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Isolation and Purification of gDNA from Bone Marrow Aspirates in Multiple Myeloma

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gDNA was isolated from bone marrow aspirates of newly diagnosed MM patients using the automated DNA Purification kit Maxwell® (Promega, Madison, WI, USA). gDNA quality was first assessed using NanoDrop2000 (ThermoFisher, Waltham, MA, USA). Samples were quantified using Qubit 2.0 and the dsDNA BR assay (ThermoFisher, Waltham, MA, USA).
To improve the quality of follow-up samples, those with insufficient DNA concentration for MRD purposes (i.e. those with <100 ng/µl) were ethanol-precipitated. To do this, 1/10 volume sodium acetate, as well as twice the sample volume of 100% ethanol (stored at −20 °C) were added to the samples and incubated overnight at −20 °C. Afterwards, samples were centrifuged at 17,900 × g and 4 °C for 10 min. The nucleic acid pellet was then washed with 500 µl ethanol (70%) and centrifuged again at 17,900 × g and 4 °C for 5 min. Finally, the pellet was dried and rehydrated in ≈12 µl of water, and quantified using the Qubit dsDNA BR assay.
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Rapid DNA Extraction for NDMA Analysis

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DNA was extracted using spin columns (QIAamp DNA Micro Kit, Qiagen, NL) according to the manufacturer’s protocol with ~15 mg of tumor tissue. Quantification of eluted DNA was performed on a Qubit 4.0 fluorometer using a dsDNA BR Assay (Thermo Fisher, USA) and assessed for purity using the NanoDrop 260/280 ratio (NanoDrop, Thermo Fisher).
For intraoperative NDMA analysis, the tumor biopsy was immediately placed in lysis buffer (Qiagen) at the operating room, allowing digestion to begin during transport to the laboratory.10 (link) Upon arrival, the biopsy lysate was homogenized for 30 s (TissueLyser, Qiagen) and digested for 10 min at 56°C and 5 min at 70°C. This reduced the total sample handling and DNA extraction time to 30 min. The DNA quantity and quality were still above the required standards.
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Methylation Pattern Analysis Pipeline

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For methylation pattern analysis, isolated DNA was sheared using a Bioruptor device (Diagenode). Subsequently, methylated DNA was isolated and eluted in high salt elution buffer using the MethylCap kit (Diagenode) according to the manufacturer´s instructions. Methylated DNA samples were prepared for next generation sequencing using the NEBNext ChIP-Seq Library Prep Master Mix Set for Illumina according to the manufacturer´s instructions. Amplified libraries were analyzed using the Bioanalyzer 2100 device and DNA 1000 Kit (Agilent) and concentrations were determined by means of Qubit 3.0 fluorometer device and the dsDNA BR assay (Thermo Fisher). Samples were sequenced using the Illumina HiSeq 1500 system (50 bp single reads) in three independent rounds. Sequence images were transformed to BCL files with the Illumina BaseCaller software and samples were demultiplexed to FASTQ files with bcl2fastq v2.17.1.14. Same procedures as above were conducted for quality control, read trimming and adaptor removal. Reads were then mapped to GRCh38 human genome using Bowtie2. Differentially methylated regions were identified using QSEA R package56 (link).
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Genome Sequencing of Bed Bug Nymphs

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Total genomic DNA was extracted from the whole body of 5th instar nymph using CTB Tissue Extraction Kit according to the manufacturer’s protocol (Intron, Seongnam-Si, Gyeonggi-do, Korea) after being pulverized in liquid nitrogen. DNA quality was assessed by spectrophotometric absorbance in NanoDrop 2000 Spectrophotometer V1.0 (Thermo Fisher Scientific, Wilmington, DE, USA) and Qubit dsDNA BR Assay, followed by electrophoresis on 0.8% agarose gel. In total, ≈2 μg of gDNA extracted from a pool of 15 bed bugs nymphs was used for 1/16th of a 70-mm × 75-mm Titanium PicoTiter plate of sequencing on a Roche 454 GS FLX sequencer with titanium chemistry (Roche Applied Science, Penzberg, Germany), performed by Macrogen Inc., South Korea. Sample preparation and analytical processing of sequence reads were performed according to manufacturer’s protocol for the Titanium series.
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High-Throughput Whole-Genome Sequencing of Haploid Cells

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Five hundred nanogram of genomic DNA was fragmented (average size distribution ~500 bp, LE220, Covaris Inc), purified, libraries prepared (Agilent SureSelect XT custom kits, Agilent Technologies), and index tags applied (Sanger 168 tag set). Index tagged samples were amplified (6 cycles of PCR, KAPA HiFi kit, KAPA Biosystems), quantified (dsDNA BR assay, HS assay, Thermo Fisher Scientific), normalized (~0.85 ng/μl), then pooled together in an equivolume fashion. Pooled samples were submitted to cluster formation for HiSeq ×10 sequencing (32 lanes, 150 bp PE read length, Illumina Inc). The average sequencing coverage is 15-fold for all samples given that HAP1 is a haploid cell line. The details of sequence coverage for all clones and subclones are provided in Supplementary Data 5.
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Tumor DNA Extraction Protocol

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Fresh tumor tissue of prospective cases was transferred to the local neuropathology laboratory during routine diagnostic procedures. Tissue was then snap-frozen and H&E cryosections were inspected to assess tumor purity. DNA was extracted using spin columns (DNeasy Blood & Tissue Kit, Qiagen, NL) according to the manufacturer's protocol with ~25mg of tumor tissue. For the cross-laboratory cohort, tumor DNA obtained from the Institute Curie was extracted using phenol chloroform procedure. Eluted genomic DNA was quantified on a Qubit 4.0 fluorometer using the dsDNA BR Assay (Thermo Fisher, USA) and quality controlled using the 260/280 ratio (NanoDrop, Thermo Fisher, USA).
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Directional RNA-Seq Library Preparation

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Following assessment of the quality of total RNA using Agilent 2100 bioanalyzer and RNA Nano Chip kit (Agilent Technologies, Santa Clara, CA, http://www.agilent.com), RNA was DNAse treated and 2.5 µg was subjected to rRNA with Ribo‐ZeroTM rRNA removal kit for human/mouse/rat (Illumina). To generate directional signal in RNA seq data, libraries were constructed from first strand cDNA using ScriptSeqTM v2 RNA‐Seq library preparation kit (Epicentre Biotechnologies, WI, http://www.epibio.com). Briefly, 50 ng of rRNA‐depleted RNA was fragmented and reverse transcribed using random primers containing a 5′ tagging sequence, followed by 3′ end tagging with a terminal‐tagging oligo to yield di‐tagged, single‐stranded cDNA. Following purification by a magnetic‐bead based approach, the di‐tagged cDNA was amplified by limit‐cycle PCR using primer pairs that anneal to tagging sequences and add adaptor sequences required for sequencing cluster generation. Amplified RNA‐seq libraries were purified using AMPure XP System (Beckman Coulter, Brea, CA, http://www.beckman.com). Quality of libraries were determined via Agilent 2200 Tapestation using High Sensitivity D1000 screen tape, and quantified by Qubit flourometer with dsDNA BR assay (Invitrogen by Thermo Fisher Scientific). Paired‐end 150 bp sequence reads were generated using the Illumina HiSeq 4000 platform.
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Genomic DNA Isolation from Blood and FFPE

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Isolation of genomic DNA from blood of all included patients was performed using FlexiGene DNA kit (Qiagen, Hilden, Germany) or Wizard Genomic DNA Purification Kit (Promega, Madison, WI, USA) according to the manufacturer’s instructions.
FFPE blocks of normal colorectal mucosa and CRC tissue were obtained when available. For each FFPE specimen, 10-20 x 10-μm sections were cut from a single representative block per case, using macrodissection with a scalpel if needed to enrich for tumor cells. After deparaffinization using the Qiagen Deparaffinization Solution (Qiagen), DNA was isolated using the QIAmp DNA FFPE Tissue Kit (Qiagen) according to manufacturer’s instructions.
DNA quality was tested using a NanoDrop ND 1000 Spectrophotometer (ThermoFisher Scientific, Waltham, MA, USA), electrophoresis in agarose gel and a Qubit Fluorometer (Invitrogen, Carlsbad, CA, USA) using the dsDNA BR Assay (Invitrogen, Carlsbad, CA, USA).
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ddRAD-seq Library Preparation for Illumina

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Genomic DNA was extracted from adipose fin clips using a column extraction kit (NucleoSpin Tissue, Macherey Nagel, Düren, Germany) following the manufacturer’s recommended protocols. DNA quality was assessed by visualization after gel electrophoresis on a 2% Agarose gel and quantified using a Qubit 2.0 Fluorometer with the dsDNA BR Assay (Life Technologies, Carlsbad, CA, USA). Each sample was normalized to a total amount of 1 µg of DNA with a minimum concentration of 25 ng/µL. DNA was used to construct a single ddRAD-library containing 44 individuals, following a previously described protocol in [67 (link)] with a modified set of barcoded P1 and P2 adapters for paired-end sequencing on Illumina platforms. In brief, each sample was digested using two restriction enzymes, a rare-cutting enzyme (PstI-HF, 20 units) and a frequent-cutting enzyme (MspI, 20 units) (New England Biolabs, Ipswich, MA, USA). Samples were individually barcoded using unique combinations of barcoded P1 and P2 adapters. After multiplexing of the barcoded samples, a size selection step was performed using the Pippin Prep (Sage Science, Beverly, MA, USA) and fragments between 145–295 bp were selected. The amplified library was sequenced on half a lane (200 million reads) of an Illumina NextSeq 500 (75 bp paired-end reads) at Glasgow Polyomics (University of Glasgow).
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ddRADseq Library Preparation from Tissue

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DNA was extracted from fin clips and muscle tissue using the NucleoSpin Tissue kit (Macherey-Nagel), following the manufacturers recommendations. DNA quality and quantity were assessed using agarose gel electrophoresis and the Qubit Fluorometer with the dsDNA BR Assay (Life Technologies). ddRADseq libraries were prepared using a modified version of the Recknagel et al. (2015) [79 (link)] ddRADseq protocol for Illumina sequencing platforms. Paired-end 75-bp sequencing was performed on the Illumina NextSeq500 platform at Glasgow Polyomics (University of Glasgow) at 3-4M read coverage per individual.
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