deCODE offers its expertise in human SNP and microsatellite genotyping as a contract service. We operate the largest and most advanced high-throughput microsatellite and SNP array genotyping facility in the world, supported by world-class scientists in genetics, robotics, statistics, and informatics. deCODE’s peak capacity is 30 million microsatellite genotypes and 3 billion SNP genotypes per month. Backed by years of experience deCODE has created the most complete genetic map of the human genome and has an unrivalled track record in mapping and validating disease genes for common and complex diseases.

deCODE now offers the first comprehensive solution for copy number variation (CNV) analysis. Our new CNV genotyping platform covers over 13,000 novel regions and all known regions that can be expected to show common and rare CNVs, using more than 55,000 SNPs or probes. The CNV platform is available as a stand-alone product, or in combination with Illumina’s genome wide association genotyping array chips (370K and 1M SNPs).
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Benefits of our Services:

• Time-saving - deCODE provides a complete service, including DNA extraction from blood or whole genome amplification (if needed), genotyping, automated allele calling and QC
• Cost-effective – no investment is needed to set up a high-throughput genotyping facility. Simply send your samples and receive high quality genotypes within weeks
• Fast - deCODE rapidly transforms your projects from sample to data, utilizing its high-throughput facility with a capacity to perform 160 million SNP genotypes or 1 million microsatellite genotypes per day
• High-Quality Data –Genotyping platforms have been selected and optimized for high reproducibility and call rates and deCODE operates a LIMS to support automated workflow and sample tracking
• High-Quality Service - Samples are processed by deCODE’s experienced team who is dedicated to quality and customer service, ensuring that your samples are handled with care and efficiency.

Overview of our Services:

deCODE's services are designed to provide rapid, high quality, high-throughput genotyping data for linkage or association studies. deCODE can process whole blood, buffy coat, or DNA samples, perform a genome-wide scan or fine mapping screen using either SNPs or microsatellites, and deliver high quality genotypes within weeks. Our services include:

SNP genotyping

• Genome-wide association
  Whole-genome genotyping is performed using Illumina's BeadArray technology with the Infinium HumanHap300-Duo, HumanHap550 or HumanHap650Y chips.
• Custom genotyping
  deCODE offers custom genotyping using the Infinium iSelect chip with 7,600-60,800 SNPs. deCODE also offers a flexible service for lower volumes which allows you to efficiently genotype one to hundreds of custom selected SNPs on any sample size.
• Data analysis software
  deCODE now offers a data analysis tool to allow our customers to make rapid discoveries.

Microsatellite genotyping

• Genome-wide scans
  deCODE can perform genome-wide scans at 3 average marker densities, 8 cM (500 markers), 4 cM (1000 markers) or 2 cM (2000 markers).
• Fine-mapping
  Select from over 15,000 validated markers that successfully have been used for genotyping.

Focused content genotyping

• Major Histocompatibility Complex (MHC) Specific Marker Set
  A high-density marker set which allow fine mapping of regions of specific disease associations within the MHC region.
• Population stratification
  A microsatellite marker set highly effective for estimating the ancestry of individuals with respect to three major geographic ancestral regions: Africa, East Asia and Europe.

• Whole Genome Amplification
  Whole genome amplification of samples with limited amounts of DNA using an optimized high-throughput protocol for amplifying high molecular weight, high quality DNA.
• DNA Extraction
  deCODE offers to extract DNA from whole blood and buffy coat samples using its in-house developed semi-automated DNA extraction platform for high quality DNA extraction