How do I identify CRISPR editing off-target sites?

Off-target CRISPR effects are unintended editing events that occur at untargeted sites in the genome that are genetically similar to the targeted site.

The methods used to identify off-target sites fall into two categories:

Empirical methods (e.g., GUIDE-seq [1], CIRCLE-seq [2], Digenome-seq [3], DISCOVER-seq [4], or other empirical methods) which use wet lab experiments to identify off-target sites. In silico tools (e.g., IDT CRISPR-Cas9 guide RNA design checker) which attempt to identify off-target, double-stranded breaks that may occur in the genome. Of note, there are substantial differences between the off-target sites that are nominated using biochemical (in vitro), cell-based, or in vivo methods. 

Explore IDT's rhAmpSeq CRISPR Analysis System 

References

1. Tsai SQ, Zheng Z, et al. (2015) GUIDE-seq enables genome-wide profiling of off-target cleavage by CRISPR-Cas nucleases. Nat Biotechnol 33(2):187–197.
2. Tsai SQ, Nguyen NT, et al. (2017) CIRCLE-seq: a highly sensitive in vitro screen for genome-wide CRISPR-Cas9 nuclease off-targets. Nat Methods 14(6):607–614.
3. Kim D, Bae S, et al. (2015) Digenome-seq: genome-wide profiling of CRISPR-Cas9 off-target effects in human cells. Nat Methods 12(3):237–243.
4. Wienert B, Wyman SK, et al. (2019) Unbiased detection of CRISPR off-targets in vivo using DISCOVER-Seq. Science 364(6437):286–289.