Targeted high-depth sequencing was performed for genomic areas comprising 100 genes using a custom-designed CRC panel (Table S1) [16 (link)]. From each sample, 10 ng of DNA were used for multiplexed PCR amplification with the Ion Ampliseq Library kit (ThermoFisher Scientific), using two amplicon pools per DNA sample. Samples were ligated to Ion Xpress Barcode Adapters (ThermoFisher Scientific) and purified using Agencourt AMPure beads (Beckman Coulter). All six samples were combined on a 316v2 chip and sequenced on an Ion Torrent PGM device (ThermoFisher) with an average read depth of 580–700.
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