PCR approach for detection of Fragile X syndrome and Huntington disease based on modified DNA: limits and utility |
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Authors: | Rosales-Reynoso Mónica Alejandra Vilatela Elisa Alonso Ojeda Rosario Macias Arce-Rivas Aura Sandoval Lucila Troyo-Sanromán Rogelio Barros-Núñez Patricio |
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Institution: | División de Genética, CIBO, Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social. Guadalajara, México. |
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Abstract: | A group of mutations characterized by trinucleotide repeat expansion causes human diseases such as the Fragile X syndrome, Huntington disease (HD), and myotonic dystrophy. Methods based on PCR amplification of the CGG and CAG repeats region could facilitate the development of a rapid screening assay; unfortunately, amplification across CGG and CAG repeats can be inefficient and unreliable due to the G + C base composition. The utility of the PCR on modified DNA for amplification of the CGG and CAG repeats at the Fragile X syndrome and HD has been reported. In the present study, we analyzed the utility of PCR on modified DNA as a rapid screening method for diagnosis of patients with Fragile X syndrome and HD. A comparative analysis realized with 38 Fragile X and 29 HD patients showed that the molecular diagnosis by simple PCR on modified DNA has a sensitivity and specificity of 100% in Fragile X patients and 94.1% and 91.6% in HD patients. The results achieved from the statistical analysis allowed us to conclude that the amplification by simple PCR on modified DNA is a reliable and useful method for the molecular diagnosis of the Fragile X syndrome, but not for the HD. |
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