Two-tier analysis of histone H2AX phosphorylation allows the identification of Ataxia Telangiectasia heterozygotes

Background and purpose

Ataxia Telangiectasia (A-T) heterozygotes constitute 0.36-1% of the general population. They have a higher risk of developing several types of cancer and may be more likely to suffer side-effects following radiotherapy than the general population. Their identification is both labor- and time-consuming and the sensitivity and specificity of the methods employed has not been evaluated. This paper describes a new approach to the identification of A-T heterozygotes based on a two-tier analysis of histone H2AX phosphorylation.

Materials and methods

We compared the T-cell phenotype after exposure to 2 Gy in nine obligate A-T heterozygotes and 17 normal donors. Examined end points were histone H2AX phosphorylation by flow cytometry 1 h after irradiation (kinase proficiency) and the residual γ-H2AX foci by confocal microscopy 72 h after irradiation (DSB repair proficiency).

Results

The sequential use of these two methods results in 100% positive predictive value (PPV), 67% negative predictive value (NPV), 78% sensitivity, and 100% specificity. The overall hit rate, i.e. the ratio between the true positives plus the true negatives and the total number of observations was 85%.

Conclusions

A-T heterozygotes can be identified by analysing irradiated T-cell H2AX phosphorylation level and residual γ-H2AX foci.     

Radiation induced DNA damage and damage repair in human tumor and fibroblast cell lines assessed by histone H2AX phosphorylation

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