Total number of reads affects the accuracy of fetal fraction estimates in NIPT.
Ieva MiceikaiteCharlotte Brasch-AndersenChristina FagerbergMartin Jakob LarsenPublished in: Molecular genetics & genomic medicine (2021)
SeqFF is a robust method for FF estimation for both genders and for any FF level in range 2-13%. Accuracy of FF estimates highly depends on the read count. We recommend using no less than 10 M reads to achieve accurate FF estimates for NIPT analysis in clinical settings.