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Qin J, He J, Li Y, Liu N, Tao F, Zhang P, Guo W, Qin Q, Zhou W. One-step genotyping of α-thalassaemia by multiplex symmetric PCR melting curve. J Clin Pathol 2023; 76:632-636. [PMID: 35701141 DOI: 10.1136/jclinpath-2022-208363] [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: 04/25/2022] [Accepted: 05/31/2022] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
Abstract
AIMS Alpha-thalassaemia is one of the most common monogenic disorders worldwide. Due to high guanine-cytosine (GC) content and high mutation diversity in α-globin gene cluster, deletional and non-deletional mutations were usually separately detected with different methods. The aim of this study was to develop a novel one-step method for α-thalassaemia genotyping. METHODS A multiplex symmetric PCR melting curve strategy was designed for one-step α-thalassaemia genotyping. Based on this strategy, a novel method was developed to simultaneously detect four common deletional (-α3.7 , -α4.2 , _ _SEA , --THAI ) and five common non-deletional (αCD30(-GAG)α, αCD31(G>A)α, αWSα, αQSα, αCSα) α-thalassaemia mutations in a closed-tube reaction. This method was also evaluated by double-blind detection of 235 genotype-known samples and 1630 clinical samples. RESULTS All nine α-thalassaemia mutations could be accurately identified by this novel method within 3 hours. The evaluation results also showed a 100% concordance with comparison methods. CONCLUSIONS This method is rapid, accurate, low-cost and easy to operate, which can be used for molecular screening and genetic diagnosis of α-thalassaemia in clinical practice. The multiplex symmetric PCR melting curve strategy designed in this study can also provide an effective approach to the method development for high GC content templates and multiple mutations.
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Affiliation(s)
- Jiachun Qin
- Department of Medical Genetics, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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- Department of Genetics, Changsha Hospital for Maternal and Child Health Care, Changsha, China
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- Department of Medical Genetics, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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- Research and Development Center, Yaneng BIOscience (Shenzhen) Co Ltd, Shenzhen, Guangdong, China
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- Department of Medical Genetics, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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- Neonatal Screening Center, Maternal and Child Health Hospital, Fushan, China
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- Research and Development Center, Yaneng BIOscience (Shenzhen) Co Ltd, Shenzhen, Guangdong, China
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- Department of Medical Genetics, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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- Department of Medical Genetics, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Southern Medical University Nanfang Hospital, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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Target-allele-specific probe single-base extension (TASP-SBE): a novel MALDI-TOF-MS strategy for multi-variants analysis and its application in simultaneous detection of α-/β-thalassemia mutations. Hum Genet 2023; 142:445-456. [PMID: 36658365 DOI: 10.1007/s00439-023-02520-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/14/2022] [Accepted: 01/07/2023] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
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Single-nucleotide variants (SNVs) and copy number variations (CNVs) are the most common genomic variations that cause phenotypic diversity and genetic disorders. MALDI-TOF-MS is a rapid and cost-effective technique for multi-variant genotyping, but it is challenging to efficiently detect CNVs and clustered SNVs, especially to simultaneously detect CNVs and SNVs in one reaction. Herein, a novel strategy termed Target-Allele-Specific Probe Single-Base Extension (TASP-SBE) was devised to efficiently detect CNVs and clustered SNVs with MALDI-TOF-MS. By comprehensive use of traditional SBE and TASP-SBE strategies, a MALDI-TOF-MS assay was also developed to simultaneously detect 28 α-/β-thalassemia mutations in a single reaction system, including 4 α-thalassemia deletions, 3 HBA and 21 HBB SNVs. The results showed that all 28 mutations were sensitively identified, and the CNVs of HBA/HBB genes were also accurately analyzed based on the ratio of peak height (RPH) between the target allele and reference gene. The double-blind evaluation results of 989 thalassemia carrier samples showed a 100% concordance of this assay with other methods. In conclusion, a one-tube MALDI-TOF-MS assay was developed to simultaneously genotype 28 thalassemia mutations. This novel TASP-SBE was also verified a practicable strategy for the detection of CNVs and clustered SNVs, providing a feasible approach for multi-variants analysis with MALDI-TOF-MS technique.
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Jiang F, Mao AP, Liu YY, Liu FZ, Li YL, Li J, Zhou JY, Tang XW, Ju AP, Li FT, Wan JH, Zuo LD, Li DZ. Detection of rare thalassemia mutations using long-read single-molecule real-time sequencing. Gene 2022; 825:146438. [PMID: 35306112 DOI: 10.1016/j.gene.2022.146438] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/13/2022] [Revised: 03/07/2022] [Accepted: 03/14/2022] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Gap- polymerase chain reaction (PCR), reverse dot-blot assay (RDB), real-time PCR based multicolor melting curve analysis (MMCA assay), multiplex ligation-dependent probe amplification (MLPA) and Sanger sequencing are conventional methods to diagnose thalassemia but all of them have limitations. In this study, we applied single-molecule real-time (SMRT) sequencing following multiplex long-range PCR to uncover rare mutations in nine patients and their family members. The patients with different results between Gap-PCR and MMCA assay or with phenotype not matching genotype were included. Using SMRT sequencing, we first identified the carriers with αααanti3.7/HKαα, -α762bpα/αα (chr16:172,648-173,409), ααfusion/αQSα (in a trans configuration), two cases with novel gene rearrangements and another case with a novel 341 bp insertion in α-globin gene cluster, respectively. One carrier with --SEA/αααanti4.2, and two carriers with the coexistence of globin variant and an α-globin gene duplication were also found. Most importantly, we could determine two defects in α-globin gene cluster being a cis or trans configuration in a single test. Our results showed that SMRT has great advantages in detection of α-globin gene triplications, rare deletions and determination of a cis or trans configuration. SMRT is a comprehensive and one-step method for thalassemia screening and diagnosis, especially for detection of rare thalassemia mutations.
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- Fan Jiang
- Prenatal Diagnostic Center, Guangzhou Women and Children's Medical Center, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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- Berry Genomics Corporation, Beijing, 102200, China
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- Berry Genomics Corporation, Beijing, 102200, China
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- Medical Genetics Laboratory, Foshan Maternal and Child Health Hospital, Foshan, Guangdong, China
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- Prenatal Diagnostic Center, Guangzhou Women and Children's Medical Center, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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- Prenatal Diagnostic Center, Guangzhou Women and Children's Medical Center, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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- Prenatal Diagnostic Center, Guangzhou Women and Children's Medical Center, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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- Prenatal Diagnostic Center, Guangzhou Women and Children's Medical Center, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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- Clinical Laboratory, Huadu District Maternal and Neonatal Healthcare Hospital of Guangzhou, Hu Zhong Hospital, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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- Prenatal Diagnostic Center, Guangzhou Women and Children's Medical Center, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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- Prenatal Diagnostic Center, Guangzhou Women and Children's Medical Center, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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- Scientific Research Department, Guangzhou Women and Children's Medical Center, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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- Prenatal Diagnostic Center, Guangzhou Women and Children's Medical Center, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China.
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