Rapid and quantitative detection of CpG-methylation status using TaqMan PCR combined with methyl-binding-domain polypeptide |
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Authors: | Naoki Kimura Toyoki Moribe Norio Iizuka Toshiaki Miura Shigeru Tamatsukuri Hideo Ishitsuka Yoshihiko Hamamoto Masaaki Oka |
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Institution: | 1. Department of Endocrinology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi''an Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Xi''an 710061, People''s Republic of China;2. Department of Otolaryngology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi''an Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Xi''an 710061, People''s Republic of China |
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Abstract: | ObjectivesTo assess the medical applicability of CpG methylation as molecular markers for cancer diagnosis, we established a new system to determine DNA methylation based on TaqMan PCR combined with a methyl-binding-domain polypeptide 2.Design and methodsWe evaluated the diagnostic applicability of this approach by examining the methylation status of two tumor suppressor genes, RASSF1A and APC, in 10 paired hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) and the corresponding non-tumor liver tissues.ResultsMethylation levels of total 20 clinical samples measured by the TaqMan PCR assay showed a significantly positive correlation (R = 0.814, P < 0.0005 for RASSF1A, R = 0.736, P < 0.00001 for APC) with those calculated by bisulfite sequencing. The methylated DNA amount measured by our TaqMan PCR system precisely replicated the methylation status estimated by direct sequencing.ConclusionsThis suggests our method may serve as a reliable and easy-to-use tool for cancer diagnosis using methylated genes as biomarkers. |
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