Whole-Genome Sequencing of the World’s Oldest People

Whole-Genome Sequencing of the World’s Oldest People

Supercentenarians (110 years or older) are the world's oldest people. Seventy four are alive worldwide, with twenty two in the United States. We performed whole-genome sequencing on 17 supercentenarians to explore the genetic basis underlying extreme human longevity. We found no significant evidence of enrichment for a single rare protein-altering variant or for a gene harboring different rare ...

Whole-Genome Bisulfite Sequencing

Next-generation sequencing technology has enabled genome-wide analysis of 5mC nucleotides at single-nucleotide resolution. Previous methods for whole-genome bisulfite sequencing (WGBS) yielded reduced genomic representation due to required DNA shearing, ligation of methylated sequencing adapters, and bisulfite conversion of unmethylated cytidine residues prior to sequencing. One disadvantage of...

Whole-genome re-sequencing.

DNA sequencing can be used to gain important information on genes, genetic variation and gene function for biological and medical studies. The growing collection of publicly available reference genome sequences will underpin a new era of whole genome re-sequencing, but sequencing costs need to fall and throughput needs to rise by several orders of magnitude. Novel technologies are being develop...

Whole-Genome Bisulfite Sequencing

Next-generation sequencing technology has enabled genome-wide analysis of 5mC nucleotides at single-nucleotide resolution. Previous methods for whole-genome bisulfite sequencing (WGBS) yielded reduced genomic representation due to required DNA shearing, ligation of methylated sequencing adapters, and bisulfite conversion of unmethylated cytidine residues prior to sequencing. One disadvantage of...

Whole Genome Sequencing: An Efficient Approach in Food Safety Management System