Optimum sample medium for single-nucleotide polymorphism and mutation detection by capillary electrophoresis |
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Authors: | Kozlowski Piotr Krzyzosiak Wlodzimierz J |
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Institution: | Laboratory of Cancer Genetics, Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry, Polish Academy of Sciences, Poznan, Poland. |
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Abstract: | Capillary electrophoresis (CE) is a versatile analytical platform widely used for nucleic acids analysis. Its applications in research and diagnostics include scanning and screening for mutations and polymorphisms by such reliable methods as single-strand conformation polymorphism (SSCP), heteroduplex analysis (HA), and combined SSCP/HA. This study, aimed at the further development of these methods, is focused on detailed sample-media characteristics. Factors affecting single-strand conformer stability and DNA intake efficiency were analyzed. The sample media optimal for efficient mutation or SNP detection were determined, and complex SSCP-CE patterns arising from unpurified PCR products were explained. It turns out, that the nondenaturing aqueous media assure both efficient DNA intake, and single-strand conformers stability required for the SSCP and combined SSCP/HA. The results of this study are applicable to all these areas of biomedical research, in which capillary electrophoresis is used for the characterization of nucleic acids. |
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