Caution regarding the interpretation of homoallelism in polyglutamine multiplex assays: a recommendation for confirmatory testing of homozygous alleles.
J Mol Diagn
; 15(5): 706-9, 2013 Sep.
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| ID: mdl-23871770
Spinocerebellar ataxia type 7 (SCA7) is an inherited dominant neurodegenerative disease caused by the expansion of a CAG repeat within the ATXN7 gene. Standard molecular diagnostic testing for SCA7 involves amplification of the region surrounding the CAG repeat via end-labeled PCR and subsequent capillary electrophoresis. In addition, multiplex methods exist that may be used to test for multiple polyglutamine spinocerebellar ataxias in a single assay. Herein, we used a SCA7 singleplex method to screen 111 individuals for whom the multiplex method detected a single normal allele. A total of six retested individuals (5.4%) were shown to have a pathogenic expansion at the ATXN7 locus. An additional triplet-primed PCR method was used to test the same cohort, and revealed no further disease-causing alleles. This study demonstrates the importance of using complementary methods to rule out apparent homoallelism during molecular testing for polyglutamine diseases.
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MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Péptidos
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Expansión de Repetición de Trinucleótido
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Ataxias Espinocerebelosas
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Alelos
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Homocigoto
Límite:
Adolescent
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Humans
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Male
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En
Revista:
J Mol Diagn
Asunto de la revista:
BIOLOGIA MOLECULAR
Año:
2013
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Sudáfrica
Pais de publicación:
Estados Unidos