Don’t be paralyzed by too many choices for custom gene expression and genotyping assays
Having freedom to choose is a great thing. Having too many choices to choose from can be paralyzing. We have all been at a restaurant where the extensive menu meant that not only did it take a long time to make up your mind on what to have for dinner, but also it generated some concern that the optimal choice was not made. And then once the meal arrives for everyone at the table, this concern can likely turn into regret.
You may have thought the same thing about choosing a set of gene expression or genotyping assays for your project – some level of concern that an important gene is missed when choosing a set of custom assays for a particular area of research.
TaqMan Flexible Content Panels 
We now offer TaqMan® Flexible Content Panels for real-time gene expression and genotyping. You simply start with a pre-designed panel based around your research interest, and modify as desired to add or subtract assays as needed.
For Gene Expression on TaqMan® Array Cards, TaqMan® Array Plates, and OpenArray® Plates the following pre-designed panels are available:
- Alzheimer’s Disease
- Angiogenesis
- Apoptosis
- Cardiotoxicity
- Cardiovascular Disease
- Cell Cycle
- Diabetes
- Endogenous (“Housekeeping”)
- Glycosylation
- Hepatotoxicity
- Hypertension
- Inflammation
- Nephrotoxicity
- Neurotoxicity
- p53 Signaling
- Parkinsons
For SNP Genotyping on OpenArray® Plates, the following pre-designed panels are available:
- Alzheimer’s Disease
- Autism
- Pharmacogenomics
- Type II Diabetes
An Open Suggestion Box
Additional panels will launch in the future. If you have a panel you’d like to see in this format you can suggest it on here at the TaqMan® Flexible Content Panel suggestion form.
If you are relatively new to real-time PCR (or are an ‘old hand’ and are on the lookout for the new members of the laboratory), a new edition of the popular Real Time PCR Handbook has now been made available as either a digital or bound copy.
Increase your happiness in ordering custom genotyping and gene expression assays – take a look at what the TaqMan® Flexible Content Panels have to offer.
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