Banes, Graham L. http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4382-7684
Fountain, Emily D.
Karklus, Alyssa
Huang, Hao-Ming
Jang-Liaw, Nian-Hong
Burgess, Daniel L.
Wendt, Jennifer
Moehlenkamp, Cynthia
Mayhew, George F.
Funding for this research was provided by:
Arcus Foundation
Association of Zoos and Aquariums
Disney Conservation Fund
The Ronna Noel Charitable Trust
Eppley Foundation for Research
The Orang-utan Conservation Genetics Project, Inc.
Morris Animal Foundation
NIH Office of the Director (P51OD011106)
National Institutes of Health (RR15459-01, RR020141-01)
Article History
Received: 10 April 2020
Accepted: 24 November 2020
First Online: 7 December 2020
Ethics approval and consent to participate
: Primary data generated in this study were derived from whole blood samples, either drawn voluntarily during regular training or during routine, unrelated anaesthesia. Tissue samples were collected during necropsies. All samples were collected with the written informed consent and IACUC approvals of each participating institution, and in accordance with the Principles for the Ethical Treatment of Non-Human Primates by the American Society of Primatologists.
: Not applicable.
: Throughout this study, DLB, JW, CM and GFM. were paid employees of Roche Sequencing Solutions in Madison, WI, which manufactured the ‘SeqCap’ technology referenced in this manuscript. JW is now a paid employee of Promega Corporation. Both Roche Sequencing Solutions and the Promega Corporation have provided in-kind support to GLB’s laboratory since 2017, including for this study.