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ArticleMolecular genetics & genomic medicine2020

Rapid screening of MMACHC gene mutations by high-resolution melting curve analysis.

Chao Wang, Yang Liu, Fengying Cai, Xinjie Zhang, Xiaowei Xu, Yani Li, Qianqian Zou, Jie Zheng, Yuqin Zhang, Wei Guo and 2 more

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Article in Molecular genetics & genomic medicine, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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Chao WangTianjin Pediatric Research Institute, Tianjin Children's Hospital, Tianjin, China.ORCID 0000-0002-9423-6502
Yang LiuDepartment of Neonatalogy, Tianjin Children's Hospital, The Pediatric Clinical College in Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin, China.
Fengying CaiDepartment of Physiology, Tianjin Medical College, Tianjin, China.
Xinjie ZhangTianjin Pediatric Research Institute, Tianjin Children's Hospital, Tianjin, China.
Xiaowei XuTianjin Pediatric Research Institute, Tianjin Children's Hospital, Tianjin, China.
Yani LiDepartment of Internal Medicine, Quyang County People's Hospital, Baoding, China.
Qianqian ZouDepartment of Neurosurgery, Tianjin Children's Hospital, Tianjin, China.
Jie ZhengDepartment of Neurosurgery, Tianjin Children's Hospital, Tianjin, China.
Yuqin ZhangDepartment of Neurology, Tianjin Children's Hospital, Tianjin, China.
Wei GuoDepartment of Respiration, Tianjin Children's Hospital, Tianjin, China.
Chunquan CaiDepartment of Neurosurgery, Tianjin Children's Hospital, Tianjin, China.
Jianbo ShuTianjin Pediatric Research Institute, Tianjin Children's Hospital, Tianjin, China.ORCID 0000-0002-5903-7954
Tianjin Children's Hospital · CNBaoding People's Hospital · CNTianjin Medical University · CN

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Abstract

backgroundCobalamin (cbl) C is a treatable rare hereditary disorder of cbl metabolism with autosomal recessive inheritance. It is the most common organic acidemia, manifested as methylmalonic academia combined with homocysteinemia. Early screening and diagnosis are important. The mutation spectrum of the MMACHC gene causing cblC varies among populations. The mutation spectrum in Chinese population is notably different from that in other populations.

methodsA PCR followed by high-resolution melting curve analysis (PCR-HRM) method covering all coding exons of MMACHC gene was designed to verify 14 pathogenic MMACHC gene variants found in patients with cblC, including all common mutations in Chinese patients with cblC.

resultBy PCR-HRM analysis, 14 pathogenic variants of MMACHC showed distinctly different melting curves, which were consistent with Sanger sequencing. The homozygous type of the most common mutation c.609G > A (p.Trp203Ter) can also be analyzed by specially designed PCR-HRM.

conclusionThe established PCR-HRM method for screening common pathogenic MMACHC variants in Chinese patients with cblC has the advantages of high accuracy, high throughput, low cost, and high speed. It is suitable for the large-sample screening of suspected children with methylmalonic acidemia and carriers in population.

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MutationGenetic TestingHomocystinuriaHomozygoteNucleic Acid DenaturationOxidoreductasesSequence Analysis, DNAVitamin B 12 DeficiencyMMACHC protein, humanOxidoreductasescblCChinese populationMMACHCPCR-HRM

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