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Sharma N, Neill T, Yang HC, Oliver CL, Mahaffee WF, Naegele R, Moyer MM, Miles TD. Development of a PNA-LNA-LAMP Assay to Detect an SNP Associated with QoI Resistance in Erysiphe necator. PLANT DISEASE 2023; 107:3238-3247. [PMID: 37005502 DOI: 10.1094/pdis-09-22-2027-re] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/19/2023]
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The repetitive use of quinone outside inhibitor fungicides (QoIs, strobilurins; Fungicide Resistance Action Committee [FRAC] 11) to manage grape powdery mildew has led to development of resistance in Erysiphe necator. While several point mutations in the mitochondrial cytochrome b gene are associated with resistance to QoI fungicides, the substitution of glycine to alanine at codon 143 (G143A) has been the only mutation observed in QoI-resistant field populations. Allele-specific detection methods such as digital droplet PCR and TaqMan probe-based assays can be used to detect the G143A mutation. In this study, a peptide nucleic acid-locked nucleic acid mediated loop-mediated isothermal amplification (PNA-LNA-LAMP) assay consisting of an A-143 reaction and a G-143 reaction, was designed for rapidly detecting QoI resistance in E. necator. The A-143 reaction amplifies the mutant A-143 allele faster than the wild-type G-143 allele, while the G-143 reaction amplifies the G-143 allele faster than the A-143 allele. Identification of resistant or sensitive E. necator samples was determined by which reaction had the shorter time to amplification. Sixteen single-spore QoI-resistant and -sensitive E. necator isolates were tested using both assays. Assay specificity in distinguishing the single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) approached 100% when tested using purified DNA of QoI-sensitive and -resistant E. necator isolates. This diagnostic tool was sensitive to one-conidium equivalent of extracted DNA with an R2 value of 0.82 and 0.87 for the G-143 and A-143 reactions, respectively. This diagnostic approach was also evaluated against a TaqMan probe-based assay using 92 E. necator samples collected from vineyards. The PNA-LNA-LAMP assay detected QoI resistance in ≤30 min and showed 100% agreement with the TaqMan probe-based assay (≤1.5 h) for the QoI-sensitive and -resistant isolates. There was 73.3% agreement with the TaqMan probe-based assay when samples had mixed populations with both G-143 and A-143 alleles present. Validation of the PNA-LNA-LAMP assay was conducted in three different laboratories with different equipment. The results showed 94.4% accuracy in one laboratory and 100% accuracy in two other laboratories. The PNA-LNA-LAMP diagnostic tool was faster and required less expensive equipment relative to the previously developed TaqMan probe-based assay, making it accessible to a broader range of diagnostic laboratories for detection of QoI resistance in E. necator. This research demonstrates the utility of the PNA-LANA-LAMP for discriminating SNPs from field samples and its utility for point-of-care monitoring of plant pathogen genotypes.
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- Nancy Sharma
- Department of Plant, Soil and Microbial Sciences, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI
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- USDA-ARS Horticultural Crops Disease and Pest Management Research Unit, Corvallis, OR
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- USDA-ARS Crop Diseases, Pests and Genetics Unit, San Joaquin Valley Agricultural Sciences Center, Parlier, CA
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- Department of Horticulture, Irrigated Agriculture Research and Extension Center, Washington State University, Prosser, WA
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- USDA-ARS Horticultural Crops Disease and Pest Management Research Unit, Corvallis, OR
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- USDA-ARS Crop Diseases, Pests and Genetics Unit, San Joaquin Valley Agricultural Sciences Center, Parlier, CA
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- Department of Horticulture, Irrigated Agriculture Research and Extension Center, Washington State University, Prosser, WA
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- Department of Plant, Soil and Microbial Sciences, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI
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Petiti J, Itri F, Signorino E, Frolli A, Fava C, Armenio M, Marini S, Giugliano E, Lo Iacono M, Saglio G, Cilloni D. Detection of SF3B1 p.Lys700Glu Mutation by PNA-PCR Clamping in Myelodysplastic Syndromes and Myeloproliferative Neoplasms. J Clin Med 2022; 11:jcm11051267. [PMID: 35268357 PMCID: PMC8911290 DOI: 10.3390/jcm11051267] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/19/2022] [Revised: 02/08/2022] [Accepted: 02/23/2022] [Indexed: 01/25/2023] Open
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Mutations in SF3B1 are found in 20% of myelodysplastic syndromes and 5–10% of myeloproliferative neoplasms, where they are considered important for diagnosis and therapy decisions. Sanger sequencing and NGS are the currently available methods to identify SF3B1 mutations, but both are time-consuming and expensive techniques that are not practicable in most small-/medium-sized laboratories. To identify the most frequent SF3B1 mutation, p.Lys700Glu, we developed a novel fast and cheap assay based on PNA-PCR clamping. After setting the optimal PCR conditions, the limit of detection of PNA-PCR clamping was evaluated, and the method allowed up to 0.1% of mutated SF3B1 to be identified. Successively, PNA-PCR clamping and Sanger sequencing were used to blind test 90 DNA from patients affected by myelodysplastic syndromes and myeloproliferative neoplasms for the SF3B1 p.Lys700Glu mutation. PNA-PCR clamping and Sanger sequencing congruently identified 75 negative and 13 positive patients. Two patients identified as positive by PNA-PCR clamping were missed by Sanger analysis. The discordant samples were analyzed by NGS, which confirmed the PNA-PCR clamping result, indicating that these samples contained the SF3B1 p.Lys700Glu mutation. This approach could easily increase the characterization of myelodysplastic syndromes and myeloproliferative neoplasms in small-/medium-sized laboratories, and guide patients towards more appropriate therapy.
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- Jessica Petiti
- Department of Clinical and Biological Sciences, University of Turin, 10043 Orbassano, Italy; (F.I.); (E.S.); (A.F.); (C.F.); (G.S.); (D.C.)
- Correspondence: (J.P.); (M.L.I.); Tel.: +39-011-670-5480 (J.P.); +39-011-670-5489 (M.L.I.)
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- Department of Clinical and Biological Sciences, University of Turin, 10043 Orbassano, Italy; (F.I.); (E.S.); (A.F.); (C.F.); (G.S.); (D.C.)
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- Department of Clinical and Biological Sciences, University of Turin, 10043 Orbassano, Italy; (F.I.); (E.S.); (A.F.); (C.F.); (G.S.); (D.C.)
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- Department of Clinical and Biological Sciences, University of Turin, 10043 Orbassano, Italy; (F.I.); (E.S.); (A.F.); (C.F.); (G.S.); (D.C.)
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- Department of Clinical and Biological Sciences, University of Turin, 10043 Orbassano, Italy; (F.I.); (E.S.); (A.F.); (C.F.); (G.S.); (D.C.)
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- Department of Molecular Biotechnology and Health Sciences, University of Turin, 10126 Turin, Italy;
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- Division of Internal Medicine and Hematology, San Luigi Gonzaga Hospital, 10043 Orbassano, Italy; (S.M.); (E.G.)
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- Division of Internal Medicine and Hematology, San Luigi Gonzaga Hospital, 10043 Orbassano, Italy; (S.M.); (E.G.)
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- Department of Clinical and Biological Sciences, University of Turin, 10043 Orbassano, Italy; (F.I.); (E.S.); (A.F.); (C.F.); (G.S.); (D.C.)
- Correspondence: (J.P.); (M.L.I.); Tel.: +39-011-670-5480 (J.P.); +39-011-670-5489 (M.L.I.)
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- Department of Clinical and Biological Sciences, University of Turin, 10043 Orbassano, Italy; (F.I.); (E.S.); (A.F.); (C.F.); (G.S.); (D.C.)
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- Department of Clinical and Biological Sciences, University of Turin, 10043 Orbassano, Italy; (F.I.); (E.S.); (A.F.); (C.F.); (G.S.); (D.C.)
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Sun Q, Pastor L, Du J, Powell MJ, Zhang A, Bodmer W, Wu J, Zheng S, Sha MY. A novel xenonucleic acid-mediated molecular clamping technology for early colorectal cancer screening. PLoS One 2021; 16:e0244332. [PMID: 34610014 PMCID: PMC8491914 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0244332] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/23/2020] [Accepted: 08/03/2021] [Indexed: 01/05/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Colorectal cancer (CRC) is one of the leading causes of cancer-related death. Early detection is critical to reduce CRC morbidity and mortality. In order to meet this need, we developed a molecular clamping assay called the ColoScape TM assay for early colorectal cancer diagnostics. METHODS Nineteen mutations in four genes (APC, KRAS, BRAF and CTNNB1) associated with early events in CRC pathogenesis are targeted in the ColoScapeTM assay. Xenonucleic Acid (XNA)-mediated qPCR clamping technology was applied to minimize the wild-type background amplification in order to improve assay sensitivity of CRC mutation detection. The assay analytical performance was verified and validated, cfDNA and FFPE CRC patient samples were evaluated, and an ROC curve was applied to evaluate its performance. RESULTS The data showed that the assay analytical sensitivity was 0.5% Variant Allele Frequency, corresponding to ~7-8 copies of mutant DNA with 5 ng total DNA input per test. This assay is highly reproducible with intra-assay CV of <3% and inter-assay CV of <5%. We have investigated 380 clinical samples including plasma cfDNA and FFPE samples from patients with precancerous and different stages of CRC. The preliminary assay clinical specificity and sensitivity for CRC cfDNA were: 100% (95% CI, 80.3-97.5%) and 92.2% (95% CI, 94.7-100%), respectively, with AUC of 0.96; 96% specificity (95% CI, 77.6-99.7%) and 92% sensitivity (95% CI, 86.1-95.6%) with AUC of 0.94 for CRC FFPE; 95% specificity (95% CI, 82.5%-99.1%) and 62.5% sensitivity (95% CI, 35.8%-83.7%) with AUC of 0.79 for precancerous lesions cfDNA. CONCLUSIONS The XNA-mediated molecular clamping assay is a rapid, precise, and sensitive assay for the detection of precancerous lesions cfDNA and CRC cfDNA or FFPE samples.
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- Qing Sun
- DiaCarta, Inc., Richmond, California, United States of America
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- DiaCarta, Inc., Richmond, California, United States of America
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- DiaCarta, Inc., Richmond, California, United States of America
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- DiaCarta, Inc., Richmond, California, United States of America
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- Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, United Kingdom
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- Jiangsu Cancer Hospital & Jiangsu Institute of Cancer Research, Nanjing, China
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- The Second Affiliated Hospital Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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- DiaCarta, Inc., Richmond, California, United States of America
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Chen X, Wang L, Lou J. Nanotechnology Strategies for the Analysis of Circulating Tumor DNA: A Review. Med Sci Monit 2020; 26:e921040. [PMID: 32200389 PMCID: PMC7111132 DOI: 10.12659/msm.921040] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA) describes the fragmented DNA released from tumor cells into the blood. The ctDNA may have the same genetic changes as the primary tumor. Currently, ctDNA has become a popular biomarker for diagnosis, treatment, real-time clinical response monitoring, and prognosis, for solid tumors. Detection of ctDNA is minimally invasive, and repeat sampling can easily be performed. However, due to its low quality and short DNA fragment length, ctDNA detection still faces challenges and requires highly sensitive analytical techniques. Recently, liquid biopsies for the analysis of circulating tumor cells (CTCs) and circulating tumor-derived exosomes have been studied, and nanotechnology techniques have rapidly developed. Compared to traditional analytical methods, these nanotechnology-based platforms have the advantages of sensitivity, multiplex detection, simplicity, miniaturization, and automation, which support their potential use in clinical practice. This review aims to discuss the recent nanotechnological strategies for ctDNA analysis and the design of reliable techniques for ctDNA detection and to identify the potential clinical applications.
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- Xiaomin Chen
- Nano Biomedical Research Center, School of Biomedical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China (mainland).,Department of Laboratory Medicine, Shanghai Chest Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China (mainland)
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Shanghai Chest Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China (mainland)
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Shanghai Chest Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China (mainland)
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Petiti J, Rosso V, Croce E, Franceschi V, Andreani G, Dragani M, De Gobbi M, Lunghi M, Saglio G, Fava C, Lo Iacono M, Cilloni D. Highly Sensitive Detection of IDH2 Mutations in Acute Myeloid Leukemia. J Clin Med 2020; 9:jcm9010271. [PMID: 31963812 PMCID: PMC7019902 DOI: 10.3390/jcm9010271] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/17/2019] [Revised: 01/13/2020] [Accepted: 01/16/2020] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Background: Acute myeloid leukemia is a heterogeneous hematological disease, characterized by karyotypic and molecular alterations. Mutations in IDH2 have a role in diagnosis and as a minimal residue disease marker. Often the variant allele frequency during follow up is less than 20%, which represents the limit of detection of Sanger sequencing. Therefore, the development of sensitive methodologies to identify IDH2 mutations might help to monitor patients’ response to therapy. We compared three different methods to identify and monitor IDH2 mutations in patients’ specimens. Methods: Performances of PNA-PCR clamping, droplet digital PCR and Sanger for IDH2 status identification were evaluated and compared in 96 DNA patients’ specimens. Results: In contrast with Sanger sequencing, our results highlighted the concordance between PNA clamping and digital PCR. Furthermore, PNA-PCR clamping was able to detect more mutated DNA with respect to Sanger sequencing that showed several false negatives independently from the allelic frequency. Conclusions: We found that PNA-PCR clamping and digital PCR identified IDH2 mutations in DNA samples with comparable results in a percentage significantly higher compared to Sanger sequencing. PNA-PCR clamping can be used even in laboratories not equipped for sophisticated analyses, decreasing cost and time for IDH2 characterization.
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- Jessica Petiti
- Department of Clinical and Biological Sciences of the University of Turin, San Luigi Gonzaga Hospital, Regione Gonzole 10, 10043 Orbassano (Turin), Italy; (V.R.); (E.C.); (V.F.); (G.A.); (M.D.); (M.D.G.); (G.S.); (C.F.); (M.L.I.)
- Correspondence: (J.P.); (D.C.); Tel.: +39-011-9026800 (J.P.); +39-011-9026610 (D.C.); Fax: +39-11-9038636 (J.P. & D.C.)
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- Department of Clinical and Biological Sciences of the University of Turin, San Luigi Gonzaga Hospital, Regione Gonzole 10, 10043 Orbassano (Turin), Italy; (V.R.); (E.C.); (V.F.); (G.A.); (M.D.); (M.D.G.); (G.S.); (C.F.); (M.L.I.)
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- Department of Clinical and Biological Sciences of the University of Turin, San Luigi Gonzaga Hospital, Regione Gonzole 10, 10043 Orbassano (Turin), Italy; (V.R.); (E.C.); (V.F.); (G.A.); (M.D.); (M.D.G.); (G.S.); (C.F.); (M.L.I.)
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- Department of Clinical and Biological Sciences of the University of Turin, San Luigi Gonzaga Hospital, Regione Gonzole 10, 10043 Orbassano (Turin), Italy; (V.R.); (E.C.); (V.F.); (G.A.); (M.D.); (M.D.G.); (G.S.); (C.F.); (M.L.I.)
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- Department of Clinical and Biological Sciences of the University of Turin, San Luigi Gonzaga Hospital, Regione Gonzole 10, 10043 Orbassano (Turin), Italy; (V.R.); (E.C.); (V.F.); (G.A.); (M.D.); (M.D.G.); (G.S.); (C.F.); (M.L.I.)
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- Department of Clinical and Biological Sciences of the University of Turin, San Luigi Gonzaga Hospital, Regione Gonzole 10, 10043 Orbassano (Turin), Italy; (V.R.); (E.C.); (V.F.); (G.A.); (M.D.); (M.D.G.); (G.S.); (C.F.); (M.L.I.)
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- Department of Clinical and Biological Sciences of the University of Turin, San Luigi Gonzaga Hospital, Regione Gonzole 10, 10043 Orbassano (Turin), Italy; (V.R.); (E.C.); (V.F.); (G.A.); (M.D.); (M.D.G.); (G.S.); (C.F.); (M.L.I.)
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- Division of Hematology, Department of Translational Medicine, Università del Piemonte Orientale, Corso Giuseppe Mazzini, 18, 28100 Novara, Italy;
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- Department of Clinical and Biological Sciences of the University of Turin, San Luigi Gonzaga Hospital, Regione Gonzole 10, 10043 Orbassano (Turin), Italy; (V.R.); (E.C.); (V.F.); (G.A.); (M.D.); (M.D.G.); (G.S.); (C.F.); (M.L.I.)
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- Department of Clinical and Biological Sciences of the University of Turin, San Luigi Gonzaga Hospital, Regione Gonzole 10, 10043 Orbassano (Turin), Italy; (V.R.); (E.C.); (V.F.); (G.A.); (M.D.); (M.D.G.); (G.S.); (C.F.); (M.L.I.)
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- Department of Clinical and Biological Sciences of the University of Turin, San Luigi Gonzaga Hospital, Regione Gonzole 10, 10043 Orbassano (Turin), Italy; (V.R.); (E.C.); (V.F.); (G.A.); (M.D.); (M.D.G.); (G.S.); (C.F.); (M.L.I.)
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- Department of Clinical and Biological Sciences of the University of Turin, San Luigi Gonzaga Hospital, Regione Gonzole 10, 10043 Orbassano (Turin), Italy; (V.R.); (E.C.); (V.F.); (G.A.); (M.D.); (M.D.G.); (G.S.); (C.F.); (M.L.I.)
- Correspondence: (J.P.); (D.C.); Tel.: +39-011-9026800 (J.P.); +39-011-9026610 (D.C.); Fax: +39-11-9038636 (J.P. & D.C.)
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The cornerstone of integrating circulating tumor DNA into cancer management. Biochim Biophys Acta Rev Cancer 2018; 1871:1-11. [PMID: 30419316 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbcan.2018.11.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/25/2018] [Revised: 08/23/2018] [Accepted: 11/07/2018] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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Recent circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA) research has demonstrated its potential as a non-invasive biomarker for cancer. However, the deployment of ctDNA assays in routine clinical practice remains challenging owing to variability in analytical approaches and the assessment of clinical significance. A well-developed, analytically valid ctDNA assay is a prerequisite for integrating ctDNA into cancer management, and an appropriate analytical technology is crucial for the development of a ctDNA assay. Other determinants including pre-analytical procedures, test validation, internal quality control (IQC), and continual proficiency testing (PT) are also important for the accuracy of ctDNA assays. In the present review, we will focus on the most widely used ctDNA detection technologies and the key quality management measures used to assure the accuracy of ctDNA assays. The aim of this review is to provide useful information for technology selection during ctDNA assay development and assure a reliable test result in clinical practice.
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Petiti J, Rosso V, Lo Iacono M, Calabrese C, Signorino E, Gaidano V, Berger M, Saglio G, Cilloni D. Prognostic significance of The Wilms' Tumor-1 (WT1) rs16754 polymorphism in acute myeloid leukemia. Leuk Res 2018; 67:6-11. [PMID: 29407184 DOI: 10.1016/j.leukres.2018.01.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/26/2017] [Revised: 12/28/2017] [Accepted: 01/22/2018] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Acute myeloid leukemia is a genetically heterogeneous disease characterized by the accumulation of mutations in hematopoietic progenitor cells. For its heterogeneity, prognostic markers are very useful for therapeutic choice. The most important prognostic markers are age, white blood cell count, chromosomal alterations and gene mutations. Recent works have studied the prognostic significance of WT1 polymorphisms and mutations, highlighting the role of SNP rs16754 as a positive prognostic factor in AML patients. Nevertheless, the data are still unclear. To investigate the role of WT1 rs16754 polymorphism in AML, we designed a new tool for the detection using PNA directed PCR Clamping technology. Our data were able to establish a correlation between SNP rs16754 and the clinical outcome. Our results support the hypothesis that rs16754 polymorphism is an independent positive prognostic molecular marker that could be useful for therapeutic choice. In view of this, we described a novel assay faster, more sensitive and cheaper than DNA sequencing. The assay allows evaluating WT1 rs16754 polymorphism in diagnostic routine to improve prognostic information faster and without over-costing for diagnostic laboratories.
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- Jessica Petiti
- Department of Clinical and Biological Sciences, University of Turin, Turin, Italy.
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- Department of Clinical and Biological Sciences, University of Turin, Turin, Italy.
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- Department of Clinical and Biological Sciences, University of Turin, Turin, Italy.
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- Department of Clinical and Biological Sciences, University of Turin, Turin, Italy.
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- Department of Clinical and Biological Sciences, University of Turin, Turin, Italy.
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- Department of Clinical and Biological Sciences, University of Turin, Turin, Italy.
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- Pediatric Onco-Hematology, Stem Cell Transplantation and Cellular Therapy Divisions, Regina Margherita Children Hospital, Turin, Italy.
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- Department of Clinical and Biological Sciences, University of Turin, Turin, Italy.
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- Department of Clinical and Biological Sciences, University of Turin, Turin, Italy.
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Lo FS, Chen TL, Chiou CC. Detection of Rare Somatic GNAS Mutation in McCune-Albright Syndrome Using a Novel Peptide Nucleic Acid Probe in a Single Tube. Molecules 2017; 22:E1874. [PMID: 29104223 PMCID: PMC6150203 DOI: 10.3390/molecules22111874] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/29/2017] [Revised: 10/23/2017] [Accepted: 10/30/2017] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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McCune-Albright syndrome (MAS) is characterized by the triad of precocious puberty, café au lait pigmentation, and polyostotic fibrous dysplasia (FD) of bone, and is caused by post-zygotic somatic mutations-R201H or R201C-in the guanine nucleotide binding protein, alpha stimulating (GNAS) gene. In the present study, a novel peptide nucleic acid (PNA) probe with fluorescent labeling was designed to detect trace amounts of somatic mutant GNAS in a single tube reaction. The method was applied to screen GNAS mutations in six patients with MAS/FD. The results showed that the PNA probe assay could detect low abundant mutants in 200-fold excess of wild-type alleles. The GNAS mutation was found in three patients with severe disease (MAS) by using the assay. The other three patients with mild disease (having only FD) showed a wild-type result. This study has provided a simple method to detect trace amounts of GNAS mutants with high sensitivity in large amounts of wild-type DNA.
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- Fu-Sung Lo
- Division of Pediatric Endocrinology & Genetics, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Linkou, Taoyuan 333, Taiwan.
- School of Medicine, College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan 333, Taiwan.
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- Molecular Medicine Research Center, College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan 333, Taiwan.
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- Molecular Medicine Research Center, College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan 333, Taiwan.
- Department of Medical Biotechnology and Laboratory Science, College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan 333, Taiwan.
- Department of Thoracic Medicine, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Linkou, Taoyuan 333, Taiwan.
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Zhao X, Chang CC, Chuang TL, Lin CW. Detection of KRAS mutations of colorectal cancer with peptide-nucleic-acid-mediated real-time PCR clamping. BIOTECHNOL BIOTEC EQ 2016. [DOI: 10.1080/13102818.2016.1228479] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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- Xihong Zhao
- Key Laboratory for Green Chemical Process of Ministry of Education, Hubei Key Laboratory of Novel Reactor and Green Chemical Technology, School of Chemical Engineering and Pharmacy, Wuhan Institute of Technology , Wuhan, China
- Institute of Biomedical Engineering, National Taiwan University , Taipei, Taiwan
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- Institute of Biomedical Engineering, National Taiwan University , Taipei, Taiwan
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- Institute of Biomedical Engineering, National Taiwan University , Taipei, Taiwan
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- Institute of Biomedical Engineering, National Taiwan University , Taipei, Taiwan
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Itonaga M, Matsuzaki I, Warigaya K, Tamura T, Shimizu Y, Fujimoto M, Kojima F, Ichinose M, Murata SI. Novel Methodology for Rapid Detection of KRAS Mutation Using PNA-LNA Mediated Loop-Mediated Isothermal Amplification. PLoS One 2016; 11:e0151654. [PMID: 26999437 PMCID: PMC4801409 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0151654] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/09/2015] [Accepted: 03/02/2016] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
Abstract
Detecting point mutation of human cancer cells quickly and accurately is gaining in importance for pathological diagnosis and choice of therapeutic approach. In the present study, we present novel methodology, peptide nucleic acid—locked nucleic acid mediated loop-mediated isothermal amplification (PNA-LNA mediated LAMP), for rapid detection of KRAS mutation using advantages of both artificial DNA and LAMP. PNA-LNA mediated LAMP reactions occurred under isothermal temperature conditions of with 4 primary primers set for the target regions on the KRAS gene, clamping PNA probe that was complimentary to the wild type sequence and LNA primers complementary to the mutated sequences. PNA-LNA mediated LAMP was applied for cDNA from 4 kinds of pancreatic carcinoma cell lines with or without KRAS point mutation. The amplified DNA products were verified by naked-eye as well as a real-time PCR equipment. By PNA-LNA mediated LAMP, amplification of wild type KRAS DNA was blocked by clamping PNA probe, whereas, mutant type KRAS DNA was significantly amplified within 50 min. Mutant alleles could be detected in samples which diluted until 0.1% of mutant-to-wild type ratio. On the other hand, mutant alleles could be reproducibly with a mutant-to-wild type ratio of 30% by direct sequencing and of 1% by PNA-clamping PCR. The limit of detection (LOD) of PNA-LNA mediated LAMP was much lower than the other conventional methods. Competition of LNA clamping primers complementary to two different subtypes (G12D and G12V) of mutant KRAS gene indicated different amplification time depend on subtypes of mutant cDNA. PNA-LNA mediated LAMP is a simple, rapid, specific and sensitive methodology for the detection of KRAS mutation.
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- Masahiro Itonaga
- Department of Human Pathology, Wakayama Medical University, Wakayama, Japan
- Second Department of Internal Medicine, Wakayama Medical University, Wakayama, Japan
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- Department of Human Pathology, Wakayama Medical University, Wakayama, Japan
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- Department of Human Pathology, Wakayama Medical University, Wakayama, Japan
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- Department of Human Pathology, Wakayama Medical University, Wakayama, Japan
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- Department of Human Pathology, Wakayama Medical University, Wakayama, Japan
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- Department of Human Pathology, Wakayama Medical University, Wakayama, Japan
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- Department of Human Pathology, Wakayama Medical University, Wakayama, Japan
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- Second Department of Internal Medicine, Wakayama Medical University, Wakayama, Japan
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- Department of Human Pathology, Wakayama Medical University, Wakayama, Japan
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Advances and applications of synthetic genetic polymers (xeno-nucleic acids) are reviewed in this article. The types of synthetic genetic polymers are summarized. The basic properties of them are elaborated and their technical applications are presented. Challenges and prospects of synthetic genetic polymers are discussed.
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- Qian Ma
- Department of Chemistry
- National University of Singapore
- Singapore 117543
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- Department of Chemistry
- National University of Singapore
- Singapore 117543
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- Department of Biochemistry
- National University of Singapore
- Singapore 117597
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- Department of Biochemistry
- National University of Singapore
- Singapore 117597
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- Department of Chemistry
- National University of Singapore
- Singapore 117543
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Sforza S, Tedeschi T, Bencivenni M, Tonelli A, Corradini R, Marchelli R. Use of peptide nucleic acids (PNAs) for genotyping by solution and surface methods. Methods Mol Biol 2014; 1050:143-57. [PMID: 24297357 DOI: 10.1007/978-1-62703-553-8_12] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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Peptide nucleic acids (PNAs) are synthetic oligonucleotide analogues based on a pseudopeptide backbone that bind complementary DNA or RNA with high affinity and specificity. In this chapter, three PNA-based genotyping assays are described: PCR clamping, fluorescence-based recognition, and microarray platform. The first two methods are performed in solution, while the microarray method uses a solid surface.
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- Stefano Sforza
- Department of Food Science, University of Parma, Parma, Italy
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Kuo YB, Chen JS, Fan CW, Li YS, Chan EC. Comparison of KRAS mutation analysis of primary tumors and matched circulating cell-free DNA in plasmas of patients with colorectal cancer. Clin Chim Acta 2014; 433:284-9. [PMID: 24685572 DOI: 10.1016/j.cca.2014.03.024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/28/2014] [Revised: 02/24/2014] [Accepted: 03/19/2014] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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Colorectal cancer (CRC) patients with KRAS mutations do not benefit from epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) targeted therapy. In clinical practice, identifying patients with KRAS mutations is critical prior to EGFR targeting therapy, and gene testing is generally performed using the DNA extracted from tumor tissue. The aim of this study was to compare the presence of KRAS mutations in circulating cell-free DNA (cfDNA) and primary tumor tissue using a peptide nucleic acid mediated polymerase chain reaction. We extracted and analyzed the DNA from plasmas and corresponding primary tumor samples from 52 patients with CRC. The results demonstrated that the detection rate of KRAS sequence variations was 50% (26 of 52) in plasma samples and 28.8% (15 of 52) in resected primary tumor tissue samples. The majority of KRAS mutations detected in tumors were also found in matched plasma specimens with an agreement rate of 78.8%. Eleven plasma cfDNA were found positive for KRAS mutation but not in their corresponding tissue. In conclusion, our results suggest that circulating cfDNA provides a better representation of the malignant disease as a whole and could be a reliable source of diagnostic DNA to replace the tumor tissue in a diagnostic setting.
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- Yung-Bin Kuo
- Department of Medical Biotechnology and Laboratory Science, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan
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- Colorectal Section, Department of Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taoyuan, Taiwan; College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan
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- Department of Colorectal Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Keelung, Taiwan
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- Department of Medical Biotechnology and Laboratory Science, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan
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- Department of Medical Biotechnology and Laboratory Science, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan.
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Jeong D, Jeong Y, Park JH, Han SW, Kim SY, Kim YJ, Kim SJ, Hwangbo Y, Park S, Cho HD, Oh MH, Yang SH, Kim CJ. BRAF (V600E) mutation analysis in papillary thyroid carcinomas by peptide nucleic acid clamp real-time PCR. Ann Surg Oncol 2012. [PMID: 23179992 DOI: 10.1245/s10434-012-2494-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/30/2023]
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BACKGROUND Activating somatic mutation of the BRAF (V600E) has been identified as the most common genetic event in papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC) with a variable frequency (32-87%) in different series by different methods. The BRAF (V600E) mutation is associated with various clinicopathological parameters. The mutation is an important factor for the management of the PTC patients. The objective of this study was to detect the BRAF (V600E) mutation in PTCs by peptide nucleic acid (PNA) clamp real-time PCR and to analyze the results with clinicopathological parameters. METHODS We performed genetic analysis of BRAF (V600E) by PNA clamp real-time PCR in 211 PTCs in Korea, stratified by clinicopathological parameters. RESULTS The BRAF (V600E) mutation was detected in 90% of PTC cases, and it occurred significantly more often in female patients than in male patients (p = 0.001). The clinicopathological parameters of age, tumor size, and disease stage were not associated with the BRAF (V600E) mutation, while extrathyroid invasion (p = 0.031), lymph nodal metastasis (p = 0.002), and tumor multiplicity (p = 0.020) were. CONCLUSIONS The prevalence (90%) of the BRAF (V600E) mutation in this study is the highest ever reported, confirming the key role of this mutation in PTC tumorigenesis. The BRAF (V600E) mutation was associated with aggressive clinical behaviors including extrathyroid invasion, lymph nodal metastasis and tumor multifocality. The PNA clamp real-time PCR method for the BRAF (V600E) mutation detection is sensitive and is applicable in a clinical setting.
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- Dongjun Jeong
- Department of Pathology, Soonchunhyang University College of Medicine, Cheonan City, Republic of Korea
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Jeong D, Jeong Y, Lee S, Lee H, Lee W, Kim H, Park D, Park S, Mu W, Cho HD, Oh MH, Lee SS, Yang SH, Kim CJ. Detection of BRAF(V600E) Mutations in Papillary Thyroid Carcinomas by Peptide Nucleic Acid Clamp Real-Time PCR: A Comparison with Direct Sequencing. KOREAN JOURNAL OF PATHOLOGY 2012; 46:61-7. [PMID: 23109980 PMCID: PMC3479705 DOI: 10.4132/koreanjpathol.2012.46.1.61] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/23/2011] [Revised: 12/29/2011] [Accepted: 01/10/2012] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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BACKGROUND Papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC) of the thyroid is the most common endocrine malignancy. High prevalence of an activating point mutation of BRAF gene, BRAF(V600E), has been reported in PTC. We assessed the efficiency of peptide nucleic acid clamp real-time polymerase chain reaction (PNAcqPCR) for the detection of BRAF(V600E) mutation in PTC in comparison with direct sequencing (DS). METHODS A total of 265 thyroid lesions including 200 PTCs, 5 follicular carcinomas, 60 benign lesions and 10 normal thyroid tissues were tested for BRAF(V600E) mutation by PNAcqPCR and DS. RESULTS The sensitivity and accuracy of the PNAcqPCR method were both higher than those of DS for the detection of the BRAF(V600E) mutation. In clinical samples, 89% of PTCs harbored the BRAF(V600E) mutation, whereas 5 follicular carcinomas, 50 benign lesions and 10 normal thyroid tissues lacked the mutation. The mutation was associated with aggressive clinical behaviors as extrathyroid invasion (p=0.015), lymph node metastasis (p=0.002) and multiple tumor numbers (p=0.016) with statistical significance. CONCLUSIONS The PNAcqPCR method is efficiently applicable for the detection of the BRAF(V600E) mutation in PTCs in a clinical setting.
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- Dongjun Jeong
- Department of Pathology, Soonchunhyang University College of Medicine, Cheonan, Korea
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Jeong D, Jeong Y, Lee J, Baek MJ, Kim Y, Lee JH, Cho HD, Oh MH, Kim CJ. Rapid and Sensitive Detection ofKRASMutation by Peptide Nucleic Acid-based Real-time PCR Clamping: A Comparison with Direct Sequencing between Fresh Tissue and Formalin-fixed and Paraffin Embedded Tissue of Colorectal Cancer. KOREAN JOURNAL OF PATHOLOGY 2011. [DOI: 10.4132/koreanjpathol.2011.45.2.151] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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- Dongjun Jeong
- Department of Pathology, Soonchunhyang University College of Medicine, Cheonan, Korea
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- Department of Pathology, Soonchunhyang University College of Medicine, Cheonan, Korea
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- Department of Surgery, Soonchunhyang University College of Medicine, Cheonan, Korea
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- Department of Preventive Medicine, Soonchunhyang University College of Medicine, Cheonan, Korea
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- Department of Pathology, Soonchunhyang University College of Medicine, Cheonan, Korea
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- Department of Pathology, Soonchunhyang University College of Medicine, Cheonan, Korea
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- Department of Pathology, Soonchunhyang University College of Medicine, Cheonan, Korea
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- Department of Pathology, Soonchunhyang University College of Medicine, Cheonan, Korea
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Di Francia R, Frigeri F, Berretta M, Cecchin E, Orlando C, Pinto A, Pinzani P. Decision criteria for rational selection of homogeneous genotyping platforms for pharmacogenomics testing in clinical diagnostics. Clin Chem Lab Med 2010; 48:447-59. [PMID: 20192881 DOI: 10.1515/cclm.2010.112] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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BACKGROUND Genotyping is crucial for the identification of genetic markers underlying the development of neoplastic diseases and for determining individual variations in response to specific drugs. Technologies which can accurately identify genetic polymorphisms will dramatically affect routine diagnostic processes and future therapeutic developments in personalized medicine. However, such methods need to fulfill the principles of analytical validation to determine their suitability to assess nucleotide polymorphisms in target genes. APPROACH This article reviews recent developments in homogeneous technologies for the genotyping of single nucleotide polymorphisms. Here, homogeneous methods essentially refer to "single-tube" assays performed in a liquid phase. For the appropriate choice of any method, several criteria must be considered: 1) detection of known genetic variations; 2) analytical performance including specificity, sensitivity and robustness of the method; 3) availability of large platforms and required equipment; 4) suitability of platforms and tests for routine diagnostics; 5) suitability for high throughput implementation. CONTENT This review is intended to provide the reader with an understanding of these various technologies for pharmacogenomic testing in the routine clinical laboratory. A brief overview is provided on the available technologies for the detection of known mutations, a specific description of the homogeneous platforms currently employed in genotyping analysis, and considerations regarding the proper assessment of the analytical performance of these methods. Based on the criteria proposed here, potential users may evaluate advantages and limitations of the various analytical platforms and identify the most appropriate platform according to their specific setting and diagnostic needs.
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- Raffaele Di Francia
- Hematology-Oncology and Stem Cell Transplantation Unit, National Cancer Institute, Fondazione G. Pascale IRCCS, Naples, Italy.
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Tatsumi K, Mitani Y, Watanabe J, Takakura H, Hoshi K, Kawai Y, Kikuchi T, Kogo Y, Oguchi-Katayama A, Tomaru Y, Kanamori H, Baba M, Ishidao T, Usui K, Itoh M, Cizdziel PE, Lezhava A, Ueda M, Ichikawa Y, Endo I, Togo S, Shimada H, Hayashizaki Y. Rapid screening assay for KRAS mutations by the modified smart amplification process. J Mol Diagn 2008; 10:520-6. [PMID: 18832461 DOI: 10.2353/jmoldx.2008.080024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Previously, the smart amplification process version 2 (SMAP-2) was developed to detect mutations from tissue and in crude cell lysates and has been used for rapid diagnosis of specific somatic mutations with single-nucleotide precision. The purpose of this study was to develop a rapid and practical method to detect cancer and metastasis in specimens using the SMAP-2 assay. We developed modified SMAP-2 assays that enabled detection of any change in a single codon using a single assay. Rapid SMAP-2 screening assays are suitable for routine clinical identification of critical amino acid substitutions such as codon 12 mutations in KRAS. Primers bracketing the first two nucleotides of KRAS codon 12 were designed so that all possible alleles would be amplified by the SMAP-2 assay. In combination with the peptide nucleic acid (PNA) with exact homology to the wild-type allele, our assay amplified all mutant alleles except for the wild-type sequence. With this new assay design (termed PNA-clamp SMAP-2), we could detect KRAS mutations within 60 minutes, including sample preparation. We compared results from PNA-clamp SMAP-2 assay, polymerase chain reaction-restriction fragment length polymorphism, and direct sequencing of clinical samples from pancreatic cancer patients and demonstrated perfect concordance. The PNA-clamp SMAP-2 method is a rapid, simple, and highly sensitive detection assay for cancer mutations.
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- Kenji Tatsumi
- Genome Exploration Research Group (Genome Network Project Core Group), RIKEN Genomic Sciences Center, RIKEN Yokohama Institute, 1-7-22 Suehiro-cho, Tsurumi-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan.
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López M, Giraldo P, Alvarez P, Cornudella R, Pocoví M, Martínez A, Fontcuberta J, Soria JM. Multiplex assay for genetic testing of thrombophilia: a method for routine clinical care. J Clin Lab Anal 2008; 21:349-55. [PMID: 18022930 DOI: 10.1002/jcla.20183] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022] Open
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There is an increasing demand for genetic testing of patients with hypercoagulability. We have developed a multiplex-polymerase chain reaction (PCR) technique that incorporates the state-of-the art of genetic testing for thrombosis mutations (Factor V Leiden [FVL] and G20210A F2 and C46T F12). The sequences are detected by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA)-resolved colorimeter after hybridization with an amplification product labeled with digoxygenin. To evaluate the reliability of this method, we analyzed 122 deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) samples of known genotypes for these three mutations. Six subjects initially assigned as heterozygous for FVL and two subjects assigned as normal for the G20210A F2 mutation showed discrepancies between the current techniques and our newly-developed ELISA-based technique. When these samples were sequenced the concordance using our method was 100%. Thus, initially they were assigned incorrectly based on the available methodologies. It is noteworthy that our method is adaptable to an Automated ELISA Analyzer that allows for routine processing of both small and large numbers of DNA samples. We present a robust, rapid, reproducible, cost-effective, and simple multiplex PCR ELISA method to simultaneously detect carriers of thrombotic genetic risk factors. Testing for thrombophilia should contribute to better diagnosis, prevention, and treatment strategies, providing valuable information to assess the risk of recurrence in the proband, and in family members who are asymptomatic.
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- Mónica López
- Department of Innovation and Development, Progenika-Medplant Genetics, Bilbao, Spain
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Rådström P, Löfström C, Lövenklev M, Knutsson R, Wolffs P. Strategies for overcoming PCR inhibition. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2008; 2008:pdb.top20. [PMID: 21356797 DOI: 10.1101/pdb.top20] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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INTRODUCTIONThe use of conventional and real-time PCR is to some extent restricted by the presence of PCR inhibitors. This is particularly so when the techniques are applied directly to complex biological samples such as clinical, environmental, or food samples for the detection of microorganisms. PCR inhibitors can originate from the sample itself, or as a result of the method used to collect or otherwise prepare the sample. Either way, inhibitors can dramatically reduce the sensitivity and amplification efficiency of PCR. This article discusses methods of reducing inhibition and designing reliable and sensitive conventional and real-time PCR experiments.
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Watanabe J, Mitani Y, Kawai Y, Kikuchi T, Kogo Y, Oguchi-Katayama A, Kanamori H, Usui K, Itoh M, Cizdziel PE, Lezhava A, Tatsumi K, Ichikawa Y, Togo S, Shimada H, Hayashizaki Y. Use of a competitive probe in assay design for genotyping of the UGT1A1*28 microsatellite polymorphism by the smart amplification process. Biotechniques 2007; 43:479-84. [DOI: 10.2144/000112563] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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A key feature of the smart amplification process version 2 (SMAP-2) is the ability to suppress mismatch amplification by using a unique asymmetric primer design and Thermus aquaticus MutS (Taq MutS). However, we report here that use of SMAP-2 for polymorphism determination of the UGT1A1*28 allele required a further ancillary approach for complete background suppression. The UGT1A1*28 allele is a microsatellite copy number polymorphism. This is the first reported SMAP-2 assay designed for genotyping genetic variations of microsatellites. We found that by the addition of a primer to the amplification reaction, called a competitive probe (CP), assay specificity could be significantly enhanced. Including sample preparation time and use of a CP-enhanced SMAP-2 assay, we could rapidly detect the UGT1A1*28 polymorphism within 60 min. To test our method, we compared results from PCR sequencing and the CP-enhanced SMAP-2 assay on 116 human blood samples for UGT1A1*28 polymorphism and demonstrated perfect concordance. These results illustrate the versatility of SMAP-2 for molecular diagnostics and provide a new approach for enhancing SMAP-2 assay specificity.
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- Jun Watanabe
- RIKEN, Yokohama
- Yokohama City University, Yokohama
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- RIKEN, Yokohama
- K.K. DNAFORM, Yokohama, Japan
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Rossi S, Lesignoli F, Germini A, Faccini A, Sforza S, Corradini R, Marchelli R. Identification of PCR-amplified genetically modified organisms (GMOs) DNA by peptide nucleic acid (PNA) probes in anion-exchange chromatographic analysis. JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY 2007; 55:2509-16. [PMID: 17326652 DOI: 10.1021/jf062063s] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/14/2023]
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PCR products obtained by selective amplification of transgenic DNA derived from food samples containing Roundup Ready soybean or Bt-176 maize have been analyzed by anion-exchange HPLC. Peptide nucleic acids (PNAs), oligonucleotide analogues known to bind to complementary single-stranded DNA with high affinity and specificity, have been used as specific probes in order to assess the identity of the peaks observed. Two different protocols were adopted in order to obtain single-stranded DNA: amplification with an excess of one primer or digestion of one DNA strand. The single-stranded DNA was mixed with the PNA probe, and the presence of a specific sequence was revealed through detection of the corresponding PNA:DNA peak with significantly different retention time. Advantages and limits of this approach are discussed. The method was tested with reference materials and subsequently applied to commercial samples.
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- Stefano Rossi
- Dipartimento di Chimica Organica e Industriale Università di Parma, Viale G. P. Usberti 17/A, I-43100 Parma, Italy
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Li X, Huang Y, Guan Y, Zhao M, Li Y. Universal molecular beacon-based tracer system for real-time polymerase chain reaction. Anal Chem 2007; 78:7886-90. [PMID: 17105184 DOI: 10.1021/ac061518+] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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DNA diagnostic has been moving from expensive, low-throughput, multistep methods to inexpensive, higher throughput, closed-tube, and automated methods. Fluorescence is the favored signaling technology for such assays. In this method, we describe a universal molecular beacon (U-MB) as the fluorescent tracer in the real-time PCR technique. A 5'-universal template primer (5'-UT primer) has been designed with a tail in complementary to the loop and 5'-side arm sequence of U-MB at the 5'-end of forward target specific primer. As PCR cycles increase, a new DNA fragment with a 5'-UT primer tail is synthesized, which is used as the template for next PCR cycle. As the reverse primer extends to the 5'-UT primer tail, the U-MB hybridized is displaced and the fluorescence from the fluorophore of the U-MB is quenched, indicating that the allele-specific PCR is in progress. This tracing system combined with an allele-specific reverse primer and vent (exo-) DNA polymerase, a polymerase that lacks 3'- to 5'-exonuclease activity, was used for the detection of point mutations of base G in codon 259 (AGA) of exon 7 of p53 gene on a panel of breast cancer individuals.
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- Xiaomin Li
- The Key Laboratory of Bioorganic Chemistry & Molecular Engineering and Institute of Analytical Chemistry, College of Chemistry & Molecular Engineering, Peking University, Beijing, 100871, China
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Thèves C, Keyser-Tracqui C, Crubézy E, Salles JP, Ludes B, Telmon N. Detection and quantification of the age-related point mutation A189G in the human mitochondrial DNA. J Forensic Sci 2006; 51:865-73. [PMID: 16882231 DOI: 10.1111/j.1556-4029.2006.00163.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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Mutation analysis in the mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) control region is widely used in population genetic studies as well as in forensic medicine. Among the difficulties linked to the mtDNA analysis, one can find the detection of heteroplasmy, which can be inherited or somatic. Recently, age-related point mutation A189G was described in mtDNA and shown to accumulate with age in muscles. We carried out the detection of this 189 heteroplasmic point mutation using three technologies: automated DNA sequencing, Southern blot hybridization using a digoxigenin-labeled oligonucleotide probe, and peptide nucleic acid (PNA)/real-time PCR combined method on different biological samples. Our results give additional information on the increase in mutation frequency with age in muscle tissue and revealed that the PNA/real-time PCR is a largely more sensitive method than DNA sequencing for heteroplasmy detection. These investigations could be of interest in the detection and interpretation of mtDNA heteroplasmy in anthropological and forensic studies.
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- Catherine Thèves
- INSERM, U563 Bat C, Purpan University Hospital, Place du Dr Baylac, 31059 Toulouse, France.
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Luo JD, Chan EC, Shih CL, Chen TL, Liang Y, Hwang TL, Chiou CC. Detection of rare mutant K-ras DNA in a single-tube reaction using peptide nucleic acid as both PCR clamp and sensor probe. Nucleic Acids Res 2006; 34:e12. [PMID: 16432256 PMCID: PMC1345699 DOI: 10.1093/nar/gnj008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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The major problem of using somatic mutations as markers of malignancy is that the clinical samples are frequently containing a trace amounts of mutant allele in a large excess of wild-type DNA. Most methods developed thus far for the purpose of tickling this difficult problem require multiple procedural steps that are laborious. We report herein the development of a rapid and simple protocol for detecting a trace amounts of mutant K-ras in a single tube, one-step format. In a capillary PCR, a 17mer peptide nucleic acid (PNA) complementary to the wild-type sequence and spanning codons 12 and 13 of the K-ras oncogene was used to clamp-PCR for wild-type, but not mutant alleles. The designated PNA was labeled with a fluorescent dye for use as a sensor probe, which differentiated all 12 possible mutations from the wild-type by a melting temperature (T(m)) shift in a range of 9 to 16 degrees C. An extension temperature of 60 degrees C and an opposite primer 97 nt away from the PNA were required to obtain full suppression of wild-type PCR. After optimization, the reaction detected mutant templates in a ratio of 1:10,000 wild-type alleles. Using this newly devised protocol, we have been able to detect 19 mutants in a group of 24 serum samples obtained from patients with pancreatic cancer. Taken together, our data suggest that this newly devised protocol can serve as an useful tool for cancer screening as well as in the detection of rare mutation in many diseases.
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- Ji-Dung Luo
- Department of Medical Biotechnology and Laboratory Science, Chang Gung UniversityTaoyuan 333, Taiwan
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- Department of Medical Biotechnology and Laboratory Science, Chang Gung UniversityTaoyuan 333, Taiwan
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- Department of Medical Biotechnology and Laboratory Science, Chang Gung UniversityTaoyuan 333, Taiwan
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- Department of Medical Biotechnology and Laboratory Science, Chang Gung UniversityTaoyuan 333, Taiwan
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- Department of Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial HospitalTaoyuan 333, Taiwan
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- Department of Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial HospitalTaoyuan 333, Taiwan
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- Department of Medical Biotechnology and Laboratory Science, Chang Gung UniversityTaoyuan 333, Taiwan
- To whom correspondence should be addressed: Tel: +886 3 2118800, ext. 5204; Fax: +886 3 2118035;
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Zhang L, Dang F, Kaji N, Baba Y. Fast extraction, amplification and analysis of genes from human blood. J Chromatogr A 2005; 1106:175-80. [PMID: 16337635 DOI: 10.1016/j.chroma.2005.10.071] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/08/2005] [Revised: 10/21/2005] [Accepted: 10/27/2005] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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In order to shorten the time spent on the sample preparation for gene analysis, a novel method was proposed through the combination of fast DNA extraction and purification by Generation capture disk, amplification by capillary polymerase chain reaction, and confirmation of amplification products by microchip electrophoresis. With this method, 3 microL blood was enough to obtain adequate target fragments in human genes. Under the optimal conditions in each step, the sample preparation for eight fragments in beta-globin gene and four fragments in ras gene could be finished within 20 min. Since all the experiments were performed on commercial instruments, this method showed a wide range of applicability. In addition, other advantages such as fast speed and low consumption of samples were demonstrated. All these merits proved that such a combination method was of great potential for the clinical diagnostics.
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- Lihua Zhang
- Department of Molecular and Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, The University of Tokushima, CREST, Japan Science and Technology Corporation (JST), Tokushima 770-8505, Japan
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Rathinavelan T, Yathindra N. Molecular dynamics structures of peptide nucleic acid x DNA hybrid in the wild-type and mutated alleles of Ki-ras proto-oncogene--stereochemical rationale for the low affinity of PNA in the presence of an AC mismatch. FEBS J 2005; 272:4055-70. [PMID: 16098189 DOI: 10.1111/j.1742-4658.2005.04817.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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The low affinity of peptide nucleic acid (PNA) to hybridize with DNA in the presence of a mismatch endows PNA with a high degree of discriminatory capacity that has been exploited in therapeutics for the selective inhibition of the expression of point-mutated genes. To obtain a structural basis for this intriguing property, molecular dynamics simulations are carried out on PNA x DNA duplexes formed at the Ki-ras proto-oncogene, comprising the point-mutated (GAT), and the corresponding wild-type (GGT) codon 12. The designed PNA forms an A...C mismatch with the wild-type sequence and a perfect A...T pair with the point mutated sequence. Results show that large movements in the pyrimidine base of the A...C mismatch cause loss of stacking, especially with its penultimate base, concomitant with a variable mismatch hydrogen bond, including its occasional absence. These, in turn, bring about dynamic water interactions in the vicinity of the mismatch. Enthalpy loss and the disproportionate entropy gain associated with these are implicated as the factors contributing to the increase in free energy and diminished stability of PNA x DNA duplex with the A...C mismatch. Absence of these in the isosequential DNA duplex, notwithstanding the A...C mismatch, is attributed to the differences in topology of PNA x DNA vis-à-vis DNA duplexes. It is speculated that similar effects might be responsible for the reduced stability observed in PNA x DNA duplexes containing other base pair mismatches, and also in mismatch containing PNA x DNA duplexes.
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- Thenmalarchelvi Rathinavelan
- Department of Crystallography and Biophysics, University of Madras, Guindy Campus, Chennai, India Institute of Bioinformatics and Applied Biotechnology, ITPB, Bangalore, India
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Peano C, Lesignoli F, Gulli M, Corradini R, Samson MC, Marchelli R, Marmiroli N. Development of a peptide nucleic acid polymerase chain reaction clamping assay for semiquantitative evaluation of genetically modified organism content in food. Anal Biochem 2005; 344:174-82. [PMID: 16055074 DOI: 10.1016/j.ab.2005.04.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/29/2004] [Revised: 03/31/2005] [Accepted: 04/06/2005] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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In the present study a peptide nucleic acid (PNA)-mediated polymerase chain reaction (PCR) clamping method was developed and applied to the detection of genetically modified organisms (GMO), to test PCR products for band identity and to obtain a semiquantitative evaluation of GMO content. The minimal concentration of PNA necessary to block the PCR was determined by comparing PCRs containing a constant amount of DNA in the presence of increasing concentration of target-specific PNA. The lowest PNA concentration at which specific inhibition took place, by the inhibition of primer extension and/or steric hindrance, was the most efficient condition. Optimization of PCR clamping by PNA was observed by testing five different PNAs with a minimum of 13 bp to a maximum of 15 bp, designed on the target sequence of Roundup Ready soybean. The results obtained on the DNA extracted from Roundup Ready soybean standard flour were verified also on DNA extracted from standard flours of maize GA21, Bt176, Bt11, and MON810. A correlation between the PNA concentration necessary for inducing PCR clamping and the percentage of the GMO target sequence in the sample was found.
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- C Peano
- Department of Environmental Sciences, Division of Genetics and Environmental Biotechnology, University of Parma, 43100, Parma, Italy
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Hataoka Y, Zhang L, Yukimasa T, Baba Y. Rapid microvolume PCR of DNA confirmed by microchip electrophoresis. ANAL SCI 2005; 21:53-6. [PMID: 15675516 DOI: 10.2116/analsci.21.53] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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PCR is an indispensable technique used in DNA analysis. However, with the traditional methods, the time spent on amplification and the subsequent analysis of PCR products is generally long. Therefore, it is essential to improve these two steps so that the whole procedure can be made faster. In the present work, with lambda-DNA as the control template, the amplification of 300-bp fragment could be completed within 37 s with capillary reaction chambers of LightCycler, and the following analysis of PCR products could be completed within 120 s with microchip electrophoresis as the detector. Since the high detection sensitivity of microchip electrophoresis, PCR products with template concentration as low as 5 fg/microL could be detected only after 435 s of amplification. In addition, based on additional optimized conditions simulated by CoventorWare, PCR microchips with distinct structure of the reaction chambers have been designed and successfully applied to the amplification of 300-bp fragment. By comparison, those chambers with ellipse and racket shapes were found to offer very high amplification efficiency. All of these results demonstrate the promise of integrating PCR and electrophoresis on microchip for developing easy-carrying instruments for the fast in situ detection of DNA.
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- Yukari Hataoka
- Department of Molecular and Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, The University of Tokushima, 21st Century COE, CREST, JST, Shomachi, Tokushima, Japan
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Yoshida S, Yamaji Y, Yoshida A, Noda Y, Kumano Y, Ishibashi T. Rapid genotyping for most common TGFBI mutations with real-time polymerase chain reaction. Hum Genet 2005; 116:518-24. [PMID: 15744520 DOI: 10.1007/s00439-005-1269-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/24/2004] [Accepted: 01/05/2005] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
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Recent studies of the corneal dystrophies (CDs) have shown that most cases of granular CD, Avellino CD, and lattice CD type I are caused by mutations in the human transforming growth factor beta-induced (TGFBI) gene. The aim of this study was to develop a rapid diagnostic assay to detect mutations in the TGFBI gene. Sixty-six patients from 64 families with TGFBI-associated CD were studied. A primer probe set was designed to examine the genome from exons 4 and 12 of the TGFBI gene in order to identify mutant and wild-type alleles. A region spanning the mutations was amplified by the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) in a commercial cycler. Mutations were then identified by melting curve analysis of the hybrid formed between the PCR product and a specific fluorescent probe. Using this system, we clearly distinguished each CD genotype (homozygous and heterozygous 418G-->A, heterozygous 417C-->T, heterozygous 1710C-->T, and wild-type) of all the patients by means of the clearly distinct melting peaks at different temperatures. One thermal cycling took approximately 54 min, and all results were completely in concordance with the genotypes determined by conventional DNA sequencing. Thus, the technique is accurate and can be used for routine clinical diagnosis. We expect that our new method will help in making precise diagnoses of patients with atypical CDs and aid the revision of the clinical classification of inherited corneal diseases based on the genetic pathogenesis.
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- Shigeo Yoshida
- Department of Ophthalmology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, 812-8582, Japan.
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Deligezer U, Akisik E, Dalay N. Genotyping of the MTHFR gene polymorphism, C677T in patients with leukemia by melting curve analysis. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2004; 7:181-5. [PMID: 15068389 DOI: 10.1007/bf03260036] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
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BACKGROUND Methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR) plays a critical role in folate metabolism and displays common genetic polymorphisms affecting the enzyme activity. The MTHFR genetic polymorphisms have been associated with a decrease in the risk of developing the lymphoid but not myeloid form of pediatric and adult leukemias. AIM In this study we describe the genotyping of the MTHFR C677T polymorphism by melting curve analysis with the LightCycler in a case-controlled study of patients with acute lymphocytic leukemia (ALL), myelogenous leukemia (AML), and chronic myelogenous leukemia (CML), and assess the effect of this common polymorphism on the leukemia risk in adult patients in Turkey. METHODS DNA from peripheral blood lymphocytes was used for genotyping in the LightCycler PCR by melting curve analysis. The risk of leukemia associated with the MTHFR polymorphism was evaluated by comparing the genotype frequencies between the control and patient groups. RESULTS The frequency of the homozygote variant genotype (677TT) was lower than that in healthy individuals in all three leukemia groups. The 677TT genotype did not appear to have a protective effect in patients with ALL (Odds ratio [OR] = 0.78 with a 95% confidence interval [CI] = 0.24-2.59), compared with healthy controls. The difference was higher (4.3-fold) in patients with AML, but still non-significant (OR = 0.23 with a 95% CI = 0.03-1.83). In patients with CML, the frequencies of both heterozygous (677CT) and homozygote variant genotypes were lower (OR = 0.72 and 0.66, respectively). CONCLUSIONS Our results suggest that the MTHFR C677T polymorphism displays a similar distribution pattern in lymphoid and myeloid leukemias and that the frequency of the homozygote variant genotype (677TT) is lower in all leukemia types.
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- Ugur Deligezer
- Department of Basic Oncology, Oncology Institute, Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey
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Germini A, Mezzelani A, Lesignoli F, Corradini R, Marchelli R, Bordoni R, Consolandi C, De Bellis G. Detection of genetically modified soybean using peptide nucleic acids (PNAs) and microarray technology. JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY 2004; 52:4535-40. [PMID: 15237963 DOI: 10.1021/jf035355r] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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Peptide nucleic acid (PNA) microarrays for the detection of Roundup Ready soybeans in food have been prepared. PNA probes are known to be more efficient and selective in binding DNA sequences than the analogous oligonucleotides and are very suitable to be used for diagnostics in food. PNAs of different lengths were carefully designed and synthesized by solid-phase synthesis on an automatic synthesizer adopting the BOC strategy. PNAs were purified by HPLC and characterized by HPLC/MS. The probes were spotted on a functionalized surface to produce a microarray to be hybridized with PCR products. DNA extracted from reference material was amplified using Cy3- and Cy5-labeled primers, and the fluorescent PCR products obtained were hybridized on the microarray. Two protocols were adopted: the hybridization with dsDNA or with ssDNA obtained by digestion with the enzyme lambda exonuclease. The best results were obtained using a 15-mer PNA probe in combination with the ssPCR product derived from enzymatic digestion. The method was applied to the analysis of a sample of certified transgenic soybean flour.
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- Andrea Germini
- Dipartimento di Chimica Organica e Industriale, Università degli Studi di Parma, Parco Area delle Scienze 17/A, 43100 Parma, Italy
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Karadag A, Riminucci M, Bianco P, Cherman N, Kuznetsov SA, Nguyen N, Collins MT, Robey PG, Fisher LW. A novel technique based on a PNA hybridization probe and FRET principle for quantification of mutant genotype in fibrous dysplasia/McCune-Albright syndrome. Nucleic Acids Res 2004; 32:e63. [PMID: 15096559 PMCID: PMC407839 DOI: 10.1093/nar/gnh059] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/18/2023] Open
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Somatic mutations are present in various proportions in numerous developmental pathologies. Somatic activating missense mutations of the GNAS gene encoding the Gs(alpha) protein have previously been shown to be the cause of fibrous dysplasia of bone (FD)/McCune-Albright syndrome (MAS). Because in MAS patients, tissues as diverse as melanocytes, gonads and bone are affected, it is generally accepted that the GNAS mutation in this disease must have occurred early in development. Interestingly, it has been shown that the development of an active FD lesion may require both normal and mutant cells. Studies of the somatic mosaic states of FD/MAS and many other somatic diseases need an accurate method to determine the ratio of mutant to normal cells in a given tissue. A new method for quantification of the mutant:normal ratio of cells using a PNA hybridization probe-based FRET technique was developed. This novel technique, with a linear sensitivity of 2.5% mutant alleles, was used to detect the percentage mutant cells in a number of tissue and cell culture samples derived from FD/MAS lesions and could easily be adapted for the quantification of mutations in a large spectrum of diseases including cancer.
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- Abdullah Karadag
- Craniofacial and Skeletal Diseases Branch, National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research, National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services, Bethesda, MD 20892-4320, USA.
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Tirado I, Fontcuberta J, Soria JM. Rapid Detection of the 46C → T Polymorphism in the Factor XII Gene, a Novel Genetic Risk Factor for Thrombosis, by Melting Peak Analysis Using Fluorescence Hybridization Probes. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2003; 7:295-301. [PMID: 15000805 DOI: 10.1089/109065703322783644] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Factor XII (FXII) level is an important intermediate phenotype associated with thrombotic disease. The 46C --> T transition in the exon 1 of the Factor XII (F12) gene is a significant, prevalent, and independent genetic risk factor for thrombotic disease. It is also associated with interindividual variation of plasma FXII zymogen levels. The aims of this study were to develop a rapid, reproducible, and easy method for 46C --> T genotyping and to compare its reliability with the classical endonuclease digestion methodology. DNA samples from 100 subjects were genotyped for the 46C --> T transition using the classical endonuclease digestion method with Sfna I. The genotypes of three of them (each with a different 46C R T genotype) were confirmed by direct sequencing analysis. We then set out to construct a LightCycler PCR protocol to detect the 46C --> T polymorphism. This protocol was designed to combine a rapid-cycle polymerase chain reaction (PCR) with an allele-specific fluorescent probe melting for mutation detection. In the three sequenced samples, as well as in the remaining 97, the LightCycler PCR procedure unambiguously resulted in the same genotype previously observed by sequencing and endonuclease digestion. Characteristic fluorescent curves were obtained for each genotype; the first derivative of these curves had a maximum at an apparent hybridization temperature (Tm) that was specific for each probe/allele duplex. The whole process took less than 40 min. Thus, if this method is used with a rapid DNA extraction, the genotypes would be obtained within 60 min after receiving a blood sample. In conclusion, the technique presented allows for easy, reliable, and rapid detection of this polymorphism, and is suitable for typing both small and large numbers of DNA samples.
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- Isabel Tirado
- Unitat d'Hemostàsia i Trombosi, Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau, Barcelona, Spain
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Sotlar K, Escribano L, Landt O, Möhrle S, Herrero S, Torrelo A, Lass U, Horny HP, Bültmann B. One-step detection of c-kit point mutations using peptide nucleic acid-mediated polymerase chain reaction clamping and hybridization probes. THE AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PATHOLOGY 2003; 162:737-46. [PMID: 12598308 PMCID: PMC1868096 DOI: 10.1016/s0002-9440(10)63870-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 158] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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The prognostic significance of somatic activating codon 816 c-kit mutations in pediatric urticaria pigmentosa has not yet been established in detail. Detection of such mutations in archival paraffin-embedded biopsies is usually hampered by an abundance of surrounding normal cells. Here we describe a method for the selective amplification and specific detection of c-kit mutation Asp816-->Val in complete tissue sections cut from up to 24-year-old paraffin blocks. Peptide nucleic acid-mediated polymerase chain reaction clamping of the wild-type allele was combined with on-line mutation detection using oligonucleotide hybridization probes. In DNA extracted from HMC-1 cells heterozygously carrying the c-kit mutation Asp816-->Val, the one-tube assay allowed specific detection of this mutation in a more than 1000-fold excess of normal background DNA within 1 hour and without the need for additional analytical steps. In a series of 38 cases with pediatric urticaria pigmentosa we detected c-kit codons 815 and 816 mutations in 16 cases. Mutation detection did not correlate with clinical outcome after a mean follow-up of 11.2 years. In conclusion, the procedure described may represent an ideal screening tool for all kinds of clinical applications, using point mutations as markers of, for example, early events in carcinogenesis, circulating metastatic tumor cells, and minimal residual disease.
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- Karl Sotlar
- Institute of Pathology, University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany.
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Hancock DK, Schwarz FP, Song F, Wong LJC, Levin BC. Design and Use of a Peptide Nucleic Acid for Detection of the Heteroplasmic Low-Frequency Mitochondrial Encephalomyopathy, Lactic Acidosis, and Stroke-like Episodes (MELAS) Mutation in Human Mitochondrial DNA. Clin Chem 2002. [DOI: 10.1093/clinchem/48.12.2155] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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Background: Most pathogenic human mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) mutations are heteroplasmic (i.e., mutant and wild-type mtDNA coexist in the same individual) and are difficult to detect when their concentration is a small proportion of that of wild-type mtDNA molecules. We describe a simple methodology to detect low proportions of the single base pair heteroplasmic mutation, A3243G, that has been associated with the disease mitochondrial encephalomyopathy, lactic acidosis, and stroke-like episodes (MELAS) in total DNA extracted from blood.
Methods: Three peptide nucleic acids (PNAs) were designed to bind to the wild-type mtDNA in the region of nucleotide position 3243, thus blocking PCR amplification of the wild-type mtDNA while permitting the mutant DNA to become the dominant product and readily discernable. DNA was obtained from both apparently healthy and MELAS individuals. Optimum PCR temperatures were based on the measured ultraviolet thermal stability of the DNA/PNA duplexes. The presence or absence of the mutation was determined by sequencing.
Results: In the absence of PNAs, the heteroplasmic mutation was either difficult to detect or undetectable by PCR and sequencing. Only PNA 3 successfully inhibited amplification of the wild-type mtDNA while allowing the mutant mtDNA to amplify. In the presence of PNA 3, we were able to detect the heteroplasmic mutation when its concentration was as low as 0.1% of the concentration of the wild-type sequence.
Conclusion: This methodology permits easy detection of low concentrations of the MELAS A3243G mutation in blood by standard PCR and sequencing methods.
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- Diane K Hancock
- Biotechnology Division, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD 20899
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- Biotechnology Division, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD 20899
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- University of Maryland Biotechnology Institute, Center for Advanced Research in Biotechnology, Rockville, MD 20850
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- Institute for Molecular and Human Genetics, Georgetown University Medical Center, Washington, DC 20007
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- Biotechnology Division, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD 20899
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Nakamura S, Aoshima T, Ikeda M, Sekido Y, Shimokata K, Niwa T. Simultaneous detection of methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase gene polymorphisms, C677T and A1298C, by melting curve analysis with LightCycler. Anal Biochem 2002; 306:340-3. [PMID: 12123675 DOI: 10.1006/abio.2002.5709] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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- Sakurako Nakamura
- Department of Clinical Preventive Medicine, Nagoya University Hospital, Japan
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Seitz O, Köhler O. Convergent strategies for the attachment of fluorescing reporter groups to peptide nucleic acids in solution and on solid phase. Chemistry 2001; 7:3911-25. [PMID: 11596933 DOI: 10.1002/1521-3765(20010917)7:18<3911::aid-chem3911>3.0.co;2-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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The site-selective conjugation of peptide nucleic acids (PNA) with fluorescent reporter groups is essential for the construction of hybridisation probes that can report the presence of a particular DNA sequence. This paper describes convergent methods for the solution- and solid-phase synthesis of multiply labelled PNA oligomers. The solid-phase synthesis of protected PNA enabled the selective attachment of fluorescent labels at the C-terminal end (3' in DNA) which demonstrated that further manipulations on protected PNA fragments are feasible. For the conjugation to internal sites, a method is introduced that allows for the on-resin assembly of modified monomers thereby omitting the need to synthesise an entire monomer in solution. Furthermore, it is shown that the application of a highly orthogonal protecting group strategy in combination with chemoselective conjugation reactions provides access to a rapid and automatable solid-phase synthesis of dual labelled PNA probes. Real-time measurements of nucleic acid hybridisation were possible by taking advantage of the fluorescence resonance energy transfer (FRET) between suitably appended fluorophoric groups. Analogously to DNA-based molecular beacons, the dual labelled PNA probes were only weakly fluorescing in the single-stranded state. Hybridisation to a complementary oligonucleotide, however, induced a structural reorganisation and conferred a vivid fluorescence enhancement.
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- O Seitz
- Department of Chemical Biology and Institut für Organische Chemie, Universität Dortmund, Germany.
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Lesignoli E, Germini A, Corradini R, Sforza S, Galavema G, Dossena A, Marchelli R. Recognition and strand displacement of DNA oligonucleotides by peptide nucleic acids (PNAs). High-performance ion-exchange chromatographic analysis. J Chromatogr A 2001; 922:177-85. [PMID: 11486862 DOI: 10.1016/s0021-9673(01)00877-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Peptide nucleic acids (PNAs) are oligonucleotide mimics containing a pseudopeptide chain, which are able to bind complementary DNA tracts with high affinity and selectivity. Two mixed-sequence PNA undecamers (1 and 2) were synthesized and their double-stranded adducts with the complementary oligonucleotides (3 and 4) were revealed by the appearance of the corresponding peak in anion-exchange HPLC. A DEAE column was used and elution was performed with aqueous Tris buffer (pH 8) and an ionic strength gradient (0-0.5 M NaCl). The same effect was not observed with non-complementary oligonucleotides. The stability of the PNA-DNA adducts under the conditions used in the chromatographic system was studied as a function of temperature. Furthermore, in competition experiments double-stranded oligonucleotides were challenged by a PNA complementary to one strand: the formation of the PNA-DNA hybrid and the displacement of the non-complementary strand were observed with high specificity. The results suggest a possible use of ion-exchange HPLC for studying PNA-DNA interactions, and indicate the efficiency of PNA probes in the chromatographic analysis of DNA.
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- E Lesignoli
- Dipartimento di Chimica Organica e Industriale, Università di Parma, Italy
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Several tools, differing in their technical and practical parameters, are available for the detection of point mutations as well as small deletions and insertions. In this article, a dictionary featuring over fifty methods for detection of mutation is presented. The distinguishing principle for each method is briefly explained. Sorting of and discussion on the methods give the reader a brief introduction to the field of genotyping.
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- J Drábek
- Department of Immunology, Olomouc, Czech Republic.
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Beutler E, Gelbart T. Large-scale screening for HFE mutations: methodology and cost. GENETIC TESTING 2001; 4:131-42. [PMID: 10953952 DOI: 10.1089/10906570050114830] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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Large-scale detection of mutations at the DNA level requires the development of cost-effective methods for the screening of thousands of samples. Hemochromatosis is an appropriate testing ground for the development of such technologies, and we report the methods that we have developed to screen large numbers of samples using equipment available in most laboratories. We are able to examine DNA samples for two mutations in the HFE gene at a cost of only slightly over $8 per sample, a cost that includes overhead and the approximately 40 hr per week of technician time required to perform the studies. The technologies involved in mutation analysis are evolving rapidly and ultimately more highly automated, lower-cost technologies may become available. At present, however, we find the methodology described to be very suitable for large-scale, low-cost mutation screening.
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- E Beutler
- The Scripps Research Institute, Department of Molecular and Experimental Medicine, La Jolla, CA 92037, USA.
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Pointon JJ, Merryweather-Clarke AT, Carella M, Robson KJ. Detection of C282Y and H63D in the HFE gene. GENETIC TESTING 2001; 4:115-20. [PMID: 10953949 DOI: 10.1089/10906570050114803] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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The gene for hemochromatosis was identified in 1996 and two mutations were found. Homozygosity for one of these, C282Y, is associated with hemochromatosis in a high percentage of patients. Genetic analysis of patient DNA is, therefore, a very useful tool to aid and confirm diagnosis and to screen asymptomatic relatives of patients to identify those at risk of developing this common, easily treated disease.
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- J J Pointon
- MRC Molecular Haematology Unit, Institute Molecular Medicine, Headington, Oxford, UK.
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Elenitoba-Johnson KS, Bohling SD, Wittwer CT, King TC. Multiplex PCR by multicolor fluorimetry and fluorescence melting curve analysis. Nat Med 2001; 7:249-53. [PMID: 11175859 DOI: 10.1038/84708] [Citation(s) in RCA: 65] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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- K S Elenitoba-Johnson
- Department of Pathology, University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
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Mimura T, Amano S, Usui T, Kaji Y, Oshika T, Ishii Y. Expression of vascular endothelial growth factor C and vascular endothelial growth factor receptor 3 in corneal lymphangiogenesis. Exp Eye Res 2001; 72:71-8. [PMID: 11133184 DOI: 10.1006/exer.2000.0925] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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Lymphangiogenesis has been reported in vascularized corneas. However, the molecular mechanisms of lymphangiogenesis in the cornea are still unclear. Since lymphatic vessels may contribute to a decreased success rate of keratoplasty in vascularized cornea by accelerating antigen recognition and graft rejection, elucidation of the mechanisms of corneal lymphangiogenesis will facilitate the inhibition of lymphatic vessels and may improve the outcome of keratoplasty. This study aimed to examine the expression of vascular endothelial growth factor-C (VEGF-C), which is the only endogenous lymphangiogenic factor reported so far, and one of its receptors, vascular endothelial growth factor receptor-3 (VEGFR-3), in corneal lymphangiogenesis. A rat model was used in which silver nitrate application resulted in corneal circumferential neovascularization. The presence of lymphatic vessels in the rat injured cornea was examined with electron microscope. Corneal VEGF-C and VEGFR-3 mRNA levels were quantified with competitive reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR), and VEGF-C and VEGFR-3 proteins were studied in situ using immunohistochemical analysis. Electron microscopy revealed lymphatic vessels in the vascularized rat corneas. Competitive RT-PCR demonstrated that the expression of VEGF-C mRNA in the rat cornea was normally absent, and was dramatically up-regulated 3 days after the injury, which gradually decreased. The VEGFR-3 expression in the rat cornea was minimally detected before the injury and was up-regulated 3 and 7 days after the injury. It was also minimally detected 2 and 4 weeks after the injury. In immunohistochemical analysis of the rat cornea 3 days after the injury, VEGF-C was mainly detected in inflammatory cells, and VEGFR-3 was demonstrated in several new vessels in the corneal stroma. These data suggest that VEGF-C and VEGFR-3 are pathophysiologically relevant endogenous factors in corneal lymphangiogenesis.
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- T Mimura
- Department of Ophthalmology, University of Tokyo School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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Loeffler J, Hagmeyer L, Hebart H, Henke N, Schumacher U, Einsele H. Rapid Detection of Point Mutations by Fluorescence Resonance Energy Transfer and Probe Melting Curves in Candida Species. Clin Chem 2000. [DOI: 10.1093/clinchem/46.5.631] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Background: The LightCyclerTM combines rapid amplification of nucleic acids in glass capillaries with melting curve analysis based on fluorescence resonance energy transfer for the sensitive detection of point mutations in various settings, such as drug resistance and hereditary diseases. Point mutations leading to an altered structure of lanosteroldemethylase, the target enzyme of the fungistatic azoles, are an important mechanism of acquired resistance in Candida albicans.
Methods: We screened 13 fluconazole-resistant C. albicans and 21 fluconazole-resistant C. tropicalis strains (minimum inhibitory concentration >128 mg/L), isolated from patients with AIDS, for the presence of defined point mutations by comparing conventional cycle sequencing with a newly designed LightCycler-based assay.
Results: In C. tropicalis, 5 of 21 isolates showed the wild-type sequence, and 8 of 21 showed the homozygous nucleotide exchange thymine to cytosine at position 1554 (T1554C). A heterozygous genotype was detected in 8 of 21 isolates by the LightCycler, but in only 3 of 21 isolates by conventional cycle sequencing. In 2 of 13 C. albicans isolates, a homozygous point mutation leading to an amino acid exchange at position 464 (glycine to serine) was detected in both assays.
Conclusion: The LightCycler technique offers standardized, fast, sensitive, and reproducible detection of point mutations in different Candida spp.
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von Wintzingerode F, Landt O, Ehrlich A, Göbel UB. Peptide nucleic acid-mediated PCR clamping as a useful supplement in the determination of microbial diversity. Appl Environ Microbiol 2000; 66:549-57. [PMID: 10653717 PMCID: PMC91862 DOI: 10.1128/aem.66.2.549-557.2000] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/29/2023] Open
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Peptide nucleic acid (PNA)-mediated PCR clamping (H. Orum, P. E. Nielsen, M. Egholm, R. H. Berg, O. Buchardt, and C. Stanley, Nucleic Acids Res. 21:5332-5336, 1993) was introduced as a novel procedure to selectively amplify ribosomal DNAs (rDNAs) which are not frequently found in clone libraries generated by standard PCR from complex microbial consortia. Three different PNA molecules were used; two of these molecules (PNA-ALF and PNA-EUB353) overlapped with one of the amplification primers, whereas PNA-1114F hybridized to the middle of the amplified region. Thus, PCR clamping was achieved either by competitive binding between the PNA molecules and the forward or reverse primers (competitive clamping) or by hindering polymerase readthrough (elongation arrest). Gene libraries generated from mixed rDNA templates by using PCR clamping are enriched for clones that do not contain sequences homologous to the appropriate PNA oligomer. This effect of PCR clamping was exploited in the following two ways: (i) analysis of gene libraries generated by PCR clamping with PNA-ALF together with standard libraries reduced the number of clones which had to be analyzed to detect all of the different sequences present in an artificial rDNA mixture; and (ii) PCR clamping with PNA-EUB353 and PNA-1114F was used to selectively recover rDNA sequences which represented recently described phylogenetic groups (NKB19, TM6, cluster related to green nonsulfur bacteria) from an anaerobic, dechlorinating consortium described previously. We concluded that PCR clamping might be a useful supplement to standard PCR amplification in rDNA-based studies of microbial diversity and could be used to selectively recover members of undescribed phylogenetic clusters from complex microbial communities.
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- F von Wintzingerode
- Institut für Mikrobiologie und Hygiene, Universitätsklinikum Charité, 10117 Berlin, Germany
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Bollhalder M, Mura C, Landt O, Maly FE. LightCycler PCR Assay for Simultaneous Detection of the H63D and S65C Mutations in the HFE Hemochromatosis Gene Based on Opposite Melting Temperature Shifts. Clin Chem 1999. [DOI: 10.1093/clinchem/45.12.2275] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022]
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- Maja Bollhalder
- Institute of Clinical Chemistry, University Hospital Zurich, Rämistrasse 100, CH-8091 Zürich, Switzerland
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- Laboratoire de Génétique Moléculaire, INSERM CRI 96 07, CHU-UBO, 46 Rue Félix Le Dantec, Brest, France
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- TIB MOLBIOL, Tempelhofer Weg 11-12, D-10829 Berlin, Germany
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- Institute of Clinical Chemistry, University Hospital Zurich, Rämistrasse 100, CH-8091 Zürich, Switzerland
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Neoh SH, Brisco MJ, Firgaira FA, Trainor KJ, Turner DR, Morley AA. Rapid detection of the factor V Leiden (1691 G > A) and haemochromatosis (845 G > A) mutation by fluorescence resonance energy transfer (FRET) and real time PCR. J Clin Pathol 1999; 52:766-9. [PMID: 10674036 PMCID: PMC501573 DOI: 10.1136/jcp.52.10.766] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/16/2023]
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A rapid method based on fluorescence resonance energy transfer (FRET) and real time polymerase chain reaction (PCR) was used to identify the haemochromatosis genotype in 112 individuals and the factor V genotype in 134 individuals. The results were compared with conventional methods based on restriction enzyme digestion of PCR products. The two methods agreed in 244 of the 246 individuals; for the other two individuals, sequencing showed that they had been incorrectly genotyped by the standard method but correctly genotyped by FRET. The simplicity, speed, and accuracy of real time PCR analysis using FRET probes make it the method of choice in the clinical laboratory for genotyping the haemochromatosis and factor V genes.
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- S H Neoh
- Department of Haematology and Genetic Pathology, Flinders University of South Australia, Flinders Medical Centre, Australia
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Mangasser-Stephan K, Tag C, Reiser A, Gressner AM. Rapid Genotyping of Hemochromatosis Gene Mutations on the LightCycler with Fluorescent Hybridization Probes. Clin Chem 1999. [DOI: 10.1093/clinchem/45.10.1875] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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- Kerstin Mangasser-Stephan
- Institute of Clinical Chemistry and Pathobiochemistry-Central Laboratory, RWTH University Hospital, 52057 Aachen, Germany
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- Institute of Clinical Chemistry and Pathobiochemistry-Central Laboratory, RWTH University Hospital, 52057 Aachen, Germany
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- Roche Diagnostics GmbH, Molecular Biochemicals, 82372 Penzberg, Germany
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- Institute of Clinical Chemistry and Pathobiochemistry-Central Laboratory, RWTH University Hospital, 52057 Aachen, Germany
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Nauck M, Wieland H, März W. Rapid, Homogeneous Genotyping of the 4G/5G Polymorphism in the Promoter Region of the PAI1 Gene by Fluorescence Resonance Energy Transfer and Probe Melting Curves. Clin Chem 1999. [DOI: 10.1093/clinchem/45.8.1141] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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AbstractBackground: Many studies have convincingly shown that survivors of myocardial infarction have impaired fibrinolytic activity because of increased concentrations of plasma plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 (PAI-1). A single guanosine insertion/deletion polymorphism in the promoter region of the PAI1 gene, commonly called 4G/5G, has been shown to be associated with plasma PAI-1 activity. Our aim was to develop and validate a homogeneous assay for rapid genotyping of the 4G/5G polymorphism.Methods: In this report we present a single-tube method for genotyping of the 4G/5G polymorphism that combines both rapid-cycle PCR with real-time monitoring of the amplification process and generation of allele-specific fluorescent probe melting profiles on the LightCyclerTM. Two fluorescently labeled hybridization probes recognizing adjacent sequences in the amplicon were present in the reaction mixture. The shorter detection probe spanned the polymorphic site, perfectly matching the 5G allele. After annealing, the fluorophores were in resonance energy transfer, providing real-time monitoring of the amplification process. At the completion of the PCR, fluorescence was monitored as the temperature increased through the Tm of the probe/product duplex, and a characteristic melting profile for each genotype was obtained.Results: With this method, 32 samples were genotyped within 30 min without the need of any post-PCR sample manipulation. The genotypes of 100 DNA samples determined with the LightCycler were identical to those obtained with conventional PCR and restriction fragment length analysis.Conclusion: The genotyping of the 4G/5G polymorphism with the LightCycler is a rapid, reliable method that is suitable for typing both small and large numbers of samples.
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