Table 1 Overview on applied omics technologies

From: A roadmap to the molecular human linking multiomics with population traits and diabetes subtypes

Omics

Measurement/Output

Technique/Platform

Matrix

Label

GENOMICS

Genotype

Infinium Human Omni 2.5–8 v1.2 BeadChip kit

DNA extracted from buffy coat fraction from whole blood

DNA

METHYLOMICS

DNA methylation

Illumina Infinium HumanMethylation450 BeadChip kit

DNA, same as for genomics

MET

TRANSCRIPTOMICS

Gene expression

RNA-sequencing based Illumina ~20 M reads

RNA extracted from PaxTube

RNA

microRNA expression

microRNA profiling based multiplex qPCR, Exiqon

RNA extracted from EDTA plasma

miRNA

PROTEOMICS

Relative protein abundance

Slow Off-rate Modified Aptamer (SOMAmer), Somalogic 1,1k

EDTA plasma

SOMA

Relative protein abundance

Proximity Extension Assay (PEA) based Olink Target 96 Metabolism & Cardiometabolism panels

Heparin plasma

OLINK

GLYCOMICS

Total plasma

N-glycosylation

Hydrophilic interaction ultra-performance liquid chromatography (HILIC-UPLC) based Genos pipeline

EDTA plasma

PGP

IgG glycosylation

Liquid chromatography mass spectrometry (LC-MS) based Genos pipeline

EDTA plasma

IgG

IgA & IgG glycosylation

LC-MS based124 pipeline

EDTA plasma

IgA

LIPOPROTEOMICS

Lipoproteins

Proton nuclear magnetic resonance (1H NMR) based Nightingale technology

EDTA plasma

BRAIN

LIPIDOMICS

Absolute lipid concentration

LC-MS based on Lipidyzer technology at Metabolon

EDTA plasma

LD

Lipids and other metabolite concentration

Flow injection analysis (FIA)- MS based Biocrates technology

EDTA plasma

BM

METABOLOMICS

Metabolite level

(HILIC-MS) & (UPLC-MS) based HD4 Metabolon

EDTA plasma

HDF

Metabolite level

Gas chromatography (GC)-MS (UPLC-MS) based HD2 Metabolon

EDTA plasma

PM

Metabolite level

(GC-MS) & (UPLC-MS) based HD2 Metabolon

Saliva

SM

Metabolite level

GC-MS & UPLC-MS based HD2 Metabolon

Urine

UM

Metabolite level

1H NMR deploying Chenomx for annotation, based on131 pipeline

Urine

CM

CLINICAL

Clinical biochemistry and blood counts

Cobas 6000; Roche Diagnostics

Blood/Urine

CLIN