Agilent SureSelect XT HS2 RNA Reagent Kit

Agilent has launched its SureSelect XT HS2 RNA Reagent Kit. The kit offers a modular design that provides a simple and parallel approach for both RNA and DNA samples, which the firm noted will help customers streamline and combine workflows without losing time optimizing different kits for different sample types.

Agilent's kit will allow customers to accurately profile gene expression and detect RNA fusions using low-input formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded samples. The kit supports 384 unique dual sample indexes and helps customers to multiplex hundreds of samples in a single sequencing run without worrying about index hopping, the firm said. The kit also features molecular barcodes for more efficient de-duplication of sequencing reads and more accurate gene expression analysis.