What is the expiration timeline for Infinium BeadChips?

Infinium BeadChip Type	Expiration date
HD, LCG, XT	12 months from date of manufacture
HTS	18 months from date of manufacture*
BovineHD DNA Analysis Beadchip	18 months from date of manufacture**
Infinium All of Us Array-8	18 months from date of manufacture**
Infinium Global Diversity Array-8	18 months from date of manufacture**
Infinium Global Diversity Array Cyto-8	18 months from date of manufacture**
Infininum Global Diversity Array with Carrier Screening-8 v2.0	18 months from date of manufacture**
Infinium Global Diversity Array with Carrier Screening and Cytogenetics-8 v2.0	18 months from date of manufacture**
Infinium Global Diversity Array with Polygenic Risk Score Content v1.0	18 months from date of manufacture**
Infinium Mouse Methylation Beadchip	18 months from date of manufacture**
Infinium MethylationEPIC v2.0	18 months from date of manufacture**
Infinium CytoSNP-850K v1.4	18 months from date of manufacture**

*Effective for Infinium HTS BeadChips manufactured after 01-JUL-2022.

******Effective for Infinium BeadChips manufactured from Q4 2023.

• These expiration dates apply to commercial and custom arrays.

• Infinium reagents included in BeadChip kits may have different expiration dates from the BeadChips.

• For best results and reproducibility, use Infinium BeadChips and reagents prior their expiration dates.

• Illumina guarantees that all Research Use Only (RUO) products will ship with a minimum viable shelf-life of three months from the date of shipment.

PGx arrays (on Infinium LCG assay and Infinium EX assay), Custom Methylation arrays (on Infinium HTS Assay), Methylation Screening Array kits (on Infinium EX Methylation assay), and arrays announced for obsolescence are excluded from the extension and will retain the 12 months shelf life.

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