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ArticleCancer genomics & proteomics

Identification and Quantification of Heterogeneously-methylated DNA Fragments Using Epiallele-sensitive Droplet Digital Polymerase Chain Reaction (EAST-ddPCR).

Mario Menschikowski, Carsten Jandeck, Markus Friedemann, Susan Richter, Dana Thiem, Björn Sönke Lange, Meinolf Suttorp

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Mario MenschikowskiInstitute of Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine, University Hospital "Carl Gustav Carus", Technical University of Dresden, Dresden, Germany Mario.Menschikowski@uniklinikum-dresden.de.
Carsten JandeckInstitute of Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine, University Hospital "Carl Gustav Carus", Technical University of Dresden, Dresden, Germany.
Markus FriedemannInstitute of Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine, University Hospital "Carl Gustav Carus", Technical University of Dresden, Dresden, Germany.
Susan RichterInstitute of Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine, University Hospital "Carl Gustav Carus", Technical University of Dresden, Dresden, Germany.
Dana ThiemDepartment of Pediatrics, University Hospital "Carl Gustav Carus", Technical University of Dresden, Dresden, Germany.
Björn Sönke LangeDepartment of Pediatrics, University Hospital "Carl Gustav Carus", Technical University of Dresden, Dresden, Germany.
Meinolf SuttorpDepartment of Pediatrics, University Hospital "Carl Gustav Carus", Technical University of Dresden, Dresden, Germany.

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BACKGROUND/

aimDNA methylation plays an important role in the initiation and propagation of carcinogenesis; however, the role of heterogeneously methylated epialleles is currently not well studied, also due to the lack of sensitive, unbiased and high throughput methods. Here, a newly developed droplet digital PCR (ddPCR)-based method was evaluated regarding its ability to quantify such heterogeneously methylated epialleles with sufficient analytical sensitivity and specificity. MATERIALS AND

methodsGenomic DNA from blood leukocytes and bone marrow aspirate of an 8-year old male with B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia (B-ALL) and from normal and malignant prostate cell lines were analysed using ddPCR.

resultsBy using these DNA samples, the specificity of an applied set of fluorescence-labeled probes was demonstrated as a proof of concept.

conclusionAll individual heterogeneously-methylated epialleles were quantifiable by a set of fluorescence-labeled probes with complementary sequences to epialleles in a closed-tube and high-throughput manner. The new method named epiallele-sensitive droplet digital PCR (EAST-ddPCR) may give new insights in the generation and regulation of epialleles and may help in finding new biomarkers for the diagnosis of benign und malignant diseases.

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AllelesDNA MethylationBiomarkers, TumorCells, CulturedChildDNAGenetic HeterogeneityHumansMalePrecursor B-Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-LymphomaProstateReal-Time Polymerase Chain ReactionReceptors, Phospholipase A2ROC CurveBiomarkers, TumorDNAPLA2R1 protein, humanReceptors, Phospholipase A2Digital PCRDNA methylationheterogeneously methylated epiallelesleukemiaprostate cancer cells

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PMID29976635
PMCPMC6070704

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