CPC C12Q 1/6876 (2013.01) [C12Q 1/6806 (2013.01); C12Q 1/6869 (2013.01)] | 26 Claims |
1. A method of sequencing DNA comprising:
a) attaching partially single-stranded adapters comprising barcodes selected from a plurality of distinct barcode sequences to double-stranded DNA fragments obtained from a bodily sample, wherein attachment of the adapters to double-stranded DNA fragments generates a library of tagged double-stranded adapter-DNA molecules;
b) amplifying strands from a plurality of the double-stranded adapter-DNA molecules in the library to produce strand copies;
c) sequencing a plurality of the strand copies to obtain strand sequence reads comprising one or more barcode sequences and DNA fragment-specific information; and
d) for at least some of the double-stranded adapter-DNA molecules in the library—
grouping the strand sequence reads into families based on i) the barcode sequence, and ii) DNA fragment-specific information;
collapsing a plurality of strand sequence reads within the families to provide a consensus sequence for each of the at least some of the double-stranded adapter-DNA molecules in the library;
comparing the consensus sequence to a reference sequence;
analyzing one or more correspondences between the consensus sequence and the reference sequence to identify a sequence variation,
wherein the library comprises at least a subset of non-uniquely tagged double-stranded adapter-DNA molecules,
wherein non-uniquely tagged double-stranded adapter-DNA molecules are substantially identifiable with respect to other non-uniquely tagged double-stranded adapter-DNA molecules in the bodily sample using the one or more barcode sequences and DNA fragment-specific information,
wherein following step (d), the method further comprises identifying a genetic mutation conferring drug resistance present in one or more of the consensus sequences derived from the double-stranded DNA fragments obtained from a tumor cell population present in the bodily sample,
wherein the adapter comprises a hairpin loop with a uracil linker, and
wherein the barcode sequences are 6 nucleotides in length.
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