TARGET-ENRICHED MULTIPLEXED PARALLEL ANALYSIS FOR ASSESSMENT OF RISK FOR GENETIC CONDITIONS

摘要

The invention provides methods for assessment of risk for genetic conditions using target-enriched multiplexed parallel analysis, for example fetal risk for genetic conditions in prenatal testing. The methods of the invention utilize TArget Capture Sequences (TACS) to thereby enrich for target sequences of interest, followed by massive parallel sequencing and statistical analysis of the enriched population. The methods of the disclosure can be used to determine carrier status of inheritable genetic abnormalities associated with genetic conditions and from this information the fetal risk of inheriting the genetic condition can be determined. Kits for carrying out the methods of the invention are also provided.