Illumina, Inc.
Systems and methods for off-target sequence detection

Abstract:

A computer-implemented method, computer system and computer-readable medium for identifying off-target matches from a set of candidate primer sequences on a genome reference sequence can include: receiving onto a data storage unit a plurality of candidate primer sequences; for each candidate primer sequence, calculating, using a processor, a plurality of candidate matches on the genome reference sequence for the candidate primer sequences; calculating, using the processor, verified matches on the genome reference sequence based on the candidate matching locations satisfying a plurality of matching verification rules; performing matching calculations of the verified matches to determine whether the verified matches form a match condition on the genome reference sequence; and generating a location profile on the genome reference sequence based on the match condition from the verified matches that meet a predetermined threshold.