Table 3 Concordance of single nucleotide and insertion-deletion nucleotide variants (SNVs and indels) in WGS from 25 blood samples and 63 DBS derived from those samples.

From: Scalable, high quality, whole genome sequencing from archived, newborn, dried blood spots

Sample Type

Library preparation type

Number of WGS

Average WGS SNVs

WGS SNV concordance: DBS vs blood

Average WGS indels

WGS indel concordance: DBS vs blood

Blood

KAPA

48

3,122,510

 

510,152

 

Blood

Illumina

24

3,109,958

 

507,375

 

FTA DBS

KAPA

12

3,134,167

99.20%

513,429

96.60%

FTA DBS

Illumina

16

3,103,061

99.30%

507,910

96.90%

PC DBS

KAPA

26

3,113,230

99.20%

498,174

96.00%

PC DBS

Illumina

8

3,143,100

99.30%

505,628

97.00%

  1. Libraries were prepared from two types of DBS cards (FTA and Protein Saver [PC]) using two preparation methods (Illumina PCR-free and KAPA HyperPlus).