A customized panel, encompassing all the exons of 39 cancer-related genes, including genes frequently reported to be involved in advanced CRCs and serrated lesions [2 (link),25 (link),26 (link)], was created using the Ion Torrent System with an Ion AmpliSeq Designer (Thermo Fisher Scientific) (S1 Fig). Genes within oncogene-induced senescence pathways detected in patients with multiple serrated polyps were also investigated [30 (link)]. The assay design consisted of 1,455 amplicons ranging from 125 to 175 bp in length, covering 94% of the 112.8 kb target sequence.
Library preparation and sequencing with the Ion Torrent sequencer were performed as previously described [34 (link)–36 (link)]. The templates were sequenced after emulsion PCR was performed with 24 samples per Ion PI chip using the Ion PI HI-Q Chef kit (Thermo Fisher Scientific).
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