Detection of point mutations in DNA using capillary electrophoresis in a polymer network.

Autor: Kuypers AW; Department of Internal Medicine, University Hospital Nijmegen, Netherlands., Willems PM, van der Schans MJ, Linssen PC, Wessels HM, de Bruijn CH, Everaerts FM, Mensink EJ
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Journal of chromatography [J Chromatogr] 1993 Nov 24; Vol. 621 (2), pp. 149-56.
DOI: 10.1016/0378-4347(93)80090-q
Abstrakt: The use of capillary electrophoresis (CE) in a polymer network for single-strand conformation polymorphism (SSCP) is investigated. SSCP is a method to detect DNA point mutations, essential in the diagnosis of several diseases. The PCR (polymerase chain reaction) amplified p53 gene, a tumour suppressor gene known to be frequently mutated in malignant cells, was subjected to CE analysis. Two single-strand DNA fragments of 372 bp in length differing in only one nucleotide could be separated. We conclude that SSCP using CE in a polymer network is a powerful method for the detection of point mutations in DNA sequences.
Databáze: MEDLINE