A robust and simple-to-design multiplex DNA methylation assay based on MS-MLPA-CE-SSCP
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- Title
- A robust and simple-to-design multiplex DNA methylation assay based on MS-MLPA-CE-SSCP
- Authors
- Na, J; Shin, GW; Jung, GY; Jung, GY
- Date Issued
- 2013-09
- Publisher
- ROYAL SOC CHEMISTRY
- Abstract
- Aberrant DNA methylation is a potential diagnostic marker for complex diseases, such as cancer. With the increase in the number of genes known to exhibit disease-associated aberrant methylation, the need for accurate multiplex assays for quantifying DNA methylation has increased. Methylation-specific multiplex ligation-dependent probe amplification (MS-MLPA) is one method that has been highlighted in this context. However, two limitations make the custom design of MS-MLPA assays impractical: the need for long probes containing stuffer sequences and a reliance on only one restriction enzyme. Here, we developed a variation of MS-MLPA that employs a simpler probe-design process. To overcome the above-mentioned limitations, we used stuffer-free MS-MLPA probes that are subsequently analyzed using high-resolution capillary electrophoresis-based single-strand conformational polymorphism (CE-SSCP) instead of conventional length-dependent CE. Moreover, multiple methylation-sensitive restriction enzymes (HhaI, HpaII, and AciI) were used simultaneously; thus, probes satisfying desired criteria were available for all targets. Using this assay concept, we analyzed 17 genes associated with hepatocellular carcinoma. Our results showed that the custom-designed assay based on MS-MLPA-CE-SSCP provided robust multiplex quantification of DNA methylation levels.
- URI
- https://oasis.postech.ac.kr/handle/2014.oak/9328
- DOI
- 10.1039/C3AN01178J
- ISSN
- 0003-2654
- Article Type
- Article
- Citation
- Analyst, vol. 138, no. 22, page. 6969 - 6976, 2013-09
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