Problem With Microsatellite Polymerphism Analysis and its Practical Solution Detection of Complex STR Alleles by Single-Strand Conformation Polymorphism (SSCP) Analysis and Denaturing Gradient Gel Electrophoresis (DGGE)
Project/Area Number |
09670444
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Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
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Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
Section | 一般 |
Research Field |
Legal medicine
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Research Institution | Oita Medical University |
Principal Investigator |
FUKUDA Masako Oita Medical University, Faculty of Medicine, Research Associate, 医学部, 助手 (00156788)
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Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) |
KISHIDA Tetsuko Oita Medical University, Faculty of Medicine, Associate Professer, 医学部, 助教授 (50136793)
TAMAKI Yoshihiro Oita Medical University, Faculty of Medicine, Professer, 医学部, 教授 (20028377)
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Project Period (FY) |
1997 – 1998
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Project Status |
Completed (Fiscal Year 1998)
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Budget Amount *help |
¥1,000,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,000,000)
Fiscal Year 1998: ¥1,000,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,000,000)
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Keywords | DNA Polymorphism / Microsatellite / SSCP / DGGE / Paternity / D11S554 / D11S488 / DllS554 / DllS488 |
Research Abstract |
We amplified the complex short tandem repeat (STR) loci D11S488 and D11S554, electrophoresed amplicons on denaturing polyacrylamide gels, and detected them by Southern blotting. Sequencing of 262 bp-long D11S488 alleles revealed five different alleles with structural variations. Sequence analysis of the D115554 locus showed that 237 bp, 225 bp and 217 bp alleles had three, two, and two different sequences, respectively. Single-strand conformation polymorphism (SSCP) analysis of D115488 amplicons on a 6% native polyacrylamide gel at 4゚C enabled us to distinguish four alleles of the same length. Similarly, we were able to identify different D11S554 alleles of the same length by electrophoresis on a 5% polyacrylamide gel at 15゚C. We successfully distinguished four different D115488 alleles (262 bp) by 20-50% denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis (DGGE), and all of the different D115554 alleles mentioned above by 25-35% DGGE.However, some alleles of different lengths showed the same mobility. We applied the SSCP technique to two normal trio cases of disputed parentage, in which four STR loci including D115488 were tested for. Both trios had an apparently identical 262 bp D115488 allele on a denaturing gel. In one case, SSCP analysis increased the combined probability of paternity, ' because the child and the alleged father shared a rare allele. In the other case, the child shared the allele with the mother, but not with the alleged father, which excluded paternity. As a result, paternity was excluded by three of the four loci tested. Allowing simple and rapid detection of sequence polymorphisms, our method is suited for practical use.
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