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Leuenberger N, Jan N, Kuuranne T, Castella V. Characterization of DNA concentration in urine and dried blood samples to detect the c.577 deletion within the EPO gene. Drug Test Anal 2024. [PMID: 38247130 DOI: 10.1002/dta.3647] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/26/2023] [Revised: 01/04/2024] [Accepted: 01/04/2024] [Indexed: 01/23/2024]
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The EPO gene variant, c.577del (VAR-EPO), was discovered in the Chinese population in 2021. The mutated protein is naturally present in urine from individuals heterozygous for the variant. Electrophoresis methods currently applied in anti-doping laboratories produce a pattern in samples from individuals carrying VAR-EPO that cannot be unambiguously distinguished from individuals who received recombinant EPO doses. Consequently, the analysis of blood samples is obligatory to facilitate interpretation of suspicious findings from urine samples. However, this complicates the process and delays the reporting. Objective of this study was to develop EPO c.577del detection in urine and dried blood samples (DBS) in order to facilitate and accelerate EPO results management. Moreover, estimation of the success rate of sequencing regarding concentration of DNA in urine and DBS was evaluated. Conclusive results regarding Sanger sequencing were obtained for all samples with DNA concentrations above 0.024 ng/μL DNA in 80% of urines samples from volunteers. The potential success of DNA sequencing rate in athletes' urines was investigated. A total of 191 urine samples were considered. DNA concentration exceeding 0.024 ng/μL was detected in 85% of the samples. Interestingly, in-competition samples had a significantly higher DNA concentration than out-of-competition male urine samples (0.330 vs. 0.084 ng/μL). Moreover, conclusive EPO sequences were obtained for 100% of DBS (cellulose and polymer matrices). In conclusion, method for detection of EPO gene variant was developed in urine and DBS. Characterization of DNA concentration was performed in order to evaluate the probability of success of sequencing EPO gene in anti-doping field.
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- Nicolas Leuenberger
- Swiss Laboratory for Doping Analyses, University Center of Legal Medicine, Lausanne and Geneva, Lausanne University Hospital and University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Swiss Laboratory for Doping Analyses, University Center of Legal Medicine, Lausanne and Geneva, Lausanne University Hospital and University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Swiss Laboratory for Doping Analyses, University Center of Legal Medicine, Lausanne and Geneva, Lausanne University Hospital and University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Forensic Genetics Unit, University Center of Legal Medicine, Lausanne-Geneva, Lausanne University Hospital and University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
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Naumann N, Walpurgis K, Rubio A, Thomas A, Paßreiter A, Thevis M. Detection of doping control sample substitutions via single nucleotide polymorphism-based ID typing. Drug Test Anal 2023; 15:1521-1533. [PMID: 37946680 DOI: 10.1002/dta.3597] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/24/2023] [Revised: 10/17/2023] [Accepted: 10/18/2023] [Indexed: 11/12/2023]
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The authenticity of a doping control sample is a key element of sports drug testing programmes. Doping control sample manipulation by providing another individual's urine or blood (instead of the tested athlete's sample) has been observed in the past and is an unequivocal violation of the World Anti-Doping Agency anti-doping rules. To determine attempts of manipulations by sample swapping, the utility of a single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP)-based sample authentication with a multi-target SNP panel was assessed. The panel comprises detection assays for 44 different SNPs, 3 gender markers and 5 quality control markers for DNA-profile determination. Sample analysis is based on a multiplex polymerase chain reaction step followed by a multiplex single base extension (SBE) reaction and subsequent SBE-product detection by MALDI-TOF MS. Panel performance was evaluated for urine and dried blood spot (DBS) samples. Urine (8 ml) and DBS (20 μl) test samples were reliably typed and matched to whole blood reference samples, while efficient typing of urine samples correlated with sample quality and input amounts. Robust profiling of urine doping control specimens was confirmed with an assay input of 12 ml. Samples can be processed in a high-throughput format with an overall assay turnaround time of approximately 11 h. SNP-based DNA typing via MALDI-TOF MS thus represents a high throughput-capable possibility for doping control sample authentication. SNP profiling of samples could offer the opportunity to complement existing steroid profile analytics to substantiate sample manipulations and to support quality control processes in high throughput routine settings.
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- Nana Naumann
- Center for Preventive Doping Research, Institute of Biochemistry, German Sport University Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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- Center for Preventive Doping Research, Institute of Biochemistry, German Sport University Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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- Laboratory Medicine, Hospital Universitario Son Espases, Palma, Spain
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- Center for Preventive Doping Research, Institute of Biochemistry, German Sport University Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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- Center for Preventive Doping Research, Institute of Biochemistry, German Sport University Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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- Center for Preventive Doping Research, Institute of Biochemistry, German Sport University Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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Ruppert T, Roth A, Kollmeier J, Mairinger T, Frost N. Cell-free DNA extraction from urine of lung cancer patients and healthy individuals: Evaluation of a simple method using sample volume up-scaling. J Clin Lab Anal 2023; 37:e24984. [PMID: 37991151 PMCID: PMC10749489 DOI: 10.1002/jcla.24984] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/18/2023] [Accepted: 10/24/2023] [Indexed: 11/23/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Urine holds promise as a source for cell-free DNA (cfDNA) analysis of cancer genetics due to its nature as a self-collectable biospecimen available in large quantities. However, pre-analytical variables such as preservation of cfDNA or efficiency of up-scaling specimen volume need to be better explored to increase analysis sensitivity. PATIENTS AND METHODS Initially effects of pH levels on cfDNA stability of urine preserved with EDTA were investigated in three healthy probands. Furthermore, the efficiency of urine volume up-scaling was examined using a simple DNA extraction method and cfDNA in urine of 32 individuals. Quantification was performed by PCR detection of three relevant targets used for EGFR and KRAS gene mutational analysis. RESULTS Only samples preserved with EDTA at alkaline pH levels showed cfDNA stability of up to 10 days at room temperature. Moreover, it was found that increasing the volume up to 100 mL was highly efficient. A similar amount of copies was detected in three different gene sites in all specimens indicating both a good availability and a non-random distribution pattern across genes. Since the median cfDNA copy number was 1642 copies/mL, abundance of cfDNA in this type of liquid biopsy is low. CONCLUSION Predictable sensitivities with different urine volumes on the ground of detectable cfDNA in our study population revealed that up-scaling (>5 mL) is mandatory if the mutation allele frequency is less than 1%.
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- Tilman Ruppert
- Department of PathologyHelios Klinikum Emil von BehringBerlinGermany
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- Department of PathologyHelios Klinikum Emil von BehringBerlinGermany
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- Department of PneumologyHelios Klinikum Emil von BehringBerlinGermany
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- Department of PathologyHelios Klinikum Emil von BehringBerlinGermany
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- Department of PneumologyCharité ‐ Universitätsmedizin BerlinBerlinGermany
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Wu H, Zhang Y, Xu H, Xu B, Chen J, Guo L, Liu Q, Xie J. Urinary Profile of Alkylated DNA Adducts and DNA Oxidative Damage in Sulfur Mustard-Exposed Rats Revealed by Mass Spectrometry Quantification. Chem Res Toxicol 2023; 36:1495-1502. [PMID: 37625021 DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrestox.3c00135] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 08/27/2023]
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Alkylation reagents, represented by sulfur mustard (SM), can damage DNA molecules directly as well as lead to oxidative stress, causing DNA lesions indirectly. Correspondingly, two types of biomarkers including alkylated DNA adducts and oxidative DNA adducts are commonly involved in the research of DNA damage evaluation caused by these agents. However, the correlations and differences of the occurrence, duration, severity, and traceability between alkylation and oxidation lesions on the DNA molecular level reflected by these two types of biomarkers have not been systematically studied. A simultaneous determination method for four alkylated DNA adducts, i.e., N7-(2-hydroxyethylthioethyl)2'-guanine (N7-HETEG), O6-(2-hydroxyethylthioethyl)-2'-guanine (O6-HETEG), N3-(2-hydroxyethylthioethyl)-2'-adenine (N3-HETEA), and bis(2-ethyl-N7-guanine)thioether (Bis-G), and the oxidative adduct 8-hydroxy-2'-deoxyguanosine (8-OH-dG) in urine samples by isotope-dilution high-performance liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (ID-HPLC-MS/MS) was built with a lower limit of detection of 0.02 ng/mL (except Bis-G, 0.05 ng/mL) and a recovery of 79-111%. The profile of these adducts was simultaneously monitored in urine samples after SD rats' dermal exposure to SM in three dose levels (1, 3, and 10 mg/kg). The time-effect and dose-effect experiments revealed that when exposed to SM, DNA alkylation lesions would happen earlier than those of oxidation. For the two types of biomarkers, alkylated DNA adducts showed an obvious dose-effect relationship and could be used as internal exposure dose and effect biomarkers, while 8-OH-dG did not show a correlation with exposure dose, demonstrating that it was more suitable as a biomarker for DNA oxidative lesions but not an indicator for the extent of cytotoxicity and internal exposure.
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- Haijiang Wu
- State Key Laboratory of Toxicology and Medical Countermeasures, and Laboratory of Toxicant Analysis, Institute of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Academy of Military Medical Sciences, Beijing 100850, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Toxicology and Medical Countermeasures, and Laboratory of Toxicant Analysis, Institute of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Academy of Military Medical Sciences, Beijing 100850, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Toxicology and Medical Countermeasures, and Laboratory of Toxicant Analysis, Institute of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Academy of Military Medical Sciences, Beijing 100850, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Toxicology and Medical Countermeasures, and Laboratory of Toxicant Analysis, Institute of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Academy of Military Medical Sciences, Beijing 100850, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Toxicology and Medical Countermeasures, and Laboratory of Toxicant Analysis, Institute of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Academy of Military Medical Sciences, Beijing 100850, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Toxicology and Medical Countermeasures, and Laboratory of Toxicant Analysis, Institute of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Academy of Military Medical Sciences, Beijing 100850, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Toxicology and Medical Countermeasures, and Laboratory of Toxicant Analysis, Institute of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Academy of Military Medical Sciences, Beijing 100850, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Toxicology and Medical Countermeasures, and Laboratory of Toxicant Analysis, Institute of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Academy of Military Medical Sciences, Beijing 100850, China
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Heaton C, Clement S, Kelly PF, King RSP, Reynolds JC. Differentiation of Body Fluid Stains Using a Portable, Low-Cost Ion Mobility Spectrometry Device-A Pilot Study. Molecules 2023; 28:6533. [PMID: 37764309 PMCID: PMC10534372 DOI: 10.3390/molecules28186533] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/16/2023] [Revised: 09/04/2023] [Accepted: 09/06/2023] [Indexed: 09/29/2023] Open
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The identification and recovery of suspected human biofluid evidence can present a bottleneck in the crime scene investigation workflow. Crime Scene Investigators typically deploy one of a number of presumptive enhancement reagents, depending on what they perceive an analyte to be; the selection of this reagent is largely based on the context of suspected evidence and their professional experience. Positively identified samples are then recovered to a forensic laboratory where confirmatory testing is carried out by large lab-based instruments, such as through mass-spectrometry-based techniques. This work proposes a proof-of-concept study into the use of a small, robust and portable ion mobility spectrometry device that can analyse samples in situ, detecting, identifying and discriminating commonly encountered body fluids from interferences. This analysis exploits the detection and identification of characteristic volatile organic compounds generated by gentle heating, at ambient temperature and pressure, and categorises samples using machine learning, providing investigators with instant identification. The device is shown to be capable of producing characteristic mobility spectra using a dual micro disc pump configuration which separates blood and urine from three visually similar interferences using an unsupervised PCA model with no misclassified samples. The device has the potential to reduce the need for potentially contaminating and destructive presumptive tests, and address the bottleneck created by the time-consuming and laborious detection, recovery and analysis workflow currently employed.
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- Cameron Heaton
- Foster + Freeman, Evesham WR11 1TD, UK; (S.C.); (R.S.P.K.)
- Department of Chemistry, Loughborough University, Loughborough LE11 3TU, UK; (P.F.K.); (J.C.R.)
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- Foster + Freeman, Evesham WR11 1TD, UK; (S.C.); (R.S.P.K.)
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- Department of Chemistry, Loughborough University, Loughborough LE11 3TU, UK; (P.F.K.); (J.C.R.)
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- Department of Chemistry, Loughborough University, Loughborough LE11 3TU, UK; (P.F.K.); (J.C.R.)
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Janes VA, Matamoros S, Munk P, Clausen PTLC, Koekkoek SM, Koster LAM, Jakobs ME, de Wever B, Visser CE, Aarestrup FM, Lund O, de Jong MD, Bossuyt PMM, Mende DR, Schultsz C. Metagenomic DNA sequencing for semi-quantitative pathogen detection from urine: a prospective, laboratory-based, proof-of-concept study. THE LANCET MICROBE 2022; 3:e588-e597. [DOI: 10.1016/s2666-5247(22)00088-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/17/2021] [Revised: 03/11/2022] [Accepted: 03/31/2022] [Indexed: 10/18/2022] Open
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Brasell KA, Pochon X, Howarth J, Pearman JK, Zaiko A, Thompson L, Vandergoes MJ, Simon KS, Wood SA. Shifts in DNA yield and biological community composition in stored sediment: implications for paleogenomic studies. METABARCODING AND METAGENOMICS 2022. [DOI: 10.3897/mbmg.6.78128] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Lake sediments hold a wealth of information from past environments that is highly valuable for paleolimnological reconstructions. These studies increasingly apply modern molecular tools targeting sedimentary DNA (sedDNA). However, sediment core sampling can be logistically difficult, making immediate subsampling for sedDNA challenging. Sediment cores are often refrigerated (4 °C) for weeks or months before subsampling. We investigated the impact of storage time on changes in DNA (purified or as cell lysate) concentrations and shifts in biological communities following storage of lake surface sediment at 4 °C for up to 24 weeks. Sediment samples (~ 0.22 g, in triplicate per time point) were spiked with purified DNA (100 or 200 ng) or lysate from a brackish water cyanobacterium that produces the cyanotoxin nodularin or non-spiked. Samples were analysed every 1–4 weeks over a 24-week period. Droplet digital PCR showed no significant decrease in the target gene (nodularin synthetase – subunit F; ndaF) over the 24-week period for samples spiked with purified DNA, while copy number decreased by more than half in cell lysate-spiked samples. There was significant change over time in bacteria and eukaryotic community composition assessed using metabarcoding. Amongst bacteria, the cyanobacterial signal became negligible after 5 weeks while Proteobacteria increased. In the eukaryotic community, Cercozoa became dominant after 6 weeks. These data demonstrate that DNA yields and community composition data shift significantly when sediments are stored chilled for more than 5 weeks. This highlights the need for rapid subsampling and appropriate storage of sediment core samples for paleogenomic studies.
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Harahap Y, Nurahman F, Purwanto DJ, Yanuar A. The correlation between the level of 3-hydroxypropyl mercapturic acid, CYP2B6 polymorphisms, and hematuria occurrences after cyclophosphamide administration and its bioanalytical methods: A systematic review. Heliyon 2021; 7:e08126. [PMID: 34746455 PMCID: PMC8551512 DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2021.e08126] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/07/2021] [Revised: 07/21/2021] [Accepted: 09/30/2021] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Cyclophosphamide (CPA) is a cytotoxic prodrug that needs to be metabolized by cytochrome P450 enzymes, like CYP2B6. Unfortunately, CYP2B6 is a very polymorphic enzyme and can cause a change in 3-hydroxypropyl mercapturic acid (3-HPMA), the most found CYP metabolite in urine levels. Change in 3-HPMA levels can also indicate the level change in its precursor, acrolein, which is responsible for the hematuria incidence after CPA administration.This review's purpose is to obtain a conclusion about the optimal 3-HPMA analysis method in urine after the administration of cyclophosphamide using liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS) through literature review from previous studies. Also, this review was written to examine the relationship between levels of 3-HPMA in urine, polymorphisms of CYP2B6 enzymes, and the incidence of hematuria after cyclophosphamide administration in cancer patients. METHODS Major databases, such as Universitas Indonesia's library database ScienceDirect, PubMed/Medline, Frontiers Media, and Google Scholar database, were used to find both published and unpublished studies without a time limit until 2020. Studies on pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics, drug therapy monitoring of cyclophosphamide, bioanalysis, and polymerase chain reaction (PCR) published in Indonesian and English were included. Meanwhile, non-related studies or studies written in other languages besides Indonesian and English were excluded. Two independent reviewers screened the titles, abstracts, and full-text manuscripts. Data obtained from eligible sources were used to answer the purpose of this review in a narrative form. RESULTS The authors found 436 related studies from various databases and websites. Then, the authors narrowed it down into 62 pieces of literature by removing the duplicates and reviewing the abstracts and full-text manuscripts. Out of 62 sources, the authors found 30 studies that explained 3-HPMA analysis using LC/MS-MS, CYP2B6 polymorphisms, and hematuria occurrences. The authors used those 30 studies to build a conclusion regarding the purpose of this study. We strengthened the results with some additional information from the other 32 eligible sources. CONCLUSIONS The authors conclude that according to literature searches from previous studies, the optimal 3-HPMA analysis method in urine after cyclophosphamide administration using LC-MS/MS is using triple quadrupole LC-MS/MS; source of positive ion electrospray ionization (ESI); mobile phase combination of 0.1% formic acid in water (A) - 0.1% formic acid in acetonitrile (90:10 v/v) (B); the Acquity® BEH C18 column (2.1 × 100 mm; 1.7 μm); injection volume of 10 μl; flow rate of 0.2 ml/minute; gradient elution method. Detection was carried out using mass spectrometry with m/z ratio of 222.10 > 90 for 3-HPMA and m/z 164.10 > 122 for n-acetylcysteine (NAC). The optimum sample preparation method is acidification and dilution ratio of 1:5 v/v. Also, there is a relationship between 3-HPMA levels, CYP2B6 polymorphisms, and the occurrences of hematuria after the administration of cyclophosphamide, which is a type of CYP2B6 polymorph, namely CYP2B6∗6, can increase cyclophosphamide hydroxylation so that it can increase the levels of acrolein and 3-HPMA, as its metabolites, and risk of hematuria. ETHICS AND DISSEMINATION This research does not use human participants, human data, or human tissue for being directly studied for the review. Therefore, ethics approval and consent to participate are not applicable. REGISTRATION This research has not been registered yet.
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- Yahdiana Harahap
- Faculty of Pharmacy, Universitas Indonesia, Depok, 16424, West Java, Indonesia
- Faculty of Military Pharmacy, Indonesia Defense University, Bogor, West Java, Indonesia
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- Faculty of Pharmacy, Universitas Indonesia, Depok, 16424, West Java, Indonesia
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- Faculty of Military Pharmacy, Indonesia Defense University, Bogor, West Java, Indonesia
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- Faculty of Pharmacy, Universitas Indonesia, Depok, 16424, West Java, Indonesia
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Abdel Hady RH, Thabet HZ, Ebrahem NE, Yassa HA. Thermal Effects on DNA Degradation in Blood and Seminal Stains: Forensic View. Acad Forensic Pathol 2021; 11:7-23. [PMID: 34040682 PMCID: PMC8129487 DOI: 10.1177/1925362121998547] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/10/2020] [Accepted: 01/25/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Forensic investigations using DNA analysis have been grown rapidly. Samples retrieved from crime scene may be exposed to different conditions before proceeding. This study aimed to evaluate the effect of different grades of temperature and burn on DNA extraction and typing. METHODS Seven mL of blood and four mL of semen were collected from each volunteer. Effects of temperature grades (100 °C, 50 °C, 37 °C, 4 °C, -20 °C, and burn) on blood and seminal stain were tested. RESULTS Bloodstains exposed to temperature grades 100 °C, 50 °C, 37 °C, 4 °C, and -20 °C can be identified using preliminary test while burnt blood stain cannot. Seminal stains exposed to temperature grades 37 °C, 4 °C, and -20 °C can be identified by Florence test while those exposed to 100 °C, 50 °C, and burn cannot. Blood and seminal stains exposed to temperature grades 100 °C, 50 °C, and burn show marked reduction in DNA concentration while maximum DNA conc could be recovered from stains exposed to temperature grade temperature. Both blood and seminal DNA was affected only in case of burn without significant difference between THO1 and Amelogenin primers. CONCLUSION High environmental temperature affect the quantity of extracted DNA from different stains but less effect on the quality of extracted DNA. Burn affects both preliminary test, DNA quantity, and quality in stains.
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- Heba A. Yassa, Professor of Forensic Medicine and Clinical Toxicology Department, Assiut Governorate, Egypt; or
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Ragazzo M, Carboni S, Caputo V, Buttini C, Manzo L, Errichiello V, Puleri G, Giardina E. Interpreting Mixture Profiles: Comparison between Precision ID GlobalFiler™ NGS STR Panel v2 and Traditional Methods. Genes (Basel) 2020; 11:E591. [PMID: 32466613 PMCID: PMC7349666 DOI: 10.3390/genes11060591] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/14/2020] [Revised: 04/28/2020] [Accepted: 05/22/2020] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Forensic investigation for the identification of offenders, recognition of human remains, and verification of family relationships requires the analysis of particular types of highly informative DNA markers, which have high discriminatory power and are efficient for typing degraded samples. These markers, called STRs (Short Tandem Repeats), can be amplified by multiplex-PCR (Polymerase Chain Reaction) allowing attainment of a unique profile through which it is possible to distinguish one individual from another with a high statistical significance. The rapid and progressive evolution of analytical techniques and the advent of Next-Generation Sequencing (NGS) have completely revolutionized the DNA sequencing approach. This technology, widely used today in the diagnostic field, has the advantage of being able to process several samples in parallel, producing a huge volume of data in a short time. At this time, although default parameters of interpretation software are available, there is no general agreement on the interpretation rules of forensic data produced via NGS technology. Here we report a pilot study aimed for a comparison between NGS (Precision ID GlobalFiler™ NGS STR Panel v2, Thermo Fisher Scientific, Waltham, MA, USA) and traditional methods in their ability to identify major and minor contributors in DNA mixtures from saliva and urine samples. A quantity of six mixed samples were prepared for both saliva and urine samples from donors. A total of 12 mixtures were obtained in the ratios of 1:2; 1:4; 1:6; 1:8; 1:10; and 1:20 between minor and major contributors. Although the number of analyzed mixtures is limited, our results confirm that NGS technology offers a huge range of additional information on samples, but cannot ensure a higher sensitivity in respect to traditional methods. Finally, the Precision ID GlobalFiler™ NGS STR Panel v2 is a powerful method for kinship analyses and typing reference samples, but its use in biological evidence should be carefully considered on the basis of the characteristics of the evidence.
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- Michele Ragazzo
- Department of Biomedicine and Prevention, Tor Vergata University of Rome, 00133 Rome, Italy; (M.R.); (V.C.); (C.B.); (L.M.); (V.E.); (G.P.)
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- Genomic Medicine Laboratory UILDM, Santa Lucia Foundation IRCCS, 00142 Rome, Italy;
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- Department of Biomedicine and Prevention, Tor Vergata University of Rome, 00133 Rome, Italy; (M.R.); (V.C.); (C.B.); (L.M.); (V.E.); (G.P.)
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- Department of Biomedicine and Prevention, Tor Vergata University of Rome, 00133 Rome, Italy; (M.R.); (V.C.); (C.B.); (L.M.); (V.E.); (G.P.)
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- Department of Biomedicine and Prevention, Tor Vergata University of Rome, 00133 Rome, Italy; (M.R.); (V.C.); (C.B.); (L.M.); (V.E.); (G.P.)
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- Department of Biomedicine and Prevention, Tor Vergata University of Rome, 00133 Rome, Italy; (M.R.); (V.C.); (C.B.); (L.M.); (V.E.); (G.P.)
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- Department of Biomedicine and Prevention, Tor Vergata University of Rome, 00133 Rome, Italy; (M.R.); (V.C.); (C.B.); (L.M.); (V.E.); (G.P.)
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- Department of Biomedicine and Prevention, Tor Vergata University of Rome, 00133 Rome, Italy; (M.R.); (V.C.); (C.B.); (L.M.); (V.E.); (G.P.)
- Genomic Medicine Laboratory UILDM, Santa Lucia Foundation IRCCS, 00142 Rome, Italy;
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Pankham A, Tatu T. Detecting HbE Gene Using DNA Extracted from Urine Sediments by Chelex-plus-Heating Technique. J Biomol Tech 2020; 31:81-87. [PMID: 32382254 DOI: 10.7171/jbt.20-3103-001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Detecting βE-allele or hemoglobin E (HbE) gene by PCR generally uses DNA prepared from blood leukocytes. However, blood drawing is invasive and prone to injury and infection. The so-called Chelex-plus-heating protocol for DNA extraction from urine sediments was performed in this study. In this protocol, urine sediments were incubated at 37°C with Chelex-100 resin, followed by heating in boiling water for 20 min, and were spun for 1 min to harvest the DNA-containing supernatant. The obtained DNA was subsequently used in amplification refractory mutation system (ARMS)-PCR for detecting βE-allele. The ARMS-PCR results obtained from urine-DNA were compared to those produced by ARMS-PCR using blood-leukocyte DNA. It was found that the Chelex-plus-heating technique successfully released DNA of good quality with sufficient quantity from urine sediments. Twenty microliters of urine having ∼1111 cells/ml was sufficient to provide good-quality DNA for PCR reaction for HbE genotyping by ARMS-PCR. It was concluded that the Chelex-plus-heating technique was suitable for preparing the DNA from urine sediments. Being simple and less costly, this technique should promote effective control of HbE for countries having a limited budget.
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- Areerat Pankham
- Division of Clinical Microscopy, Department of Medical Technology, Research Center for Hematology and Health Technology, Faculty of Associated Medical Sciences, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai 50200, Thailand
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- Division of Clinical Microscopy, Department of Medical Technology, Research Center for Hematology and Health Technology, Faculty of Associated Medical Sciences, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai 50200, Thailand
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Franceschini T, Giunchi F, Montironi R, Scarpelli M, Lopez-Beltran A, Cheng L, Fiorentino M. Liquid biopsies in urological cancers: what we need to know before starting using them. Expert Rev Mol Diagn 2019; 20:135-139. [PMID: 31509027 DOI: 10.1080/14737159.2019.1665508] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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- Department of Pathology, Indiana University, Indianapolis, IN, USA
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McCord BR, Gauthier Q, Cho S, Roig MN, Gibson-Daw GC, Young B, Taglia F, Zapico SC, Mariot RF, Lee SB, Duncan G. Forensic DNA Analysis. Anal Chem 2019; 91:673-688. [PMID: 30485738 DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.8b05318] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Bruce R McCord
- Department of Chemistry , Florida International University , Miami , Florida 33199 , United States
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- Department of Chemistry , Florida International University , Miami , Florida 33199 , United States
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- Department of Forensic Medicine , Seoul National University , Seoul , 08826 , South Korea
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- Department of Chemistry , Florida International University , Miami , Florida 33199 , United States
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- Department of Chemistry , Florida International University , Miami , Florida 33199 , United States
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- Niche Vision, Inc. , Akron , Ohio 44311 , United States
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- Department of Chemistry , Florida International University , Miami , Florida 33199 , United States
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- Department of Chemistry , Florida International University , Miami , Florida 33199 , United States
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- Department of Chemistry , Florida International University , Miami , Florida 33199 , United States
| | - Steven B Lee
- Forensic Science Program, Justice Studies Department , San Jose State University , San Jose , California 95192 , United States
| | - George Duncan
- Department of Chemistry , Florida International University , Miami , Florida 33199 , United States
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