杂合型单核苷酸多态性定量焦测序测定法用于唐氏综合征快速诊断的探索

目的 通过筛查人21号染色体上的杂合型单核苷酸多态性(single nucleotide polymorphism,SNP)位点,初步建立基于定量焦磷酸测序反应的唐氏综合征分子诊断方法.方法 基于改进引物设计的等位基因特异性扩增法,在21号染色体上选取7个SNP位点进行杂合子筛选,通过焦测序法检测SNP中两个等位基因型的比值,并作为诊断唐氏综合征的依据.结果 通过对84名正常中国人基因组样本进行筛查,得到6个杂合率较高的SNP位点.6个SNP位点的杂合子覆盖率为92.9%.应用这6个SNP位点对10例唐氏综合征患者的样本进行了焦测序定量检测,结果表明10例患者样本中有9例样本的两个基因型比值为2:1或1:2,1例未检出杂合子,检出率为90%.结论 初步建立了一种唐氏综合征辅助诊断方法,具有成本低、操作简单、快速和结果明了的优点,可以有效地快速诊断唐氏综合征,为今后进一步完善该方法,并将其用于临床诊断奠定了基础.

Quantitative pyrosequencing of heterozygous single nucleotide polymorphisms for rapid diagnosis of Down's syndrome

Objective To establish a method to detect Down' s syndrome through quantitative pyrosequencing of the heterozygous single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) on the chromosome 21. Methods An improved allele-specific-amplification was used to screen heterozygous SNPs on the chromosome 21 from 84 normal samples. Pyrosequencing was used to quantitatively determine the ratio between the two alleles of a heterozygote, and the diagnosis of Down's syndrome was thus carried out based on the ratio. Results By genotyping 84 genomic DNA samples from normal Chinese population, 6 SNPs with a relatively high level of heterozygosity were screened out. Heterozygote coverage of 92. 9% was achieved by using a panel of 6 SNPs on the chromosome 21. Ten clinical samples from Down's syndrome patients were quantitatively determined by pyrosequencing, and 9 samples were accurately diagnosed by comparing the ratio of the two alleles. The pyrosequeneing results showed that the ratio of the two alleles were 2 : 1 or 1 : 2 for the Down's syndrome patients. Conclusion The method has the advantage of a low cost, simple process, and time-saving operation and could be potentially applicable to the rapid diagnosis of Down' s syndrome.