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The steady rate of development and diffusion of genetically modified plants and their increasing diversification of characteristics, genes and genetic control elements poses a challenge in analysis of genetically modified organisms (GMOs). It is expected that in the near future the picture will be even more complex. Traditional approaches, mostly based on the sequential detection of one target at a time, or on a limited multiplexing, allowing only a few targets to be analysed at once, no longer meet the testing requirements. Along with new analytical technologies, new approaches for the detection of GMOs authorized for commercial purposes in various countries have been developed that rely on (1) a smart and accurate strategy for target selection, (2) the use of high-throughput systems or platforms for the detection of multiple targets and (3) algorithms that allow the conversion of analytical results into an indication of the presence of individual GMOs potentially present in an unknown sample. This paper reviews the latest progress made in GMO analysis, taking examples from the most recently developed strategies and tools, and addresses some of the critical aspects related to these approaches.

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The authors would like to thank Kristina Gruden and Dany Morisset from the National Institute of Biology for their valuable inputs to the manuscript.

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  1. Molecular Biology and Genomics Unit, Institute for Health and Consumer Protection (IHCP), European Commission—Joint Research Centre (JRC), Via Fermi 2749, 21027, Ispra, Va, Italy

    Maddalena Querci & Guy Van den Eede

  2. Department of Biotechnology and Systems Biology, National Institute of Biology (NIB), Večna pot 111, 1000, Ljubljana, Slovenia

    Jana Žel

  3. Food Safety Department, Federal Institute for Risk Assessment (BfR), Thielallee 88–92, 14195, Berlin, Germany

    Hermann Broll

  4. Scientific Institute of Public Health (IPH), J. Wytsmanstraat 14, 1050, Brussels, Belgium

    Marc Van den Bulcke

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Querci, M., Van den Bulcke, M., Žel, J. et al. New approaches in GMO detection. Anal Bioanal Chem 396, 1991–2002 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00216-009-3237-3

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