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A novel method of detecting alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency of Z mutant (GAG(342)AAG) in a single PCR reaction using base-quenched probe

Qin, Li ; Luo, Guanghua ; Zhang, Jun and Xu, Ning LU (2014) In Clinica Chimica Acta 427. p.29-33
Abstract
Background: Alpha-1 antitrypsin (A1AT) is a protease inhibitor that protects the tissues from degradation by neutrophil elastase under certain pathological process. Alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency (A1ATD) could associate with both lung and liver pathogenicities. Of all the deficiency alleles, Z mutant is the most common variant and causes severe complications. Here, we described a novel and quick method to detect Z mutant using the base-quenched probe technique in only one single PCR reaction. Methods: Primers and probe were designed based on the base-quenched probe technique. Two vectors, representing the two genotypes, were constructed as amplification templates for validating the method. The Z mutant (GAG(342)AAG) was analyzed according... (More)
Background: Alpha-1 antitrypsin (A1AT) is a protease inhibitor that protects the tissues from degradation by neutrophil elastase under certain pathological process. Alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency (A1ATD) could associate with both lung and liver pathogenicities. Of all the deficiency alleles, Z mutant is the most common variant and causes severe complications. Here, we described a novel and quick method to detect Z mutant using the base-quenched probe technique in only one single PCR reaction. Methods: Primers and probe were designed based on the base-quenched probe technique. Two vectors, representing the two genotypes, were constructed as amplification templates for validating the method. The Z mutant (GAG(342)AAG) was analyzed according to the melting curve. Finally, the accuracy was confirmed by direct sequencing. Results: Z mutant could be accurately distinguished from the wild type. The wild type resulted in high melting temperature (TM) (48.64 +/- 133 degrees C), while when the Z mutation was present, the TM was shifted to an obvious low TM (4138 +/- 0.9017 degrees C). The sensitivity reached a low of 10(3) copies of template DNA with a clear melting valley and a complete concordance occurred between this method and the direct DNA sequencing. Conclusion: The present described method is simple, quick and economic as well as suitable for large-scale genotyping studies and clinical testing of Z mutant in patients with emphysema and cirrhosis. (C) 2013 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved. (Less)
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Single nucleotide polymorphism, Alphal-antitrypsin deficiency, PIZ, mutant
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Clinica Chimica Acta
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427
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29 - 33
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Elsevier
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0009-8981
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10.1016/j.cca.2013.09.042
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English
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  author       = {{Qin, Li and Luo, Guanghua and Zhang, Jun and Xu, Ning}},
  issn         = {{0009-8981}},
  keywords     = {{Single nucleotide polymorphism; Alphal-antitrypsin deficiency; PIZ; mutant}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  pages        = {{29--33}},
  publisher    = {{Elsevier}},
  series       = {{Clinica Chimica Acta}},
  title        = {{A novel method of detecting alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency of Z mutant (GAG(342)AAG) in a single PCR reaction using base-quenched probe}},
  url          = {{http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cca.2013.09.042}},
  doi          = {{10.1016/j.cca.2013.09.042}},
  volume       = {{427}},
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