Supplementary Methods Copy number analysis with HGU133 Plus 2.0 1. Whole Genome Amplification (WGA) by REPLI-g Kit (Qiagen) 1.1 Prepare Solution A, Buffer D1, and Buffer N1 as follows. (Solution A) Water 450 l 5M KOH 40 l 0.5M EDTA (pH 8.0) 10 l / 500 l (Buffer D1) Water 35 l Solution A 5 l / 40 l (for ≤5 samples) (Buffer N1) Water 72 l Solution B in the kit 8 l / 80 l (for ≤5 samples) 1.2 Water 2 l Genomic DNA (50 ng/l in TE0.1) 0.5 l Buffer D1 2.5 l / 5l prepare 3 tubes per sample, mix and spin down, RT x 3 min 1.3 add Buffer N1 5 l to each tube mix and spin down 1.4 prepare the following master mix (90 l per tube at the step 1.3) in a 0.2 ml tube on ice Water 64 l REPLI-g Buffer, 4x 25 l REPLI-g DNA Polymerase 1 l / 90l 1.5 To the above tube, add 10 l of the genomic DNA of the step 1.3 mix and spin down 30°C x 16 hr 65°C x 10 min 4°C hold 2. Genomic DNA purification (QIAGEN, Genomic-tip 100/G) 2.1 Equilibrate the Genomic-tip 100/G with 4 ml QBT Buffer 2.2 WGA gDNA (combine the contents of 3 tubes) 300 l QBT Buffer 9.7 ml / 10ml mix and apply to 2 equilibrated Genomic-tip 100/G (5 ml/tip) 2.3 Wash the columns with 7.5 ml QC Buffer 2.4 = Repeat step 2.3 2.5 Elute the WGA gDNA with 5 ml of 50°C prewarmed QF Buffer 2.6 Combine the eluates of 2 columns and add 7 ml isopropanol, mix and centrifuge at > 5,000 g for >15 min at 4°C 2.7 Wash with 70% Ethanol and air-dry the pellets 2.8 Resuspend the WGA gDNA in 0.1 ml of Water 2.9 Adjust the DNA concentration to 100 g/88 l Water 3. Fragmentation 3.1 Mix Purified WGA gDNA 85.5 l 1 10X Fragmentation buffer (Affymetrix P/N 900422) 9.5 l / 95l 3.2 Dilute the Fragmentation Reagent (Affymetrix P/N 900131) as follows. Fragmentation Reagent (3U/l) 2 l 10X Fragmentation buffer 6 l Water 52 l / 60 l 3.3 Mix gDNA at the step 3.1 95 l Fragmentation Reagent (0.1 U/l) 5 l / 100 l total 37°C x 30 min 95°C x 10 min 4°C hold 3.4 Gel electrophoresis (4% NuSieve 3:1 agarose) for 4 l of the fragmented product, which should be a smear with the majority of the intensity at 25 - 200 bp. 4. Labeling 4.1 Place the following mix into a 0.2 mL tube Water 3 l 5X TdT buffer (Affymetrix P/N 900425) 30 l GeneChip DNA Labeling Reagent (Affymetrix P/N900484) 8 l TdT (Affymetrix P/N900426; 30 U/L) 13 l / 54l 4.2 Add the fragmented DNA at the step 3.3 to the mix at the step 4.1 37°C x 5 hr 95°C x 10 min 4°C hold (can be stored at-20°C) 5. Concentration with Microcon YM-3 (Millipore, Amicon) 5.1 Add the product at the step 4.2 to a column centrifuge 14,000 x g at RT, until all supernatant will flow down (~50 min) 5.2 Add 300 l water to the column centrifuge 14,000 x g at RT, until the supernatant volume will be < 40 l (~45 min) 5.3 reverse the column into a new collection tube centrifuge 1,000 x g for 5 min at RT (can be stored at -20°C) 6. Target Hybridization 6.1 Prepare the followings into a 0.5 mL tube 2X Hybridization Buffer (see Affymetrix GeneChip Expression Analysis Technical Manual) 100 l Human Cot-1 (1 mg/ml; Invitrogen P/N 15279-011) 25 l 50X Denhardt’s solution (Sigma P/N D2532) 10 l 100% DMSO (Sigma P/N D5879) 20 l 3 nM Oligo B2 (Affymetrix P/N 500702 B2) 4 l / 159l 2 Add 41 l of the concentrated DNA at the step 5.3 to the tube at the step 6.1 mix and spin down 6.3 Heat the solution at 95°C, and immediately cool to 4°C 2 6.4 Inject 200 l of the denatured cocktail into one HGU133 Plus 2.0 array Hybridize at 48°C for 16 hr at 60 rpm 7. Washing, Staining and Scanning 7.1 Prepare the following buffers. (Pre-wash Buffer) 20X SSPE 1 ml 5M TMACl (Sigma P/N T3411) 25 ml 10% Tween-20 (Pierce P/N 28320) 0.05 ml Water 23.95 ml / 50 ml Filtrate with a0.2 m filter (Wash Buffer A & B) see Affymetrix GeneChip Mapping 100K Assay Manual (2X Staining Buffer) see Affymetrix GeneChip Expression Analysis Technical Manual (Streptavidin solution; first stain) 2X Staining Buffer 300 l Acetylated BSA (Invitrogen P/N 15561-020, 50 mg/ml) 24 l Streptavidin (1 mg/ml, Pierce P/N 21122) 6 l Water 270 l / 600 l Antibody stain solution; second stain) 2X Staining Buffer 300 l Acetylated BSA (50 mg/ml) 24 l Goat IgG (Sigma P/N I5256, 10 mg/ml) 6 l Biotinylated anti-streptavidin antibody (Vector P/N BA-0500, 0.5 mg/ml) 6 l Water 264 l / 600 l SAPE stain solution; third stain) 2X Staining Buffer 300 l Acetylated BSA (50 mg/ml) 24 l SAPE (Molecular Probes P/N S866, 1 mg/ml) 6 l Water 270 l / 600 l Remove Hybridization cocktail from array and fill with 200 l of Pre-wash Buffer 7.3 Incubate the array in Hybridization oven at 50°C for 30 min at 60 rpm 7.4 For Fluidics Station Prime the lines with the Protocol; “PRIME” Line A: Wash Buffer A (Non-Stringent Wash Buffer) Line B: Wash Buffer B (Stringent Wash Buffer) *Edit the Protocol; “FlexGE-WS2v4_450” as follows, and click “Run” FlexGE-WS2v4_450 Parameter values for modification Post hyb wash #1 10 cycles of 5 mixes/cycle with Wash Buffer A at 35°C Post hyb wash #2 40 cycles of 10 mixes/cycle with Wash Buffer B at 50°C Stain Stain the probe array for 10 minutes in Streptavidin solution at 35°C Post stain wash 10 cycles of 4 mixes/cycle with Wash Buffer A at 35°C Second stain Stain the probe array for 10 minutes in Antibody stain solution at 35°C Third stain Stain the probe array for 10 minutes in SAPE stain solution at 35°C Final wash 15 cycles of 4 mixes/cycle with Wash Buffer A at 35°C. The holding temperature is 25°C. 7.5 Run “Scan” for scanning the arrays 3 Primers used for real-time PCR in Figure 3a For the 1p34.2 region Forward: 5'-GTGCTTTGACTGGATGTGTGAGAG-3' Reverse: 5'-GCACTAAAAAGGCGGGAGTAAGAG-3' For the 1q22 region Forward: 5'-TCATTTGCTTGCTTAAAGCCTCTG-3' Reverse: 5'-TGGGTATGGAAGGAGTATGTGTGG-3' For the 1q32.1 region Forward: 5'-ACAGACAATAGCTGCCTGGAGTTG-3' Reverse: 5'-GACCCTGTAGTAGGCCACTGCTTT-3' For the 9q31.3 region Forward: 5'-TGAGGTTTGATGCACAGTAAAAGGA-3' Reverse: 5'-GGCCAATTAGACAAAAACATTCAGG-3' For the 9q33.1 region Forward: 5'-GCTCCTCAGATTCAGGTCTCCTTC-3' Reverse: 5'-GCCTATCTTTCAAAGGCTTCGTGT-3' For the 8p23.2 region Forward: 5'-ATATAGCCTGTGCAATGCCACCAA-3' Reverse: 5'-GCTCATTATGAAGACTCCCATTCC-3' For the8p23.1 region Forward: 5'-TGTTGTGCAACCATCACCACTATC-3' Reverse: 5'-AGGTCCCTAGAACAGCCAGATTCA-3' For the 8p22 region Forward: 5'-GACAGGTGTTATGCACTGGTGTTG-3' Reverse: 5'-ATGCCAGAAAATGAAGGCTAACTG-3' For the 8p21.1 region Forward: 5'-AGGATTTTAGGGTTGGATGGGTTT-3' Reverse: 5'-GGAATGACTGATATTGCCCTTGAC-3' For GAPDH gene Forward: 5'-CTGACCTGCCGTCTAGAAAAACCT-3' Reverse: 5'-CAGGAAATGAGCTTGACAAAGTGG-3' 4