| Literature DB >> 22280494 |
Silvana Pereyra1, Tatiana Velazquez, Bernardo Bertoni, Rossana Sapiro.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Complex traits like cancer, diabetes, obesity or schizophrenia arise from an intricate interaction between genetic and environmental factors. Complex disorders often cluster in families without a clear-cut pattern of inheritance. Genomic wide association studies focus on the detection of tens or hundreds individual markers contributing to complex diseases. In order to test if a subset of single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) from candidate genes are associated to a condition of interest in a particular individual or group of people, new techniques are needed. High-resolution melting (HRM) analysis is a new method in which polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and mutations scanning are carried out simultaneously in a closed tube, making the procedure fast, inexpensive and easy. Preterm birth (PTB) is considered a complex disease, where genetic and environmental factors interact to carry out the delivery of a newborn before 37 weeks of gestation. It is accepted that inflammation plays an important role in pregnancy and PTB.Entities:
Year: 2012 PMID: 22280494 PMCID: PMC3298535 DOI: 10.1186/1756-0500-5-69
Source DB: PubMed Journal: BMC Res Notes ISSN: 1756-0500
Figure 1Representative quadruplex melting curves obtained by HRM. The melting peaks correspond to rs4986790 (TLR4), rs1800795 (IL6), rs16944 (IL-1β) and rs375947 (IL12RB) as temperature increases.
Primer sequences and amplicon information for the quadruplex HRM PCR assay
| SNP reference number | Gene | Chromosome | Primer sequence (5'-> 3') | PCR product size (bp) | Primer concentration in multiplex PCR (μM) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| rs4986790 | TLR4 | 9 | F | ATTTGACCATTGAAGAATTCCG | 157 | 2.46 |
| R | TGTTGCCATCCGAAATTATAAG | |||||
| rs1800795 | IL6 | 7 | F | GCCTCAATGACGACCTAAGC | 105 | 0.46 |
| R | GGGGCTGATTGGAAACCTTA | |||||
| rs16944 | IL1β | 2 | F | CTTGGGTGCTGTTCTCTGCCTC | 126 | 0.26 |
| R | CAACTCCGTCAGGAGCCTGAAC | |||||
| rs375947 | IL12RB | 19 | F | CTGCCATTCAATGCAATACG | 241 | 0.9 |
| R | CCCTGTAGGGTCAGGGGTAT | |||||
Figure 2Normalized HRM denaturation profile for all SNPs analyzed. A) rs4986790 (TLR4). Red: Homozygote AA. Blue: Heterozygote AG. B) rs1800795 (IL6). Red: Homozygote GG. Blue: Heterozygote CG. C) rs16944 (IL-1β). Red: Homozygote GG. Blue: Heterozygote AG. Green: Homozygote AA. D) rs375947 (IL12RB). Red: Homozygote AA. Green: Heterozygote AG. Blue: Homozygote GG.
Allelic frequencies for each analyzed SNP in cases and controls.
| SNP | Minor allele | MAF in cases | MAF in controls | P-values HWE | OR | P-values OR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| rs4986790 | G | 0.0472 | 0.0179 | 1 | 2.81 | 0.2291 |
| rs1800795 | C | 0.1698 | 0.1429 | 0.0691 | 1.29 | 0.5441 |
| rs16944 | A | 0.3962 | 0.4018 | 0.4262 | 0.98 | 0.93 |
| rs375947 | G | 0.3023 | 0.3571 | 0.0002 | 0.84 | 0.5232 |
Statistical significance for the Hardy-Weinberg test (p-value H-W equilibrium) and Odd Ratios (OR) based on a logistic regression. MAF: Minor Allele Frequency.
Figure 3Digested rs375947 (IL12RB) electrophoresis patterns for each genotype. Genotypes are marked in each well. M: molecular weight marker.
Genotype frequencies for each analyzed SNP in Europe (CEU), Japan (JPT), Yoruba (YRI), Mexican (MXC) populations and the Uruguayan sample *
| Population | SNP | Gene | Genotype | Genotype | Genotype |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CEU | 0.933 | 0.067 | |||
| JPT | 1 | ||||
| YRI | 0.933 | 0.067 | |||
| MXC | 0.939 | 0.061 | |||
| This study | 0.936 | 0.064 | |||
| CEU | 0.305 | 0.458 | 0.237 | ||
| JPT | 1 | ||||
| YRI | 1 | ||||
| MXC | 0.320 | 0.680 | |||
| This study | 0.312 | 0.688 | |||
| CEU | 0.145 | 0.4 | 0.455 | ||
| JPT | 0.222 | 0.444 | 0.333 | ||
| YRI | 0.321 | 0.491 | 0.189 | ||
| MXC | 0.240 | 0.520 | 0.240 | ||
| This study | 0.138 | 0.523 | 0.339 | ||
| CEU | 0.383 | 0.483 | 0.133 | ||
| JPT | 0.364 | 0.5 | 0.136 | ||
| YRI | 0.567 | 0.4 | 0.033 | ||
| MXC | 0.720 | 0.280 | |||
| This study | 0.541 | 0.259 | 0.200 |
* HapMap frequencies < 0.01 are not indicated