure which enables observation of incorporation of a single nucleotide by DNA polymerase against the background of fluorescent nucleotides that rapidly diffuse in an out of the ZMW (in microseconds). It takes several milliseconds to incorporate a nucleotide into a growing strand. During this time, the fluorescent label is excited and produces a fluorescent signal, and the fluorescent tag is cleaved off. Detection of the corresponding fluorescence of the dye indicates which base was incorporated. The process is repeated.
- Another example of a sequencing technique that can be used is the methods of the provided invention is nanopore sequencing (Soni G V and Meller A. (2007) Clin Chem 53:1996-2001). A nanopore is a small hole, of the order of 1 nanometer in diameter. Immersion of a nanopore in a conducting fluid and application of a potential across it results in a slight electrical current due to conduction of ions through the nanopore. The amount of current which flows is sensitive to the size of the nanopore. As a DNA molecule passes through a nanopore, each nucleotide on the DNA molecule obstructs the nanopore to a different degree. Thus, the change in the current passing through the nanopore as the DNA molecule passes through the nanopore represents a reading of the DNA sequence.
- Another example of a sequencing technique that can be used in the methods of the provided invention involves using a chemical-sensitive field effect transistor (chemFET) array to sequence DNA (e.g., as described in U.S. Patent Application Publication No. 20090026082). In one example of the technique, DNA molecules can be placed into reaction chambers, and the template molecules can be hybridized to a sequencing primer bound to a polymerase. Incorporation of one or more triphosphates into a new nucleic acid strand at the 3′ end of the sequencing primer can be detected by a change in current by a chemFET. An array can have multiple chemFET sensors. In another example, single nucleic acids can be attached to beads, and the nucleic acids can be amplified on the bead, and the individual beads can be transferred to individual reaction chambers on a chemFET array, with each chamber having a chemFET sensor, and the nucleic acids can be sequenced.
- The sequencing technique used in the methods of the provided invention can generate at least 1000 reads per run, at least 10,000 reads per run, at least 100,000 reads per run, at least 500,000 reads per run, or at least 1,000,000 reads per run.
- The sequencing technique used in the methods of the provided invention can generate about 30 bp, about 40 bp, about 50 bp, about 60 bp, about 70 bp, about 80 bp, about 90 bp, about 100 bp, about 110, about 120 bp per read, about 150 bp, about 200 bp, about 250 bp, about 300 bp, about 350 bp, about 400 bp, about 450 bp, about 500 bp, about 550 bp, or about 600 bp per read.
- The sequencing technique used in the methods of the provided invention can generate at least 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80, 90, 100, 110, 120, 150, 200, 250, 300, 350, 400, 450, 500, 550, or 600 bp per read.
- In another aspect, a method for sequencing cell-free DNA from a maternal sample is provided comprising obtaining a maternal sample comprising cell-free DNA, enriching sequences that are representative of one or more 50 kb regions of a chromosome, or enriching sequences that are sequenced at a rate of at least 2-fold greater than other sequences, using an Illumina sequencer (e.g., Illumina Genome Analyzer IIx) and sequencing said enriched sequences of cell-free DNA.
- The non-random sequences to be selectively enriched can include those on a chromosome suspected of being aneuploid in a fetus and/or on a chromosome suspected of being euploid in a fetus. Polynucleotide sequences from
chromosome chromosome chromosome - The methods of the provided invention can be used to detect aneuploidy. Aneuploidy is a state where there is an abnormal number of chromosome(s), or parts of a chromosome. Aneuploidy can include, for example, monosomy, partial monosomy, trisomy, partial trisomy, tetrasomy, and pentasomy. Examples of aneuploidy that can be detected include Angelman syndrome (15q11.2-q13), cri-du-chat syndrome (5p-), DiGeorge syndrome and Velo-cardiofacial syndrome (22q11.2), Miller-Dieker syndrome (17 p13.3), Prader-Willi syndrome (15q11.2-q13), retinoblastoma (13q14), Smith-Magenis syndrome (17 p11.2), trisomy 13 (Patau syndrome), trisomy 16, trisomy 18 (Edward syndrome), trisomy 21 (Down syndrome), triploidy, Williams syndrome (7q 11.23), and Wolf-Hirschhom syndrome (4p-). Examples of sex chromosome abnormalities that can be detected by methods described herein include, but are not limited to, Kallman syndrome (Xp22.3), steroid sulfate deficiency (STS) (Xp22.3), X-linked ichthyosis (Xp22.3), Klinefelter syndrome (XXY), fragile X syndrome, Turner syndrome, metafemales or trisomy X (XXX syndrome, 47,XXX aneuploidy), and monosomy X.
- In addition, the enrichment methods can also be used to detect locus- and allele-specific sequences of interest, for example, autosomal and sex chromosomal point mutations, deletions, insertions, and translocations, which can be associated disease. Examples of translocations associated with disease include, for example, t(9; 22)(q34; q11)—Philadelphia chromosome, CML, ALL; t(2; 5)(p23; q35) (anaplastic large cell lymphoma); t(8; 14)—Burkitt's lymphoma (c-myc); t(8; 21)(q22; q22)—acute myeloblastic leukemia with maturation (AML1-ETO); t(12; 21)(p12; q22)—ALL (TEL-AML1); t(12; 15)(p13; q25)—(TEL-TrkC); t(9; 12)(p24; p13)—CML, ALL (TEL-JAK2); acute myeloid leukemia, congenital fibrosarcoma, secretory breast carcinoma; t(11; 14)—Mantle cell lymphoma (cyclin D1); t(11; 22)(q24; q11.2-12)—Ewing's sarcoma; t(14; 18)(q32; q21)—Follicular lymphoma (Bcl-2); t(15; 17)—Acute promyelocytic leukemia; t(1; 12)(q21; p13)—Acute myelogenous leukemia; t(17; 22)—DFSP; and t(X; 18)(p11.2; q11.2)—Synovial sarcoma.
- Methods for determining fetal aneuploidy using random sequencing techniques are described, for example, in U.S. Patent Application Publication Nos. 20090029377 and 20090087847, Fan HC et al. (2008) PNAS 105:16266-71, and U.S. Provisional Patent Application Nos. 61/296,358 and 61/296,464, which are herein incorporated by reference in their entireties. The methods of fetal aneuploidy determination can be based on the fraction of fetal DNA in a sample. Such methods are described, for example, in U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 61/296,358.
- Aneuploidy can be suspected or determined when the number of enumerated sequences is greater than a predetermined amount. The predetermined amount can be based on estimated amount of DNA in a cell-free DNA sample. The predetermined amount can be based on the amount of enumerated sequences from a control region.
- In another aspect, a method is provided for generating a library of selectively enriched non-random polynucleotide sequences comprising a) amplifying one or more polynucleotide sequences with a first set of oligonucleotide pairs, b) amplifying the product of a) with a second set of oligonucleotides pairs; and c) amplifying the product of b) with a third set of oligonucleotide pairs.
- The polynucleotide sequences can be those enriched by the methods of the provided invention. The first set of oligonucleotide pairs can comprise sequence that distinguishes polynucleotides in one sample from polynucleotides in another sample. The first set of oligonucleotide pairs can comprise sequence that distinguishes polynucleotides in one sample from polynucleotides in another sample and sequence that extends the length of the product. Bridge amplification in Illumina (SOLEXA) sequencing can be most effective when the sequences are 100-500 bp. Fetal nucleic acid sequences are often less than 250 bp, and sequences of less than 100 bp can be amplified from cell-free samples. Thus, the sequence that extends the length of the product can facilitate SOLEXA sequencing. The polynucleotide sequences can be sequences enriched using the methods described herein.
- In another aspect, a method for labeling enriched polynucleotides in two or more samples that allows identification of which sample the polynucleotide originated is provided, comprising: a) amplifying one or more polynucleotide sequences in two or more samples with a first set of oligonucleotide pairs, wherein the first set of oligonucleotide pairs comprises sequence that distinguishes polynucleotides from one sample from polynucleotides in another sample, b) amplifying the product of a) with a second set of oligonucleotides pairs; and c) amplifying the product of b) with a third set of oligonucleotide pairs.
- In another aspect, a kit is provided comprising a) a first set of oligonucleotide primer pairs comprising: sequence that selectively hybridizes to a first set of genomic DNA sequences and sequence in-common amongst each of the first set of oligonucleotide primer pairs, b) a second set of oligonucleotide primer pairs with sequence that selectively hybridizes to the common sequence of the first set of oligonucleotide primer pairs and sequence common to the second set of oligonucleotide pairs, and c) a third set of oligonucleotide primer pairs with sequence that selectively hybridizes to the common sequence of the second set of oligonucleotide pairs.
- The first set of primers can comprise sequence that distinguishes polynucleotides in one sample from polynucleotides in another sample.
- The common region in the first set of primers can comprise sequence that distinguishes polynucleotides in one sample from polynucleotides in another sample and that extends the length of the product.
- In another aspect, a kit is provided comprising: a first set of primer pairs that selectively amplifies a set of genomic sequences to create a first set of amplification products, a second set of primer pair that selectively amplifies the first set of amplification products, and a third set of primer pairs that selectively amplifies the second set of amplification products.
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FIG. 1 illustrates a strategy for selecting sequences fromchromosome 21 for enrichment. Instep 100, sequence run data was combined.Total chromosome 21 sequence reads were used (102). These samples can include reads from samples that containtrisomy 21. “Hot” and “cold” regions of sequence coverage were mapped on chromosome 21 (104). For example, the region examined can be within a 5.8 Mb Down syndrome critical region (DSCR). PCR primers are designed, which can anneal to intergenic DNA or intragenic DNA (106). The primers were designed to anneal specifically withchromosome 21. The regions to be amplified can be a hot spot region, or region to which a number of sequence reads map (108). The PCR fragments generated can be approximately 200 bp in length. Next, sequencing analysis is performed using BioAnalyzer analysis and/or PCR/probe analysis (110). - PCR primers were designed to generate amplicons of approximately 200 bp and 150 bp from cell-free DNA template, as depicted is shown in
FIG. 2 . PCR amplification was performed using both simplex and multiplex reactions. The size of the amplicons was analyzed byAgilent 2100 Bioanalyzer and DNA 1000 kit. Sequences for primer pairs 1—150, 2—150, 3—150, 4—150, 5—150, 6—150, and 7—150 regions amplification, used in generating the data inFIGS. 2 , 3, 4, and 5, are shown in Table 1. - Primer sequences for 1—200, 2—200, 3—200, 4—200, 5—200, and 6—200 regions amplification, for
FIGS. 2 , 4, and 6, are illustrated in Table 2. -
TABLE 1 Sequences for primer pairs 1_150, 2_150, 3_150, 4_150, 5_150, 6_150, and 7_150 (SEQ ID NOS 1-14, respectively, in order of appearance). PCR Size Chromosome Location Primer Name Primer Sequence (bp) (1) Chr21: 45,651,908- 1_150_45652158_F CCCCAAGAGGTGCTTGTAGT 155 45,652,158 1_150_45652158_R GCCATGGTGGAGTGTAGGAG (2) Chr21: 46,153,568- 2_150_46153825_F CTGAAGTGCTGCCAACACAC 153 46,153,825 2_150_46153825_R TGATCTTGGAGCCTCCTTTG (3) Ch21: 46,048,091- 3_150_46,048,339 _F AGCTTCTCCAGGACCCAGAT 151 46,048,339 3_150_46,048,339_R CATTCATGGGAAGGGACTCA (4) Chr21: 46,013,033- 4_150_46,013,258_F CCATTGCACTGGTGTGCTT 155 46,013,258 4_150_46,013,258_R GAGACGAGGGGACGATAGC (5) Chr21: 40,372,444- 5_150_40,372,655 _F TGCCATCGTAGTTCAGCGTA 152 40,372,655 5_150_40,372,655_R TTGGACCACAGCTCAGAGG (6) Chr21: 41,470,712- 6_41,470,712- 150_F AAAGTGTGCTTGCTCCAAGG 152 41,470,747 6_41,470,712-150_R GGCAAAACACAGCCCAATAG (7) Chr21 Ch21_APP150_F CCTAGTGCGGGAAAAGACAC 145 Ch21_APP150_R TTCTCTCCCTTGCTCATTGC -
TABLE 2 Sequences for primer pairs 1_200, 2_200, 3_200, 4_020, 5_200, and 6_200 (SEQ ID NOS 15-26, respectively, in order of appearance). PCR Size Chromosome Location Primer Name Primer Sequence (bp) (1) Chr21: 45,651,908- 1_45651908- 45652158_F GAGTCAGAGTGGAGCTGAGGA 199 45,652,158 1_45651908-45652158_R GGAGGTCCTAGTGGTGAGCA (2) Chr21: 46,153,568- 2_46153568-46153825_F TGTGGGAAGTCAGGACACAC 205 46,153,825 2_46153568-46153825_R GATCTTGGAGCCTCCTTTGC (3) Ch21: 46,048,091- 3_46,048,091-46,048,339_F GTGACAGCCTGGAACATGG 203 46,048,339 3_46,048,091-46,048,339_R CAAGGCACCTGCACTAAGGT (4) Chr21: 46,013,033- 4_46,013,033-46,013,258_F TGCCTCCTGCTACTTTTACCC 204 46,013,258 4_46,013,033-46,013,258_R AGACGGAACAGGCAGAGGT (5) Chr21: 40,372,444- 5_40372444- 40372655_F CAAGACACAAGCAGGAGAGC 196 40,372,655 5_40372444-40372655_R CAGTTTGGACCACAGCTCAG (6) Chr21: 41,470,712- 6_41470710-200F AAAGTGTGCTTGCTCCAAGG 194 41,470,747 6_41470710-200R TGGAACAAGCCTCCATTTTC -
TABLE 3 Primer sequences for 1_150_60 and 2_150_60 region PCR amplification (FIG. 7); same primer plus probe sequences for FIG. 8 (SEQ ID NOS 27-41, respectively, in order of appearance) PCR Size Chromosome Location Primer Name Primer Sequence (bp) (1) Chr21: 45,651,908- 1_150_60_45652158_F GAGGTGCTTGTAGTCAGTGCTTCA 64 45,652,158 1_150_60_45652158_R CCCGGTGACACAGTCCTCTT 1_150_60_45652158_P AGTCAGAGTGGAGCTGAG (2) Chr21: 46,153,568- 2_60_150_46153825_F TGCTGCCAACACACGTGTCT 60 46,153,825 2_60_150_46153825_R CAGGGCTGTTGCTCATGGA 2_60_150_46153825_P TCCCCTAGGATATCATC (5) Chr21: 40,372,444- 5_60_150_40372655_F CCCGCATCTGCAGCTCAT 65 40,372,655 5_60_150_40372655_R TCTCTCCAAGTCCTACATCCTGTATG 5_60_150_40372655_P CCAGGTGGCTTCC Ch21 7_Amyloid_21_F GGG AGC TGG TAC AGA AAT GAC TTC ref. 1 7_Amyloid_21_R TTG CTC ATT GCG CTG ACA A 7_Amyloid_21_P AGC CAT CCT TCC CGG GCC TAG G Ch1 ch1_1_F GTTCGGCTTTCACCAGTCT ref. 1 chl_1_R CTCCATAGCTCTCCCCACT ch1_1_P CGCCCTGCCATGTGGAA - Ref. 1 in Table 3 refers to Fan HC et al. (2008) PNAS 105: 16266-16271, which is herein incorporated by reference in its entirety.
FIG. 3 illustrates amounts of nucleic acids that were detected for different samples of cell-free plasma DNA using different primers.FIG. 4 illustrates simplex PCR Amplification Bioanalyzer results, some of which correspond to the data inFIG. 3 . -
FIG. 5 illustrates results of PCR amplification ofchromosome 21 in singleplex reactions.FIG. 6 illustrates Bioanalyzer results for multiplex PCR amplifications ofchromosome 21.FIG. 7 illustrates Bioanalyzer results for PCR amplifications of approximately 60 bp amplicons. Table 3. illustrates primer sequences for 1—150—60 and 2—150—60 region PCR amplification. -
FIG. 8A illustrates enrichment ofchromosome chromosome 21 were amplified, as well a region fromchromosome 1. Numbers of molecules were counted by dPCR. The ratio of the different sequences ofchromosome 21 tochromosome 1 sequences from samples that underwent enrichment was calculated. Also provided are the ratio ofchromosome 21 to 1 sequences from non-enriched (cf plasma DNA) samples. Also, genomic DNA was extracted from a cultured T21 cell line (Down Syndrome in origin) as positive control to show that dPCR primer/probe can amplify the ch21. The T21 cell line was ordered from ATCC and cultured in the lab: ATCC number: CCL-54; Organism: Homo sapiens; Morphology: fibroblast; Disease: Down syndrome; Gender: male; Ethnicity: Caucasian. -
FIG. 8B illustrates a comparison ofchromosome ch21 —5 using 5—60—150 primers (Table 3); amplified sequences were probed with chromosome 1-VIC and chromosome 21-FAM probes (Table 3). OnlyCh21 —5 sequence was amplified.FIG. 8C illustrates the size of an enriched fragment,ch21 —5, using 5—60—150 primers (Table 3). - A DNA library was generated with 24103—5—150 PCR fragment using Illumina ChIP-Seq Sample Preparation kit in 4 different conditions. The size and concentration of the generated DNA library was analyzed using Bioanalyzer shown in
FIG. 9 . - This DNA library was sequenced using an Illumina GA Sequencer and the sequences was analyzed with Illumina Pipeline software. The output sequencing reads were aligned to a human reference sequence. The correct and unique aligned sequences were then scored, of which 20% and 12% are exactly the same sequences of forward and reverse primer sequences and adjacent flanking sequences, respectively, as shown in the
FIG. 10 . -
FIG. 11 illustrates an overview of the chromosome walk strategy for sequence enrichment. A 5.8 Mbp Down syndrome critical region was selected (1100). PRIMER-BLAST (1102) was used to design 100 PCR primers (1104) in 50,000 bp regions. Unique sequences onchromosome 21 were sought to generate approximately 140-150 bp fragments. Primers were selected from different clusters in different regions on chromosome 21 (1106) and synthesized and arranged in 96 well plates (1108). -
FIG. 12 illustrates a primer pair that was designed, indicating length, annealing position onchromosome 21, melting temperature (Tm), and percent GC content.FIG. 13 illustrates the positions of three 50 kbp regions in a Down syndrome critical region onchromosome 21.FIG. 14 illustrates Bioanalyzer results of PCR amplification of different sequences from clusters A, B, and C in regions A, B, and C onchromosome 21.FIG. 15 illustrates amplification results from different clusters in regions A, B, and C ofchromosome 21, one primer pair/cluster. -
FIG. 16 illustrates PCR amplification ofchromosome 21 andreference chromosome 1 sequences. Ch21_A25, ch21_B16, and ch21_C58 are sequences selected using chromosome walk strategy.Ch1 —1,ch1 —2,ch2 —1,ch2 —2,ch3 —1,ch3 —2 are sequences selected using “hot spot” strategy. The sequences of primers used to generate data inFIGS. 15 and 16 is in Table 4. -
TABLE 4 Primer sequences used to generate data in FIGS. 15, 16, and 17 (SEQ ID NOS 42-95, respectively, in order of appearance). A18_F_22632000 TGAAGCCCGGGAGGTTCCCT A18_R_22632000 TCCAGGCTGTGTGCCCTCCC A2_F_22632000 GCCAGGCTGCAGGAAGGAGG A2_R_22632000 GTTAGGGGAGGGCACGCAGC A28_F_22632000 CCAGCACCACACACCAGCCC A28_R_22632000 GCAGAAAGCTCAGCCTGGCCC A72_F_22632000 TCCAGTCCTGCACCCTCTCCC A72_R_22632000 GGTGGCTCGGGGCTCCTCAT A7_F_22632000 CAGTGTCCCCACGCACTCACG A7_R_22632000 TCCAGCACCTCCAGCCTCCC A73_F_22632000 CTGTGGTCAGCAGTCGCACGC A73_R_22632000 TCCCCTTGGCCTGCCATCGT A25_F_22632000 GGACCATGGCAACGGCCTCC A25_R_22632000 TCCAACAGGCGGTGTCAAGCC B16_F_22681999 GCCAAGCCT GCCTTGTGGGA B16_R_22681999 GGTGCCCTCCCTCACGATGC B19_F_22681999 GTGGGCACTTCAGAGCTGGGC B19_R_22681999 GTGGGATGTGCCCTCGTGCC B54_F_22681999 CCCGCCTTGTTGGGTACGAGC B54_R_22681999 GAGCGGGGAGCAGGATGGGT B34_F_22681999 TCCCAGAATGCCACGCCCTG B34_R_22681999 GAGGTGTGTGCTGAGGGGCG B32_F_22681999 ACTCTGTCCCGTGCCCTTGCT B32_R_22681999 CAAGGCGCCCTTGACTGGCA B7_F_22681999 ATGCCATGCCCAACGCCACT B7_R_22681999 CTGTGGCCTCAGCTGCTCGG C1_F_28410001 CTGTGGGCCGCTCTCCCTCT C1_R_28410001 CCTCCGGTAGGGCCAAGGCT C58_F_28410001 TGACCTGTGGGCCGCTCTCC C58_R_28410001 CCTCCGGTAGGGCCAAGGCT C6_F_28410001 CAGCCCTGTGAGGCATGGGC C6 R 28410001 AGTGAGAGGAGCGGCTGCCA C74_F_28410001 GGGGCTGGTGGAGCTGGTGA C74_R_28410001 TGGAGCCCCACATCCTGCGT C19_F_28410001 TGTTCCCCGTGCCTGGCTCT C19_R_28410001 TGGGGCCCATCCTGGGGTTC C29_F_28410001 TGATGGCACGTGTTGCCCCG C29_R_28410001 ACCGTGGCTGACCCCTCCTC C72_F_28410001 CGCCGGGACACAGGAAGCAC C72_R_28410001 CCCTGGTGAGGAGCCGGGAG C55_F_28410001 GCCAGGGAAGGACTGCGGTG C55_R_28410001 CAGCCAGGGCAGGACTCGGA Ch1_1_150_F GAGGTCTGGTTCGGCTTTC ref. 1 Ch1_1_150_R CAGAGCTGGGAGGGATGAG ref.1 ch1_2_150_F TGCAACAGCTTCGTTGGTAG ch1_2_150_R TAGGTCCAGCAGGAAGTTGG ch2_1_150_F GTCGGAGAAGATCCGTGAGA ch2_1_150_R CCAGGCATCAATGTCATCAG ch2_2_150_F TGTCAACCAGACGTTCCAAA ch2_2_150_R TAACACAGCTGGTGCCTGAG ch3_1_150_F ATTCCCCCTTAACCACTTGC ch3_1_150_R GAGGGTGTCTCGCTTGGTC ch3_2_150_F GCTGAGTAGGAAATGGGAGGT ch3_2_150_R CTGCAGTCAGGGAGCAGAGT -
FIG. 17 illustrates PCR amplification ofreference chromosomes -
FIG. 18 illustrates a comparison of amplification success rate using the “chromosome walk” method and the “hot spot” sequence selection method. 76% (16/21) amplifications ofchromosome 21 were successful using the “chromosome walk” method to select sequences. 100% (7/7) sequences selected based on “hot spots” onchromosome 21 amplified. 100% (5/5) sequences selected based on “hot spots” onchromosomes - Sequences for enrichment can be chosen on the basis of being in a “hotspot,” a region of relatively high sequence coverage.
FIG. 19 illustrates that sequence runs from multiple samples were combined to give 79% coverage ofchromosome 21. The bottom chart illustrates Illumina pipeline output files containing multiple files and each given start and end chromosome positions; therefore the sequencing reads cover 37 M region (46,927,127 last position-9,757,475 1st position=˜37 M).FIG. 20 shows a schematic ofchromosome 21 to which sequence reads have been mapped. Some regions have more sequence coverage than other regions.FIG. 21 illustrates an example of a process that was used to select a specific region of 251 base pairs for amplification. Sequence within 13,296,000-46,944,323 (illustrated inFIG. 20 ) was selected for amplification.FIGS. 22A and B illustrate the relative position for a Down syndrome critical region (35,892,000-41,720,000) onchromosome 21. Magnified views of the sequence reads mapped tochromosome 21 are shown inFIG. 23 .FIG. 24 illustrates sequence reads that map to a 4207 bp region onchromosome 21 and a 251 bp region within that 4207 bp region. The Y axis is the number of sequence reads at a chromosome position.FIG. 25 illustrates a primer pair that was designed to anneal to sequence with the 251 bp region. -
FIG. 26 illustrates methods for generating library of enriched sequences. In the scheme shown inFIG. 26A , a three step PCR amplification process is used to generate a library of enriched nucleic acids where the fragments have sequence incorporated that can be used for annealing to primers for subsequent sequencing. A first pair of primers is used to amplify enriched sequences. These primers have sequence that anneals to a second set of primers that is used to amplify products of the first reaction. The second set of primers can have sequence that can anneal to sequencing primers. A third set of primers anneals to sequence from the first set of primers and is used further amplify the products. The third set of primers also introduces sequence onto the fragments that can anneal to sequencing primers. - The PCR scheme in
FIG. 26B illustrates a means for indexing sequences. The enriched fragments from each sample (e.g., individual maternal cell-free samples) can have sequence incorporated that identifies the fragment as originating from that sample. This indexing allows multiple samples to be pooled without loss of information with respect to which sample a fragment originated. The three step PCR proceeds as shown inFIG. 26A with indexing sequence being incorporated in primers used in the first amplification step. The indexing sequence can be in primers used for the 1st, 2nd or 3rd amplification step. - The PCR scheme in
FIG. 26C differs in that sequence is incorporated that serves to extend the length of enriched fragments. Fetal DNA in maternal cell-free samples is often less than 200 bp in size. Some amplifications enrich fragments that are, e.g., 60 bp in size. However, sequence reactions using, e.g., Illumina sequencing technology are more efficient when fragments are at least 100 bp in length. Thus, the PCR indexing scheme can be modified, e.g., as shown inFIG. 26C , to amplify fragments with sequence in the 1st, 2nd, or 3rd step that serves to lengthen the fragments in the library. - While preferred embodiments of the present invention have been shown and described herein, it will be obvious to those skilled in the art that such embodiments are provided by way of example only. Numerous variations, changes, and substitutions will now occur to those skilled in the art without departing from the invention. It should be understood that various alternatives to the embodiments of the invention described herein may be employed in practicing the invention. It is intended that the following claims define the scope of the invention and that methods and structures within the scope of these claims and their equivalents be covered thereby.
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