Structural variants including gene translocations, fusions, copy number variants (CNV) and large INDELs are commonly found in tumors, and can serve as clinical biomarkers to identify cancer, to monitor cancer treatment effectiveness and disease progression. CNVs such as amplification of MET in combination with mutations in EGFR (T790M) can lead to Gefitinib resistance in lung cancer^{1, 2}. PCR-based assays^{3, 4} and NGS⁴ that better detect structural variants are constantly emerging. However, the detection of structural variants presents several challenges and bioinformatics pipelines are continuously evolving to improve confidence in structural variant detection. The Structural Multiplex cfDNA Reference Standard covers a wide range of mutations in a defined genomic context. This standard consists of DNA derived from human cell lines that is fragmented to an average size of 160 bp to closely resemble cfDNA extracted from human plasma. This product is designed to challenge your molecular and bioinformatic work flow by providing validated copy number variants/amplifications, translocations, and large insertions/deletions. Additionally, you may examine the genomic context of variants within regions of specific GC-content (high vs. low). The Structural Multiplex cfDNA Reference Standard includes 9 variants validated by ddPCR, with most of them centred at 5% allelic frequency. Highlight features of the Structural Multiplex include RET and ROS1 fusion variants, MYC-N and MET focal amplifications and a BRCA2 variant. The Structural Multiplex is also available in high molecular weight gDNA (HD753) and FFPE (HD789) format.

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With this product you are able to:

• Evaluate the effect of genomic context on variant detection in ctDNA samples
• Analyze the robustness of your bioinformatics pipeline
• Optimize and validate new ctDNA workflows for structural variant detection
• Compare performance of fragmented to high molecular weight reference standards

Technical Data

Format: cfDNA

Genes Covered: AKT1, BRAF, BRCA2, EGFR, FBXW7, FLT3, GNA11, KRAS, MET, MYC-N, NOTCH1, PIK3CA, RET, ROS1

Cosmics: 1,500+

Allelic Frequencies: 4.8-5.6% and 4.5 & 9.5 x amplification for the CNV

Buffer: Tris-EDTA (10mM Tris-HCl, 1mM EDTA), pH 8.0

Product Information

Fragment Size: 160 bp

Unit Size: 350 ng per vial

Concentration: 20 ng/µl

Verified Mutations: 

The gDNA format of this product (HD753) has been verified by whole exome sequencing.

General Information

Storage: 4°C

Expiry: See all product shelf life information

Quality Control

Fragmentation Size: D1000 DNA ScreenTape assay

Allelic Frequency: Droplet Digital™ PCR

Quantification: Qubit dsDNA BR Assay (post-fragmentation)

References

1. Engelman JA, Zejnullahu K, Mitsudomi T, Song Y, Hyland C, Park JO, et al. MET amplification leads to gefitinib resistance in lung cancer by activating ERBB3 signaling. Science 2007,316:1039–43
2. Bean J, Brennan C, Shih JY, Riely G, Viale A, Wang L, et al. MET amplification occurs with or without T790M mutations in EGFR mutant lung tumors with acquired resistance o gefitinib or erlotinib. Proc Natl Acad Sci.2007,104(52):20932–7
3. Olsson, E.; Winter, C. et al. Serial monitoring of circulating tumor DNA in patients with primary breast cancer for detection of occult metastatic disease. EMBO Molec. Med. 2015, 7(12), 1034–47.
4. Reinert, T.; Schøler, L.V. et al. Analysis of circulating tumor DNA to monitor disease burden following colorectal cancer surgery. Gut 2015, 0:1–10.