{"id":34457,"date":"2026-07-16T17:21:01","date_gmt":"2026-07-16T21:21:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/genomequebec.com\/?post_type=service&#038;p=34457"},"modified":"2026-07-16T21:39:19","modified_gmt":"2026-07-17T01:39:19","slug":"genotyping-arrays-illumina-infinium-hd-technology","status":"publish","type":"service","link":"https:\/\/genomequebec.com\/en\/technological-services\/centre-dexpertise-et-de-services-2\/instructions\/user-guides\/genotyping-arrays-illumina-infinium-hd-technology\/","title":{"rendered":"Genotyping Arrays &#8211; Illumina Infinium HD Technology"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"top-of-page\"><em><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-primary-color\">User Guide<\/mark><\/strong><\/em><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:35px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The instructions in this guide must be followed carefully to achieve the best possible results and avoid delays in processing your request.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Projects can be carried out on commercial, semi-custom or custom biochips.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For additional information, please contact the <a href=\"https:\/\/genomequebec.com\/en\/contact-us\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Client Management Office<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:35px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" id=\"d\u00e9but-de-page\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"#Starting-Material\" data-type=\"internal\" data-id=\"#Starting-Material\">Starting Material<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#Requirements---Quality-and-Quantity\" data-type=\"internal\" data-id=\"#Requirements---Quality-and-Quantity\"><\/a><a href=\"#Requirements---Quality-and-Quantity\" data-type=\"internal\" data-id=\"#Requirements---Quality-and-Quantity\">Requirements \u2013 Quality and Quantity<\/a>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"#Verification-de-la-concentration\" data-type=\"internal\" data-id=\"#Verification-de-la-concentration\"><\/a><a href=\"#Concentration-Verification\" data-type=\"internal\" data-id=\"#Concentration-Verification\"><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-black-color\">Concentration Verification<\/mark><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#Quality-Verification\" data-type=\"internal\" data-id=\"#Quality-Verification\"><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-black-color\">Quality Verification<\/mark><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-538e347381faefde85116debb8493b68\"><a href=\"#Purety-Verification\" data-type=\"internal\" data-id=\"#Purety-Verification\"><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-black-color\">Purity Verification<\/mark><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#Identification,-Layout-and-Required-Containers\" data-type=\"internal\" data-id=\"#Identification,-Layout-and-Required-Containers\">Identification, Layout and Required Containers<\/a>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"#Identification\" data-type=\"internal\" data-id=\"#Identification\"><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-black-color\">Identification<\/mark><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#Layout\" data-type=\"internal\" data-id=\"#Layout\"><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-black-color\">Layout<\/mark><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#Required-Containers\" data-type=\"internal\" data-id=\"#Required-Containers\"><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-black-color\">Required Containers<\/mark><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#Service-Request-Form-and-Sample-Submission\" data-type=\"internal\" data-id=\"#Service-Request-Form-and-Sample-Submission\">Service Request Form and Sample Submission<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#Sample-Shipment-Preparation\" data-type=\"internal\" data-id=\"#Sample-Shipment-Preparation\">Sample Shipment Preparation<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#Transmission-of-results\" data-type=\"internal\" data-id=\"#Transmission-of-results\">Transmission of results<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:35px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-secondary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-f1ea74b888da7196577b0d8ad8e41b53\" id=\"Starting-Material\">Starting Material<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><thead><tr><th class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Sample Type<\/th><th class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Specificity<\/th><th class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Comments<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Genomic DNA (gDNA)<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">No specific treatment required<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Standard material recommended<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">DNA extracted from FFPE tissue blocks<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">A <a href=\"https:\/\/support.illumina.com\/content\/dam\/illumina-support\/documents\/documentation\/chemistry_documentation\/infinium_assays\/infinium-hd-ffpe\/Inf_FFPE_Sample_Restore_Booklet_15014614_C.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">restoration<\/a> step will be performed in the laboratory prior to initiating the standard protocol (Illumina Infinium FFPE Sample Restore procedure).<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">DNA extracted from Whole Genome Amplification (WGA)<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Recommended Technologies&nbsp;:<br>&#8211; REPLI-g (Qiagen)<br>&#8211; OmniPLex (Rubicon Genomics)<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Please contact the <a href=\"https:\/\/genomequebec.com\/en\/contact-us\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Client Management Office<\/a> to validate project feasibility.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-horizontal is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-03627597 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"#top-of-page\">Return to top of page<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:35px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-secondary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-bee3914ac10d732d970b4d8b4d00a42f\" id=\"Requirements---Quality-and-Quantity\">Requirements &#8211; Quality and Quantity<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Samples must be eluted in TE 1X buffer (10\u202fmM Tris pH\u202f8.0 \/ 1\u202fmM EDTA) or in nuclease\u2011free ultrapure water.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Note that a fluorometric quantitative analysis is performed upon sample reception to validate DNA concentration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><thead><tr><th class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Minimum Volume<\/th><th class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Minimum Concentration<\/th><th class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Maximum Concentration<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">20&nbsp;uL&nbsp;<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">30&nbsp;ng\/&nbsp;\u00b5L&nbsp;<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">200&nbsp;ng\/\u00b5L&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-default\" style=\"margin-top:24px;margin-bottom:24px\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-383970138d770b94131ba1cc494c6676\" id=\"Concentration-Verification\">Concentration Verification<\/h6>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:35px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Recommended method: <\/strong>Qubit or equivalent fluorometric method.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Note:&nbsp; <\/strong>Spectrophotometric methods such as Nanodrop are not recommended for measuring DNA concentration because they tend to overestimate the DNA concentration<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-default\" style=\"margin-top:24px;margin-bottom:24px\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading has-blue-800-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-bdaf91fbdd822e9143455ca49ba7305f\" id=\"Quality-Verification\">Quality Verification<\/h6>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><thead><tr><th class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Sample Type<\/th><th class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Integrity<\/th><th class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Recommended Method<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Genomic DNA (gDNA)<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Fragments&nbsp;&gt;2&nbsp;kb&nbsp;<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Electrophoresis<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">DNA extracted from FFPE tissue blocks<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">N\/A&nbsp;<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">N\/A&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-default\" style=\"margin-top:24px;margin-bottom:24px\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-5b4944fde6d3cdc5319d984d82c14527\" id=\"Purety-Verification\">Purety Verification<\/h6>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:35px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Recommended method: <\/strong>Nanodrop or equivalent spectrophotometric method<strong>.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Target optical density ratios: &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>260\/280 between 1,8 et 2,0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>260\/230 between 2,0 et 2,2.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-horizontal is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-03627597 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"#top-of-page\">Return to top of page<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:35px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-secondary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-ade3a44bda7032be8f1d2a11447f5590\" id=\"Identification,-Layout-and-Required-Containers\">Identification, Layout and Required Containers<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-default\" style=\"margin-top:24px;margin-bottom:24px\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading has-blue-800-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-87b6b05c712038ac373c46435fee3e65\" id=\"Identification\">Identification<\/h6>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:35px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The name written on the plate must be unique, legible, concise, and strictly identical to the name provided in the sample submission form.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-default\" style=\"margin-top:24px;margin-bottom:24px\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading has-blue-800-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-a776037f646047bd31331d231803706e\" id=\"Layout\">Layout<\/h6>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:35px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Samples must be randomized by row prior to submission.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Samples from FFPE blocks must be processed independently: they should not be integrated into a standard genomic DNA plate and must be randomized separately.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For plates containing human samples, reserve one well for the addition of an internal positive control:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Full plate: leave well H12 empty.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Partially filled plate: leave the first well following the last sample empty, while respecting the required sample multiple for the array.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-default\" style=\"margin-top:24px;margin-bottom:24px\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading has-blue-800-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-1b528e243713777dbeeedd910a0825b0\" id=\"Required-Containers\">Required Containers<\/h6>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><thead><tr><th class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Recommended 96\u2011well PCR Plates<\/th><th class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Unaccepted 96\u2011well Plates<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Full\u2011skirt PCR plates:<br>&#8211; BioRad Hard-Shell 96-Well PCR Plates, skirted, Cat# HSP9601&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<br>&#8211; BioRad Microseal PCR plates 96-well clear, Cat# MSP9601<br>&#8211; Eppendorf twin.tec, Cat# 951020401<br>&#8211; Corning Thermowell GOLD, Cat# 3752&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<br>&#8211; Axygen 96-well PCR Microplate, Cat# PCR96FSC<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">&#8211; 96\u2011well cell culture plates<br>&#8211; Opaque PCR plates<br>&#8211; No\u2011skirt PCR plates<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Recommended adhesive films:<br>&#8211; Adhesive PCR Films; Thermo Fisher Scientific, 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