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ArticleMolecular diagnosis & therapy2015

Rapid Detection Method for the Four Most Common CHEK2 Mutations Based on Melting Profile Analysis.

Pawel Borun, Kacper Salanowski, Dariusz Godlewski, Jaroslaw Walkowiak, Andrzej Plawski

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Article in Molecular diagnosis & therapy, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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Pawel BorunInstitute of Human Genetics, Polish Academy of Sciences, Ul. Strzeszyńska 32, 60-479, Poznan, Poland.
Kacper SalanowskiInstitute of Human Genetics, Polish Academy of Sciences, Ul. Strzeszyńska 32, 60-479, Poznan, Poland.
Dariusz GodlewskiCancer Prevention and Epidemiology Center Poznan, Poznan, Poland.
Jaroslaw WalkowiakDepartment of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Metabolic Diseases, University of Medical Sciences, Poznan, Poland.
Andrzej PlawskiInstitute of Human Genetics, Polish Academy of Sciences, Ul. Strzeszyńska 32, 60-479, Poznan, Poland. andp@man.poznan.pl.
Polish Academy of Sciences · PLGreater Poland Cancer Center · PLPoznan University of Medical Sciences · PL

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Abstract

introductionCHEK2 is a tumor suppressor gene, and the mutations affecting the functionality of the protein product increase cancer risk in various organs. The elevated risk, in a significant percentage of cases, is determined by the occurrence of one of the four most common mutations in the CHEK2 gene, including c.470T>C (p.I157T), c.444+1G>A (IVS2+1G>A), c.1100delC, and c.1037+1538_1224+328del5395 (del5395).

methodsWe have developed and validated a rapid and effective method for their detection based on high-resolution melting analysis and comparative-high-resolution melting, a novel approach enabling simultaneous detection of copy number variations. The analysis is performed in two polymerase chain reactions followed by melting analysis, without any additional reagents or handling other than that used in standard high-resolution melting.

resultsValidation of the method was conducted in a group of 103 patients with diagnosed breast cancer, a group of 240 unrelated patients with familial history of cancer associated with the CHEK2 gene mutations, and a 100-person control group. The results of the analyses for all three groups were fully consistent with the results from other methods.

conclusionThe method we have developed improves the identification of the CHEK2 mutation carriers, reduces the cost of such analyses, as well as facilitates their implementation. Along with the increased efficiency, the method maintains accuracy and reliability comparable to other more labor-consuming techniques.

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Breast NeoplasmsCase-Control StudiesCheckpoint Kinase 2DNA Copy Number VariationsDNA Mutational AnalysisFemaleHeterozygoteHomozygoteHumansMolecular Diagnostic TechniquesSequence DeletionTransition TemperatureCheckpoint Kinase 2CHEK2 protein, human

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