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August 26, 2025Frontiers in MedicineOpen Access

Accurate and rapid single nucleotide variation detection in PCSK9 gene using nanopore sequencing

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IMIlaria MassaiuVVVincenza ValerioVRValentina Rusconi

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Nanopore sequencing improves SNV detection in PCSK9 gene, suggesting its utility in cardiovascular therapy.

Key Points

  • Nanopore sequencing achieved a perfect F1-score of 100% for detecting single nucleotide variants in the PCSK9 gene.
  • The combination of super high accuracy basecalling and Longshot variant calling was the most effective approach.
  • Analysis showed that a MinION flow cell could process up to 96 samples and long sequencing regions simultaneously.
  • These nanopore workflows can enhance diagnostic applications, especially in cardiology and oncology settings.

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Massaiu et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68af5f1ead7bf08b1eae2559https://doi.org/10.3389/fmed.2025.1620405
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