SAN DIEGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Illumina, Inc. (NASDAQ:ILMN) today unveiled two ground-breaking new products for DNA analysis: the Infinium HD Human1M-Duo (two samples/chip) and the Human610-Quad (four samples/chip), featuring up to 2.3 million single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) per BeadChip. The new Infinium HD product line, announced at the JP Morgan Healthcare Conference, doubles sample throughput and reduces DNA input requirements by as much as 70 percent. Additionally, the Infinium HD products offer enhanced signal discrimination and a new SNP calling algorithm. First customer shipments of the Human610-Quad and Human1M-Duo BeadChips are expected in Q1 2008 and Q2 2008, respectively.
