A novel technique for measuring variations in DNA copy-number: competitive genomic polymerase chain reaction
<p/> <p>Background</p> <p>Changes in genomic copy number occur in many human diseases including cancer. Characterization of these changes is important for both basic understanding and diagnosis of these diseases. Microarrays have recently become the standard technique and are...
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| author | Nakagawara Akira Kawamoto Shoko Saito Sakae Nakamura Yohko Maekawa Kazunori Iwao-Koizumi Kyoko Kato Kikuya |
| author_facet | Nakagawara Akira Kawamoto Shoko Saito Sakae Nakamura Yohko Maekawa Kazunori Iwao-Koizumi Kyoko Kato Kikuya |
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| description | <p/> <p>Background</p> <p>Changes in genomic copy number occur in many human diseases including cancer. Characterization of these changes is important for both basic understanding and diagnosis of these diseases. Microarrays have recently become the standard technique and are commercially available. However, it is useful to have an affordable technique to complement them.</p> <p>Results</p> <p>We describe a novel polymerase chain reaction (PCR)-based technique, termed competitive genomic PCR (CGP). The main characteristic of CGP is that different adaptors are added to the sample and control genomic DNAs after appropriate restriction enzyme digestion. These adaptor-supplemented DNAs are subjected to competitive PCR using an adaptor-primer and a locus-specific primer. The amplified products are then separated according to size differences between the adaptors. CGP eliminates the tedious steps inherent in quantitative PCR and achieves moderate throughput. Assays with different X chromosome numbers showed that it can provide accurate quantification. High-resolution analysis of neuroblastoma cell lines around the MYCN locus revealed novel junctions for amplification, which were not detected by a commercial array.</p> <p>Conclusion</p> <p>CGP is a moderate throughput technique for analyzing changes in genomic copy numbers. Because CGP can measure any genomic locus using PCR primers, it is especially useful for detailed analysis of a genomic region of interest.</p> |
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| spelling | doaj.art-3e6e615951394030a01ca1767d8fa30c2022-12-22T02:50:03ZengBMCBMC Genomics1471-21642007-07-018120610.1186/1471-2164-8-206A novel technique for measuring variations in DNA copy-number: competitive genomic polymerase chain reactionNakagawara AkiraKawamoto ShokoSaito SakaeNakamura YohkoMaekawa KazunoriIwao-Koizumi KyokoKato Kikuya<p/> <p>Background</p> <p>Changes in genomic copy number occur in many human diseases including cancer. Characterization of these changes is important for both basic understanding and diagnosis of these diseases. Microarrays have recently become the standard technique and are commercially available. However, it is useful to have an affordable technique to complement them.</p> <p>Results</p> <p>We describe a novel polymerase chain reaction (PCR)-based technique, termed competitive genomic PCR (CGP). The main characteristic of CGP is that different adaptors are added to the sample and control genomic DNAs after appropriate restriction enzyme digestion. These adaptor-supplemented DNAs are subjected to competitive PCR using an adaptor-primer and a locus-specific primer. The amplified products are then separated according to size differences between the adaptors. CGP eliminates the tedious steps inherent in quantitative PCR and achieves moderate throughput. Assays with different X chromosome numbers showed that it can provide accurate quantification. High-resolution analysis of neuroblastoma cell lines around the MYCN locus revealed novel junctions for amplification, which were not detected by a commercial array.</p> <p>Conclusion</p> <p>CGP is a moderate throughput technique for analyzing changes in genomic copy numbers. Because CGP can measure any genomic locus using PCR primers, it is especially useful for detailed analysis of a genomic region of interest.</p>http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2164/8/206 |
| spellingShingle | Nakagawara Akira Kawamoto Shoko Saito Sakae Nakamura Yohko Maekawa Kazunori Iwao-Koizumi Kyoko Kato Kikuya A novel technique for measuring variations in DNA copy-number: competitive genomic polymerase chain reaction BMC Genomics |
| title | A novel technique for measuring variations in DNA copy-number: competitive genomic polymerase chain reaction |
| title_full | A novel technique for measuring variations in DNA copy-number: competitive genomic polymerase chain reaction |
| title_fullStr | A novel technique for measuring variations in DNA copy-number: competitive genomic polymerase chain reaction |
| title_full_unstemmed | A novel technique for measuring variations in DNA copy-number: competitive genomic polymerase chain reaction |
| title_short | A novel technique for measuring variations in DNA copy-number: competitive genomic polymerase chain reaction |
| title_sort | novel technique for measuring variations in dna copy number competitive genomic polymerase chain reaction |
| url | http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2164/8/206 |
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