Rare Variant Analysis and Interpretation

Streamlined analysis of genetic variants

Current tools for rare-genetic and other germline variant analysis are fragmented, often involving several pipelines requiring separate integration efforts and maintenance schedules. This disjointed framework prevents laboratories from scaling services effectively. Today, high-throughput labs need intuitive tools for variant calling, insights generation and interpretation support, and reporting in a comprehensive and seamless way.

Emedgene, integrated with DRAGEN, consolidates all these functions at your fingertips. Simplify rare variant analysis and interpretation for research applications by calling, prioritizing, and reporting on variants from a single software interface within a connected workflow. Emedgene is ideal for mid to high-throughput labs using whole-genome, whole-exome, and targeted or virtual panel sequencing to evaluate variants and generate insights associated with genetic disease.

Learn more about DRAGEN Secondary Analysis to support comprehensive, accurate, and efficient variant calling.

Learn more about Emedgene to integrate with DRAGEN and to streamline variant interpretation through research report generation.

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Most accurate secondary analysis in all-benchmark regions, as compared against all participating solutions in F1 score using PrecisionFDA v2 Truth Challenge Benchmark Data

Accurate, comprehensive variant calling

DRAGEN secondary analysis provides highly accurate rare variant calling and analysis, with automated processing and rapid turnaround time. Powered by the DRAGEN multigenome (graph) reference and machine learning (ML), the suite performs accurate, comprehensive, and efficient identification for key variant types and capabilities, including:

Small variants
Copy number variants
Structural variants
Mitochondrial variants
Repeat expansions
Runs of homozygosity
Paralogs (eg, SMN1/SMN2)
Challenging clinically-relevant genes
Numerous pharmacogenes
Sex chromosome low allele frequency variants
Imputation for haploid species and sex chromosomes

By analyzing and visualizing multiple types at one time, you can easily view compound heterozygosity across variant categories. DRAGEN v4.2 functionalities are now available on Emedgene for integrated rare variant analysis and interpretation.

Rare variant analysis and interpretation

Streamline tertiary analysis workflows

Emedgene was designed by geneticists to streamline interpretation workflows and reduce the variant curation burden. It features an automated, explainable-AI (XAI)–powered genomic analysis platform that enables high-throughput interpretation with a 2–5x increase in efficiency and 50–75% reduction in total workflow time per subject.

Explainable AI (XAI) and automation

Never a black box. Emedgene’s XAI prioritizes putative causative variants, backed by transparent evidence, to increase workflow efficiency and confidence. In a study with Baylor Genetics*, Emedgene’s XAI was shown to be 97% accurate (98% for trios) in prioritizing relevant insights. Highly accurate and transparent, XAI can automatically suggest variants for further review in complex data sets that would typically require hours of manual research.

*Reference: https://ggc.org/in-the-news-app/ggc-reduces-turn-around-time-on-genomic-analysis-by-75-with-emedgenes-ai-platform

"Emedgene’s machine learning simplifies the highly complex task of variant analysis, allowing us to handle more tests every day."

Dr. Ray Louie, PhD
Assistant Director, Greenwood Genetic Center

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Integrated rare variant analysis workflow

By integrating with secondary analysis solutions such as DRAGEN™, data storage platforms such as Illumina Connected Analytics, and electronic health record (EHR) platforms, Emedgene offers a seamless and secure solution from sequencing through research report generation and beyond.

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Emedgene scales WGS, WES, targeted panels, and virtual panels for variant interpretation across applications and variant types: single nucleotide variants (SNVs), insertions/deletions (indels), copy number variants (CNVs), mitochondrial DNA variants (mtDNA), structural variants (SVs), and short tandem repeats (STRs).

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Rare Variant Analysis and Interpretation

Comprehensive variant analysis and interpretation for rare disease research

Streamlined analysis of genetic variants

Rare variant analysis, streamlined.

DRAGEN accuracy graph

Accurate, comprehensive variant calling

Rare variant analysis and interpretation

Streamline tertiary analysis workflows

Explainable AI (XAI) and automation

"Emedgene’s machine learning simplifies the highly complex task of variant analysis, allowing us to handle more tests every day."

Integrated rare variant analysis workflow

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Scaling from Exome to Whole-Genome Sequencing with DRAGEN

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Rare Variant Analysis and Interpretation

Comprehensive variant analysis and interpretation for rare disease research

Streamlined analysis of genetic variants

Rare variant analysis, streamlined.

DRAGEN accuracy graph

Accurate, comprehensive variant calling

Rare variant analysis and interpretation

Streamline tertiary analysis workflows

Explainable AI (XAI) and automation

"Emedgene’s machine learning simplifies the highly complex task of variant analysis, allowing us to handle more tests every day."

Integrated rare variant analysis workflow

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Featured Rare Variant Analysis Articles

Scaling from Exome to Whole-Genome Sequencing with DRAGEN

Driving Standards and Best Practices in Clinical Sequencing

Study Assesses Newborns with Suspected Rare Diseases

Related Research Methods

Rare Disease Whole-Genome Sequencing

Whole Exome Sequencing

Genetic and Rare Diseases

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Illumina sequencing platforms

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