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Ekstrøm PO, Nakken S, Johansen M, Hovig E. Automated amplicon design suitable for analysis of DNA variants by melting techniques. BMC Res Notes 2015; 8:667. [PMID: 26559640 PMCID: PMC4642734 DOI: 10.1186/s13104-015-1624-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/18/2014] [Accepted: 10/26/2015] [Indexed: 05/28/2023] Open
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Background The technological development of DNA analysis has had tremendous development in recent years, and the present deep sequencing techniques present unprecedented opportunities for detailed and high-throughput DNA variant detection. Although DNA sequencing has had an exponential decrease in cost per base pair analyzed, focused and target-specific methods are however still much in use for analysis of DNA variants. With increasing capacity in the analytical procedures, an equal demand in automated amplicon and primer design has emerged. Results We have constructed a web-based tool that is able to batch design DNA variant assay suitable for analysis by denaturing gel/capillary electrophoresis and high resolution melting. The tool is developed as a computational workflow that implements one of the most widely used primer design tools, followed by validation of primer specificity, as well as calculation and visualization of the melting properties of the resulting amplicon, with or without an artificial high melting domain attached. The tool will be useful for scientists applying DNA melting techniques in analysis of DNA variations. The tool is freely available at http://meltprimer.ous-research.no/. Conclusion Herein, we demonstrate a novel tool with respect to covering the whole amplicon design workflow necessary for groups that use melting equilibrium techniques to separate DNA variants.
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- Per Olaf Ekstrøm
- Department of Tumor Biology, Institute for Cancer Research, The Norwegian Radium Hospital, Montebello, Oslo, 0310, Norway.
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- Department of Tumor Biology, Institute for Cancer Research, The Norwegian Radium Hospital, Montebello, Oslo, 0310, Norway.
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- Department of Tumor Biology, Institute for Cancer Research, The Norwegian Radium Hospital, Montebello, Oslo, 0310, Norway.
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- Department of Tumor Biology, Institute for Cancer Research, The Norwegian Radium Hospital, Montebello, Oslo, 0310, Norway. .,Institute of Cancer Genetics and Informatics, The Norwegian Radium Hospital, Oslo University Hosptal, Nydalen, Oslo, 0424, Norway. .,Department of Informatics, University of Oslo, Blindern, Oslo, 0318, Norway.
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Jabbar A, Gasser RB. Mutation scanning analysis of genetic variation within and among Echinococcus species: implications and future prospects. Electrophoresis 2014; 34:1852-62. [PMID: 23977679 DOI: 10.1002/elps.201300078] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Adult tapeworms of the genus Echinococcus (family Taeniidae) occur in the small intestines of carnivorous definitive hosts and are transmitted to particular intermediate mammalian hosts, in which they develop as fluid-filled larvae (cysts) in internal organs (usually lung and liver), causing the disease echinococcosis. Echinococcus species are of major medical importance and also cause losses to the meat and livestock industries, mainly due to the condemnation of infected offal. Decisions regarding the treatment and control of echinococcosis rely on the accurate identification of species and population variants (strains). Conventional, phenetic methods for specific identification have some significant limitations. Despite advances in the development of molecular tools, there has been limited application of mutation scanning methods to species of Echinococcus. Here, we briefly review key genetic markers used for the identification of Echinococcus species and techniques for the analysis of genetic variation within and among populations, and the diagnosis of echinococcosis. We also discuss the benefits of utilizing mutation scanning approaches to elucidate the population genetics and epidemiology of Echinococcus species. These benefits are likely to become more evident following the complete characterization of the genomes of E. granulosus and E. multilocularis.
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- Abdul Jabbar
- Faculty of Veterinary Science, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
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Du Y, Guo S, Dong S, Wang E. An integrated sensing system for detection of DNA using new parallel-motif DNA triplex system and graphene–mesoporous silica–gold nanoparticle hybrids. Biomaterials 2011; 32:8584-92. [DOI: 10.1016/j.biomaterials.2011.07.091] [Citation(s) in RCA: 98] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/21/2011] [Accepted: 07/31/2011] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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Integration of rolling circle amplification and cationic conjugated polymer for the homogeneous detection of single nucleotide polymorphisms. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2011. [DOI: 10.1007/s11434-011-4663-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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Cheng HL, Chiou SS, Liao YM, Chen YL, Wu SM. Genotyping of single nucleotide polymorphism in γ-glutamyl hydrolase gene by capillary electrophoresis. Electrophoresis 2011; 32:2021-7. [DOI: 10.1002/elps.201000422] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/17/2010] [Revised: 11/03/2010] [Accepted: 11/16/2010] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Non-invasive prenatal detection of trisomy 21 using tandem single nucleotide polymorphisms. PLoS One 2010; 5:e13184. [PMID: 20949031 PMCID: PMC2951898 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0013184] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/07/2010] [Accepted: 09/12/2010] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Background Screening tests for Trisomy 21 (T21), also known as Down syndrome, are routinely performed for the majority of pregnant women. However, current tests rely on either evaluating non-specific markers, which lead to false negative and false positive results, or on invasive tests, which while highly accurate, are expensive and carry a risk of fetal loss. We outline a novel, rapid, highly sensitive, and targeted approach to non-invasively detect fetal T21 using maternal plasma DNA. Methods and Findings Highly heterozygous tandem Single Nucleotide Polymorphism (SNP) sequences on chromosome 21 were analyzed using High-Fidelity PCR and Cycling Temperature Capillary Electrophoresis (CTCE). This approach was used to blindly analyze plasma DNA obtained from peripheral blood from 40 high risk pregnant women, in adherence to a Medical College of Wisconsin Institutional Review Board approved protocol. Tandem SNP sequences were informative when the mother was heterozygous and a third paternal haplotype was present, permitting a quantitative comparison between the maternally inherited haplotype and the paternally inherited haplotype to infer fetal chromosomal dosage by calculating a Haplotype Ratio (HR). 27 subjects were assessable; 13 subjects were not informative due to either low DNA yield or were not informative at the tandem SNP sequences examined. All results were confirmed by a procedure (amniocentesis/CVS) or at postnatal follow-up. Twenty subjects were identified as carrying a disomy 21 fetus (with two copies of chromosome 21) and seven subjects were identified as carrying a T21 fetus. The sensitivity and the specificity of the assay was 100% when HR values lying between 3/5 and 5/3 were used as a threshold for normal subjects. Conclusions In summary, a targeted approach, based on calculation of Haplotype Ratios from tandem SNP sequences combined with a sensitive and quantitative DNA measurement technology can be used to accurately detect fetal T21 in maternal plasma when sufficient fetal DNA is present in maternal plasma.
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Li J, Deng T, Chu X, Yang R, Jiang J, Shen G, Yu R. Rolling circle amplification combined with gold nanoparticle aggregates for highly sensitive identification of single-nucleotide polymorphisms. Anal Chem 2010; 82:2811-6. [PMID: 20192245 DOI: 10.1021/ac100336n] [Citation(s) in RCA: 166] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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A highly sensitive and specific colorimetry-based rolling circle amplification (RCA) assay method for single-nucleotide polymorphism genotyping has been developed. A circular template is generated by ligation upon the recognition of a point mutation on DNA targets. An RCA amplification is then initiated using the circular template in the presence of Phi29 polymerase. The RCA product can be digested by a restricting endonuclease, and the cleaved DNA fragments can mediate the aggregation of gold nanoparticle-tagged DNA probes. This causes a colorimetric change of the solution as the indicator of the mutation occurrence, which can be detected using UV-vis spectroscopy or viewed by naked eyes. On the basis of the high amplification efficiency of Phi29 polymerase, a mutated target of approximately 70 fM can be detected in this assay. In addition, the protection of the circle template using phosphorothioated nucleotides allows the digestion reaction to be performed simultaneously in RCA. Moreover, DNA ligase offers high fidelity in distinguishing the mismatched bases at the ligation site, resulting in positive detection of mutant targets even when the ratio of the wild-type to the mutant is 10,000:1. The developed RCA-based colorimetric detection scheme was demonstrated for SNP typing of beta-thalassemia gene at position -28 in genomic DNA.
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- Jishan Li
- State Key Laboratory of Chem/Biosensing and Chemometrics, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha, 410082, China
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Analysis and detection of DNA variation is important in any field of biology. Hence, numerous methods have been developed to analyze DNA. A simple yet effective way of analyzing DNA is by denaturant capillary electrophoresis (DCE). The method is in theory applicable to 95% of the human genome. The method involves three steps; fragment design, PCR amplification and allele separation. The allele separation can in principle be performed with any DNA capillary sequencing instrument.
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Ekstrøm PO, Khrapko K, Li-Sucholeiki XC, Hunter IW, Thilly WG. Analysis of mutational spectra by denaturing capillary electrophoresis. Nat Protoc 2008; 3:1153-66. [PMID: 18600220 PMCID: PMC2742298 DOI: 10.1038/nprot.2008.79] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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The point mutational spectrum over nearly any 75- to 250-bp DNA sequence isolated from cells, tissues or large populations may be discovered using denaturing capillary electrophoresis (DCE). A modification of the standard DCE method that uses cycling temperature (e.g., +/-5 degrees C), CyDCE, permits optimal resolution of mutant sequences using computer-defined target sequences without preliminary optimization experiments. The protocol consists of three steps: computer design of target sequence including polymerase chain reaction (PCR) primers, high-fidelity DNA amplification by PCR and mutant sequence separation by CyDCE and takes about 6 h. DCE and CyDCE have been used to define quantitative point mutational spectra relating to errors of DNA polymerases, human cells in development and carcinogenesis, common gene-disease associations and microbial populations. Detection limits are about 5 x 10(-3) (mutants copies/total copies) but can be as low as 10(-6) (mutants copies/total copies) when DCE is used in combination with fraction collection for mutant enrichment. No other technological approach for unknown mutant detection and enumeration offers the sensitivity, generality and efficiency of the approach described herein.
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- Per O Ekstrøm
- Department of Biological Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139-4307, USA. or
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Li J, Zhong W. Typing of multiple single-nucleotide polymorphisms by a microsphere-based rolling circle amplification assay. Anal Chem 2007; 79:9030-8. [PMID: 17973502 DOI: 10.1021/ac701702t] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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The combination of suspension array with rolling circle amplification can lead to a sensitive and specific assay for single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) detection, as demonstrated in this study. A circular template generated by ligation upon the recognition of a point mutation on DNA targets was amplified isothermally by the Phi29 polymerase on microspheres. The elongation products were labeled with fluorochrome-tagged probes and detected in a flow cytometer, indicating the mutation occurrence. As low as 10 amol of mutated strands was detected by this assay, and positive mutation detection was achieved with a wild-type to mutant ratio of 10 000:1, which could be attributed to the high amplification efficiency of Phi29, the high binding capacity of the microspheres, and the remarkable precision of DNA ligase in distinguishing mismatched bases at the ligation site. A novel design of using two differently labeled detection probes on the same microsphere to target both the wild-type and mutant samples allowed parallel determination of the heterozygosity for two SNPs (K-ras G12C and TP53 R273H) in PCR amplicons prepared from human genomic DNA extracts. This ability lays the groundwork for further enhancing the assay throughput by using multiple fluorophores and microspheres with distinct properties.
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- Jishan Li
- Department of Chemistry, University of California, Riverside, California 92521, USA
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- Karel Klepárník
- Institute of Analytical Chemistry, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Veveří 97, CZ-602 00 Brno, Czech Republic
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- Institute of Analytical Chemistry, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Veveří 97, CZ-602 00 Brno, Czech Republic
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Ekstrøm PO, Bjørheim J, Thilly WG. Technology to accelerate pangenomic scanning for unknown point mutations in exonic sequences: cycling temperature capillary electrophoresis (CTCE). BMC Genet 2007; 8:54. [PMID: 17697348 PMCID: PMC2042502 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2156-8-54] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/22/2006] [Accepted: 08/14/2007] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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Background Rapid means to discover and enumerate unknown mutations in the exons of human genes on a pangenomic scale are needed to discover the genes carrying inherited risk for common diseases or the genes in which somatic mutations are required for clonal diseases such as atherosclerosis and cancers. The method of constant denaturing capillary electrophoresis (CDCE) permitted sensitive detection and enumeration of unknown point mutations but labor-intensive optimization procedures for each exonic sequence made it impractical for application at a pangenomic scale. Results A variant denaturing capillary electrophoresis protocol, cycling temperature capillary electrophoresis (CTCE), has eliminated the need for the laboratory optimization of separation conditions for each target sequence. Here are reported the separation of wild type mutant homoduplexes from wild type/mutant heteroduplexes for 27 randomly chosen target sequences without any laboratory optimization steps. Calculation of the equilibrium melting map of each target sequence attached to a high melting domain (clamp) was sufficient to design the analyte sequence and predict the expected degree of resolution. Conclusion CTCE provides practical means for economical pangenomic detection and enumeration of point mutations in large-scale human case/control cohort studies. We estimate that the combined reagent, instrumentation and labor costs for scanning the ~250,000 exons and splice sites of the ~25,000 human protein-coding genes using automated CTCE instruments in 100 case cohorts of 10,000 individuals each are now less than U.S. $500 million, less than U.S. $500 per person.
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- Per O Ekstrøm
- Department of Surgical Oncology, The Norwegian Radium Hospital, Oslo, Norway
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- Department of Surgical Oncology, The Norwegian Radium Hospital, Oslo, Norway
- The Medical Faculty, University of Oslo, Norway
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- Department of Biological Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
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Laachi N, Dorfman KD. Theory of band broadening during cycling temperature capillary electrophoresis. Electrophoresis 2007; 28:665-73. [PMID: 17253630 DOI: 10.1002/elps.200600565] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/14/2023]
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A two-state transport model is presented for cycling temperature CE. In this high-throughput method of mutation detection, the temperature oscillates in time, causing the DNA to periodically transit between an annealed state and a partially melted (denatured) state. The change in state alters the electrophoretic mobility, and the presence of a mutation changes the temperature dependence of the denaturing/annealing kinetics. Asymptotic formulae for the mean velocity and effective diffusivity (dispersivity) of the DNA are computed by a multiple-time scales scheme in the limit where the DNA have experienced many temperature cycles before reaching the detector. Explicit analytical results are presented for the case where the temperature cycle consists of one interval with irreversible annealing, followed by a second interval with an infinitely fast, irreversible denaturation. The lag in the annealing leads to a reduction in the mean velocity and an enhanced dispersion compared to the idealized case where the DNA respond instantaneously to the changes in temperature, with the dispersion scaling quadratically with the electric field. The predicted plate height scales linearly with the electric field, and the optimal separation resolution is predicted for moderate values of the cycle frequency that allow the DNA to relax during each temperature oscillation.
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- Nabil Laachi
- Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 55455, USA
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Hung CC, Chen CP, Lin SP, Chien SC, Lee CN, Cheng WF, Hsieh WS, Liu MS, Su YN, Lin WL. Quantitative Assay of Deletion or Duplication Genotype by Capillary Electrophoresis System: Application in Prader–Willi Syndrome and Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy. Clin Chem 2006; 52:2203-10. [PMID: 17040959 DOI: 10.1373/clinchem.2006.071118] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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Background: Deletions and duplications involving large DNA segments result in underexpression or overexpression, depending on the changes in allele dose, and are known to cause many common disorders. Detection of allele dose variations in the human genome is increasingly important in medical genetic diagnosis.
Methods: We used multiplex quantitative PCR coupled with capillary electrophoresis for accurate allele dose determination. In cases of Prader–Willi syndrome (PWS), a total of 24 patients with PWS, as well as 205 control individuals from the general population, were analyzed by use of multiplex quantitative PCR to amplify the FGFR2 gene, the KRIT1 gene, and the SNRPN gene simultaneously. In cases of Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD), we optimized the multiplex quantitative PCR to amplify 38 exons to analyze the DMD gene for rapid diagnosis of 12 DMD-affected males, 12 obligate carriers from families, and 50 unaffected female controls.
Results: We were able to unambiguously diagnose the deletion genotype in PWS patients and identify all deletion or duplication genotypes and carrier status in DMD-affected cases with 100% sensitivity and specificity.
Conclusions: This report describes a novel single assay that can rapidly quantify allele dose to provide accurate clinical genetic diagnosis. This technique offers a valuable alternative for the rapid detection of genomic deletions or duplications and decreases costs because it does not require expensive fluorescent reagents.
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- Chia-Cheng Hung
- Institute of Biomedical Engineering, College of Medicine and College of Engineering, Graduate Institute of Clinical Medicine, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
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Stamp L, Roberts R, Kennedy M, Barclay M, O'Donnell J, Chapman P. The use of low dose methotrexate in rheumatoid arthritis - are we entering a new era of therapeutic drug monitoring and pharmacogenomics? Biomed Pharmacother 2006; 60:678-87. [PMID: 17071051 DOI: 10.1016/j.biopha.2006.09.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/02/2006] [Accepted: 09/22/2006] [Indexed: 02/08/2023] Open
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Methotrexate (MTX) is one of the most commonly used medications in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis (RA). It has proven efficacy as a sole agent as well as in combination with other disease modifying anti-rheumatic agents (DMARDs) including the newer biological agents. MTX is generally well tolerated although there are a number of potentially serious adverse effects. Of these, haematopoietic suppression, hepatotoxicity and pulmonary toxicity are the more severe and patients are therefore required to have appropriate monitoring while they remain on MTX. In the past, attempts at therapeutic drug monitoring using serum MTX concentrations have been unsuccessful. However, MTX is taken into red blood cells (RBC) where up to four glutamates are added to form MTX polyglutamates (MTXPG(n)). More recently it has been suggested that higher RBC MTXPG(3-5) concentrations may be associated with improved disease control. Genetic variations in enzymes involved in the uptake of MTX into cells and its metabolism are also being examined for their ability to predict drug response and potential for adverse events. While it is unlikely that a single genetic variant will predict efficacy or toxicity there is preliminary evidence that a "pharmacogenetic index" that takes into account the effects of multiple genetic variants maybe useful. Although in their infancy at present, both therapeutic drug monitoring using MTXPG concentrations and pharmacogenomics of MTX may prove useful in the future and are worthy of further investigation.
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- Lisa Stamp
- Department of Medicine, Christchurch School of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Otago, P. O. Box 4345, Christchurch, New Zealand.
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van Eijsden RGE, Gerards M, Eijssen LMT, Hendrickx ATM, Jongbloed RJE, Wokke JHJ, Hintzen RQ, Rubio-Gozalbo ME, De Coo IFM, Briem E, Tiranti V, Smeets HJM. Chip-based mtDNA mutation screening enables fast and reliable genetic diagnosis of OXPHOS patients. Genet Med 2006; 8:620-7. [PMID: 17079878 DOI: 10.1097/01.gim.0000237782.94878.05] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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PURPOSE Oxidative phosphorylation is under dual genetic control of the nuclear and the mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA). Oxidative phosphorylation disorders are clinically and genetically heterogeneous, which makes it difficult to determine the genetic defect, and symptom-based protocols which link clinical symptoms directly to a specific gene or mtDNA mutation are falling short. Moreover, approximately 25% of the pediatric patients with oxidative phosphorylation disorders is estimated to have mutations in the mtDNA and a standard screening approach for common mutations and deletions will only explain part of these cases. Therefore, we tested a new CHIP-based screening method for the mtDNA. METHODS MitoChip (Affymetrix) resequencing was performed on three test samples and on 28 patient samples. RESULTS Call rates were 94% on average and heteroplasmy detection levels varied from 5-50%. A genetic diagnosis can be made in almost one-quarter of the patients at a potential output of 8 complete mtDNA sequences every 4 days. Moreover, a number of potentially pathogenic unclassified variants (UV) were detected. CONCLUSIONS The availability of long-range PCR protocols and the predominance of single nucleotide substitutions in the mtDNA make the resequencing CHIP a very fast and reliable method to screen the complete mtDNA for mutations.
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- Rudy G E van Eijsden
- Department of Clinical Genetics, Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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Ekstrøm PO, Bjørheim J. Evaluation of sieving matrices used to separate alleles by cycling temperature capillary electrophoresis. Electrophoresis 2006; 27:1878-85. [PMID: 16619298 DOI: 10.1002/elps.200500642] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Denaturing CE (DCE) is a powerful tool for analysis of DNA variation. The development of commercial multi-CE instruments allows large-scale studies of DNA variation (many samples and many fragments). However, the cost of consumables like capillary arrays and sieving matrix might limit the use of DCE in such studies. Thus, we have tested 72 different in-house formulated sieving matrices' ability to suppress EOF and separate PCR-amplified alleles with the DCE variant, cycling temperature CE (CTCE). The data herein demonstrate that alleles can be baseline-separated by use of PVP and poly(N,N-dimethyl acrylamide) polymers at various percentages and pH. Allele separation by CTCE is matrix-independent and consequently applicable to any capillary instrument used for DNA separation. Formulation of sieving matrix for CTCE was done by dissolving appropriate amount of polymer powder into the running buffers. Allele separation was observed at different pH (7.5-8.5), concentrations and molecular size of the polymer, without compromising the separation and reproducibility. Finally, the cost reduction of homemade matrices is more than 1000-fold as compared to commercial sieving matrices.
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- Per Olaf Ekstrøm
- Department of Surgical Oncology, The Norwegian Radium Hospital, Oslo, Norway.
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Yu SB, Zhou P, Feng AR, Shen XC, Zhang ZL, Hu JM. pH effect on dynamic coating for capillary electrophoresis of DNA. Anal Bioanal Chem 2006; 385:730-6. [PMID: 16741773 DOI: 10.1007/s00216-006-0407-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/29/2005] [Revised: 03/02/2006] [Accepted: 03/03/2006] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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A buffer consisting of tris(hydroxymethyl)aminomethane, 2-(N-moropholino)ethanesulfonic acid (Mes) and EDTA with constant ion strength was used to investigate the effect of buffer pH on the dynamic coating behavior of poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) (PNIPAM) for DNA separation. The atomic force microscopy (AFM) image illustrated that PNIPAM in lower-pH buffer was much more efficient in covering a silica wafer than that in higher-pH buffer. The coating performance of PNIPAM was also quantitatively analyzed by Fourier transform IR attenuated total reflectance spectroscopy and by measuring the electroosmotic flow (EOF). These results indicated that the stability of the dynamic coating was dependent on the pH of the sieving matrix and was improved by reducing the pH to the weak-acid range. The lower pH of the sieving buffer may induce the polymer more efficiently to adsorb on the capillary wall to suppress EOF and DNA-capillary wall interaction for DNA separation. The enhanced dynamic coating capacity of PNIPAM in lower-pH buffer may be attributed to the hydrogen bonds between the hydroxyl groups of the silica surface and the oxygen atom of the carbonyl groups of PNIPAM.
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- Sheng-Bing Yu
- College of Chemistry and Molecular Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, PR China
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