Ji Hyae Lim1, Bom Yi Lee1, Jin Woo Kim1, You Jung Han2, Jin Hoon Chung2, Min Hyoung Kim2, Dong Wook Kwak2, So Yeon Park1, Hee Back Choi3, Hyun Mee Ryu4,5. 1. Laboratory of Medical Genetics, Medical Research Institute, Cheil General Hospital and Women's Healthcare Center, Seoul, South Korea. 2. Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Cheil General Hospital and Women's Healthcare Center, Dankook University College of Medicine, 1-19, Mookjung-dong, Chung-gu, Seoul, 100-380, South Korea. 3. Genes Laboratory, Molecular Diagnostic Institute, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea. 4. Laboratory of Medical Genetics, Medical Research Institute, Cheil General Hospital and Women's Healthcare Center, Seoul, South Korea. hmryu@yahoo.com. 5. Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Cheil General Hospital and Women's Healthcare Center, Dankook University College of Medicine, 1-19, Mookjung-dong, Chung-gu, Seoul, 100-380, South Korea. hmryu@yahoo.com.
Abstract
PURPOSE: Recently, fetal placenta-specific epigenetic regions (FSERs) have been identified for quantification of cell-free fetal DNA (cff-DNA) for non-invasive prenatal testing (NIPT). The aim of this study was to evaluate the efficiencies of a column-based kit and magnetic bead-based kit for quantification of methylated FSERs from maternal plasma. METHODS: Maternal plasma was extracted from normal pregnant women within the gestational age of 10~13 weeks (n = 24). Total cell-free DNA (cf-DNA) was extracted using a column-based kit and magnetic bead-based kit from the plasma of the same pregnant woman, respectively. Methylated FSERs were enriched from the extracted total cf-DNA using a methyl-CpG-binding domain-based protein method. The four FSERs were simultaneously quantified by multiplex real-time polymerase chain reaction. RESULTS: Methylated FSERs were detected in all samples extracted from both kits. However, the amplification of FSERs showed significant differences in the extraction efficiency of methylated FSERs between the two extraction methods. The Ct values of methylated FSERs extracted using the column-based kit were significantly lower than those obtained using the magnetic bead-based kit (P < 0.001 for all FSERs). The quantity of methylated FSERs was significantly higher for extracted DNA using the column-based kit than that extracted using the magnetic bead-based kit (P < 0.001 for all FSERs). Time and cost for the process of extraction were similar for the column kit and magnetic bead-based kit. CONCLUSIONS: Our findings demonstrate that the column-based kit was more effective than the magnetic bead-based kit for isolation of methylated FSERs from maternal plasma as assessed by FSER detection.
PURPOSE: Recently, fetal placenta-specific epigenetic regions (FSERs) have been identified for quantification of cell-free fetal DNA (cff-DNA) for non-invasive prenatal testing (NIPT). The aim of this study was to evaluate the efficiencies of a column-based kit and magnetic bead-based kit for quantification of methylated FSERs from maternal plasma. METHODS: Maternal plasma was extracted from normal pregnant women within the gestational age of 10~13 weeks (n = 24). Total cell-free DNA (cf-DNA) was extracted using a column-based kit and magnetic bead-based kit from the plasma of the same pregnant woman, respectively. Methylated FSERs were enriched from the extracted total cf-DNA using a methyl-CpG-binding domain-based protein method. The four FSERs were simultaneously quantified by multiplex real-time polymerase chain reaction. RESULTS: Methylated FSERs were detected in all samples extracted from both kits. However, the amplification of FSERs showed significant differences in the extraction efficiency of methylated FSERs between the two extraction methods. The Ct values of methylated FSERs extracted using the column-based kit were significantly lower than those obtained using the magnetic bead-based kit (P < 0.001 for all FSERs). The quantity of methylated FSERs was significantly higher for extracted DNA using the column-based kit than that extracted using the magnetic bead-based kit (P < 0.001 for all FSERs). Time and cost for the process of extraction were similar for the column kit and magnetic bead-based kit. CONCLUSIONS: Our findings demonstrate that the column-based kit was more effective than the magnetic bead-based kit for isolation of methylated FSERs from maternal plasma as assessed by FSER detection.
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