Are special skills required for running or analyzing the data from the new Diversity Array?
The Mouse Diversity Genotyping Array is a commercially available custom array. While it uses the standard human SNP 6.0 assay processing procedure, the informatics end is much less standard. It is recommended that customers consider whether they have the following experience and expertise to purchase and use this array: • SNP 6.0 assay experience • Customers should be capable and trained in running the SNP 6.0 assay • Informatics (Affymetrix Power Tools) experience • Customers should have in-house expertise to run command line tools • This analysis is standard in high-throughput labs • Customers will not be able to use Genotyping Console to QC or analyze their samples • Affymetrix has a minimum purchase requirement of two wafers Customers not meeting the above criteria should consider JAX® Mouse Diversity Genotyping Array Service. We have microarray experience running over 750 Diversity arrays, data analysis expertise from scientists who helped designed the array, and our large set of
