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. 2024 Dec 6;32(Suppl 2):904–1230. doi: 10.1038/s41431-024-01733-5
Feature (% if not specified otherwise) BGI Illumina
v1 v2
Common range T21 1.58 1.86 1.54
T18 0.42 0.33 0.40
T13 0.23 0.19 0.21
SCA 0.98# 0.29 0.45
T9, T16, T22 0.12 NA 0.14
Other RAAs (excluding T7) 0.06 NA 0.25
CNV 0.18 NA 0.56
feedback 17.24 NA 19.64
true positive CNV 0 NA 54.55
false negative T21 0.044 0.028
turnaround time (days) 5.5 2.5
no-call rate 0.44 0.14 0.20

# 50% of FP samples re-tested with Illumina turned out to be negative

The Illumina technology, based on PCR-free, low-coverage WGS, with genome-wide reporting and dynamic fetal fraction incorporation in metrics, enables superior performance in turnaround time, no-call rate as well as false positive and false negative ratios.