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ArticleAsian journal of andrology

Rapid screening for Klinefelter syndrome with a simple high-resolution melting assay: a multicenter study.

Dong-Mei Fu, Yu-Lin Zhou, Jing Zhao, Ping Hu, Zheng-Feng Xu, Shi-Ming Lv, Jun-Jie Hu, Zhong-Min Xia, Qi-Wei Guo

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Article in Asian journal of andrology. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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9 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Dong-Mei FuUnited Diagnostic and Research Center for Clinical Genetics, School of Public Health of Xiamen University and Xiamen Maternal and Child Health Hospital, Xiamen 361003, China.
Yu-Lin ZhouUnited Diagnostic and Research Center for Clinical Genetics, School of Public Health of Xiamen University and Xiamen Maternal and Child Health Hospital, Xiamen 361003, China.
Jing ZhaoXiamen Kingnova Biological Technology Co., Ltd., Xiamen 361028, China.
Ping HuCenter of Medical Genetics, Obstetrics and Gynecology Hospital Affiliated to Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 210029, China.
Zheng-Feng XuCenter of Medical Genetics, Obstetrics and Gynecology Hospital Affiliated to Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 210029, China.
Shi-Ming LvClinical Analysis Center, Women's Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310006, China.
Jun-Jie HuClinical Analysis Center, Women's Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310006, China.
Zhong-Min XiaUnited Diagnostic and Research Center for Clinical Genetics, School of Public Health of Xiamen University and Xiamen Maternal and Child Health Hospital, Xiamen 361003, China.
Qi-Wei GuoUnited Diagnostic and Research Center for Clinical Genetics, School of Public Health of Xiamen University and Xiamen Maternal and Child Health Hospital, Xiamen 361003, China.
Xiamen Maternal and Child Health Hospital · CNNanjing Medical University · CNWomen's Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University · CNXiamen University · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Klinefelter syndrome (KS) is the set of symptoms that result from the presence of an extra X chromosome in males. Postnatal population-based KS screening will enable timely diagnosis of this common chromosomal disease, providing the opportunity for early intervention and therapy at the time point when they are most effective and may prevent later symptoms or complications. Therefore, through this study, we introduced a simple high-resolution melting (HRM) assay for KS screening and evaluated its clinical sensitivity and specificity in three medical centers using 1373 clinical blood samples. The HRM assay utilized a single primer pair to simultaneously amplify specific regions in zinc finger protein, X-linked (ZFX) and zinc finger protein, Y-linked (ZFY). In cases of KS, the ratios of ZFX/ZFY are altered compared to those in normal males. As a result, the specific melting profiles differ and can be differentiated during data analysis. This HRM assay displayed high analytical specificity over a wide range of template DNA amounts (5 ng-50 ng) and reproducibility, high resolution for detecting KS mosaicism, and high clinical sensitivity (100%) and specificity (98.1%). Moreover, the HRM assay was rapid (2 h per run), inexpensive (0.2 USD per sample), easy to perform and automatic, and compatible with both whole blood samples and dried blood spots. Therefore, this HRM assay is an ideal postnatal population-based KS screening tool that can be used for different age groups.

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DNADried Blood Spot TestingHumansInfantInfant, NewbornKaryotypingKlinefelter SyndromeKruppel-Like Transcription FactorsMaleMass ScreeningPolymerase Chain ReactionReproducibility of ResultsSensitivity and SpecificityDNAKruppel-Like Transcription FactorsZFY protein, humanzinc finger protein, X-linkedhigh-resolution meltingKlinefelter syndromemulticenter studypostnatal population-based screening

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