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Transcription profiling of human fetuses using oligonucleotide microarray analysis of fetal mRNA isolated from amniocytes to investigate the genetic background of the polygenic neural tube defect Spina bifida

ABSTRACT: In polygenic disorders we do not know exactly, how many genes are involved in the pathomechanism, but the analysis of fetal gene expression can get us closer to the solution. In our study we were searching for the genetic background of the polygenic neural tube defect, which is the second most common birth defect in the world (1 in 1000 live births). Our data revealed novel candidate genes, like SLAP, LST1 and BENE, which can play an important role in the pathogenesis of neural tube defects. We created a data warehouse from the results, suitable for further analysis. This study also demonstrates that a routinely collected amount of amniotic fluid (as small as 6 mL) is enough to successfully hybridize isolated RNA to expression arrays, making the ability to use the technique from normally collected amniotic fluid samples. Experiment Overall Design: We report an in vivo study in living human fetuses using oligonucleotide microarray analysis of fetal mRNA isolated from amniocytes, which were collected by amniocentesis. RNA was successfully isolated, amplified, labeled, and hybridized to whole-genome Affymetrix transcript arrays.

ORGANISM(S): Homo sapiens

SUBMITTER: Balazs Gyorffy

PROVIDER: E-GEOD-4182 | biostudies-arrayexpress |

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-arrayexpress

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Use of routinely collected amniotic fluid for whole-genome expression analysis of polygenic disorders.

Nagy Gyula Richárd GR Gyõrffy Balázs B Galamb Orsolya O Molnár Béla B Nagy Bálint B Papp Zoltán Z

Clinical chemistry 20060928 11

<h4>Background</h4>Neural tube defects related to polygenic disorders are the second most common birth defects in the world, but no molecular biologic tests are available to analyze the genes involved in the pathomechanism of these disorders. We explored the use of routinely collected amniotic fluid to characterize the differential gene expression profiles of polygenic disorders.<h4>Methods</h4>We used oligonucleotide microarrays to analyze amniotic fluid samples obtained from pregnant women car ...[more]

PMID: 17008366

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Transcription profiling of human fetuses using oligonucleotide microarray analysis of fetal mRNA isolated from amniocytes to investigate the genetic background of the polygenic neural tube defect Spina bifida

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Use of routinely collected amniotic fluid for whole-genome expression analysis of polygenic disorders.

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