Methexis Genomics N.v.

Ablynx N.v.

Patrick Stanssens

Marc Zabeau

Yannick Gansemans

Peter Schotte

Marc Jozef Lauwereys

Christine Labeur

Jean-Luc Jonniaux

The present invention relates to a method for producing a domain antibody in a yeast, wherein the formation of disulfide bridges in the domain antibody is promoted. The method encompasses the addition of oxidizing agents, preferably oxidizing metal ions, preferably one or more selected from Cu2+, Fe2+, Fe3+ and Zn2+.

Method for the production of domain antibodies

The present invention is in the field of nucleic acid-based genetic analysis. More particularly, it discloses novel insights into the overall structure of genetic variation in all living species. The structure can be revealed with the use of any data set of genetic variants from a particular locus. The invention is useful to define the subset of variations that are most suited as genetic markers to search for correlations with certain phenotypic traits. Additionally, the insights are useful for the development of algorithms and computer programs that convert genotype data into the constituent haplotypes that are laborious and costly to derive in an experimental way. The invention is useful in areas such as (i) genome-wide association studies, (ii) clinical in vitro diagnosis, (iii) plant and animal breeding, (iv) the identification of micro-organisms.

Genetic diagnosis using multiple sequence variant analysis

The present invention is in the field of nucleic acid-based diagnostic assays. More particularly, it relates to methods useful for the 'diagnostic sequencing' of regions of sample nucleic acids for which a prototypic or reference sequence is already available (also referred to as 're-sequencing'), or which may be determined using the methods described herein. This diagnostic technology is useful in areas that require such re-sequencing in a rapid and reliable way: (i) the identification of the various allelic sequences of a certain region/gene, (ii) the scoring of disease-associated mutations, (iii) the detection of somatic variations, (iv) studies in the field of molecular evolution, (v) the determination of the nucleic acid sequences of prokaryotic and eukaryotic genomes, (vi) identifying one or more nucleic acids in one or more biological samples', (vii) and determining the expression profile of genes in a biological sample and other areas.

Diagnostic sequencing by a combination of specific cleavage and mass spectrometry

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Nazareth, Belgium

Patrick Stanssens