The Infinium Asian Screening Array (ASA) combines genome-wide coverage of East Asian populations, relevant clinical research content, and scalability to deliver a powerful, cost-effective tool for genomic screening.
The array was built using an East Asian reference panel containing 9000 whole-genome sequences. It includes coverage of populations underrepresented in the 1000 Genomes Project.
The Infinium Asian Screening Array builds on the success of the Infinium Global Screening Array, which was developed by a community of researchers, healthcare networks, direct to consumer companies, and service providers. Illumina screening arrays have been widely adopted, with over 20 million samples ordered by a global community of users.
The array provides a genomic tool for disease risk profiling, pharmacogenomics research, wellness and lifestyle reporting, and complex disease research. It includes updated markers from clinical databases, including ClinVar and PharmGKB.
The array supports genotyping and CNV calling for several sample types, including saliva, blood, buccal swabs, and formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded (FFPE) samples. The Infinium platform is trusted for excellent data quality, with call rates > 99% and reproducibility > 99.9%. The high-throughput Infinium workflow maximizes sample processing while minimizing costs, instrumentation, lab space, and hands-on time.
| Infinium Asian Screening Array-24 v1.0 BeadChip | Infinium Global Screening Array-24 Kit | Infinium Multi-Ethnic Global-8 Kit | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Description | A powerful, cost-effective genotyping array for risk screening, pharmacogenomics, and large-scale genetic studies in East Asian populations. | An economical next-generation genotyping array that enables population-scale genetics, translational research, variant screening studies, and precision medicine research by combining highly optimized multiethnic genome-wide content, curated clinical research variants, and QC markers. | With content from a variety of resources, this multiethnic array allows researchers to detect both common and rare variants across the most commonly studied 5 superpopulations in order to impute variants in a vast number of subpopulations. |
| Input Quantity | 200 ng gDNA | 200 ng gDNA | 200 ng gDNA |
| Method | Genome-Wide Genotyping Array , High-Throughput Genotyping Array | Genome-Wide Genotyping Array , High-Throughput Genotyping Array | Genome-Wide Genotyping Array |
| Number of Markers | Fixed markers: ~ 660,000, Custom marker add-on capacity up to 50,000 | Fixed markers: ~ 654,027 Custom marker add-on capacity: Up to 50,000 |
Fixed markers: 1,779,819 Custom marker add-on capacity: Up to 245,000 |
| Number of Samples | 24 samples per array | 24 samples per array | 8 samples per array |
| Sample Throughput | ~2304 samples per week (estimate for 1 iScan System, 1 AutoLoader, 2 Infinium Automated Pipetting Systems, and a 5-day work week) | ~5760 samples/week max per iScan (throughput and scan times may vary based on laboratory and system configurations.) | ~1728 samples/week max per iScan (throughput and scan times may vary based on laboratory and system configurations.) |
| Species Category | Human | Human | Human |
| System Compatibility | iScan | iScan | iScan |
| Technology | Microarray | Microarray | Microarray |
MyDNA recently began partnering with Illumina customers using the Global Screening Array and Asian Screening Array in their genetic test offerings.
Read InterviewFast Infinium array analysis and broad genome coverage support personal genetic testing services and database development.
Read Interview| Population | Abbreviation | Cohort | Sequence Depth |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chinese | CHS-GIS | Genomics Institute of Singapore | 30× |
| Southern Han Chinese | CHS | 1000G - Southern Han Chinese | 2–4× |
| Chinese Dai | CDX | 1000G - Chinese Dai in Xishuangbanna | 2–4× |
| Han Chinese | CBD | 1000G - Bejing | 2–4× |
| Japanese | R-JAP1 | RIKEN W13 | 15× |
| Japanese | R-JAP2 | RIKEN W1–6 | 30× |
| Japanese | R-JAP3 | RIKEN W18 | 30× |
| Japanese | K-JAP | KYOTO | 3–15× |
| Japanese | JAP | 1000G - Tokyo | 2–4× |
| Korean | M-KOR | MACROGEN | 15–30× |
| Korean | KPGP | The Personal Genome Project Korea (KPGP) | ~35× |
| Malaysian | MAL | Singapore Population Health Study | 30× |
| Mongolian | MON | MACROGEN | 30× |
| Vietnamese | KVT | 1000G - Kinh in Ho Chi Minh | 2–4× |
Description of whole-genome sequences used to develop the Asian Screening Array v1.0
Content was expertly selected from scientifically recognized databases to create a highly informative array for clinical research applications.
Clinical research content features an extensive list of pharmacogenomics markers selected based on CPIC guidelines and the PharmGKB database. Markers are arranged according to level of evidence as defined by the PharmGKB database. VIP: very important pharmacogene.
Infinium Asian Screening Array BeadChip Data Sheet
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Infinium Asian Screening Array Documentation
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A cost-effective array for understanding complex disease in diverse human populations.
This next-generation genotyping array provides a scalable, cost-effective solution for population genetics, pharmacogenomics studies, and precision medicine research.
This 8-sample BeadChip array features ~2.4 million markers, and delivers exceptional genomic coverage rates across diverse populations.
