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Detecting 22q11.2 deletions by use of multiplex ligation-dependent probe amplification on DNA from neonatal dried blood spot samples.


ABSTRACT: The 22q11 deletion syndrome, which is caused by a 1.5- to 3.0-megabase hemizygous deletion in chromosome 22q11.2, has a prevalence of 1/2000 to 1/4000. However, the syndrome presents with highly variable phenotypes and thus may be underestimated among Danish newborns. To establish a true incidence of 22q11.2 deletions among certain manifestations, eg, congenital heart disease, on selected Danes, a multiplex ligation-dependant probe amplification (MLPA) analysis was designed. The analysis was planned to be performed on DNA extracted from dried blood spot samples (DBSS) obtained from Guthrie cards collected during neonatal screening programs. However, the DNA concentration necessary for a standard MLPA analysis (20 ng) could not be attained from DBSS, and a novel MLPA design was developed to permit for analysis on limited amounts of DNA (2 ng). A pilot study is reported here that validates the new MLPA design using nine patients diagnosed with the 22q11.2 deletion and 101 controls. All deletions were identified using DNA extracted from DBSS, and no copy number variations were detected in the controls, resulting in a specificity and sensitivity of 100%. It is thereby concluded that the novel MLPA probe design is successful and reliable using minimal amounts of DNA. This allows for use of DBSS samples in a retrospective study of 22q11.2 deletion among certain manifestations associated with DiGeorge Syndrome.

SUBMITTER: Sorensen KM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC2871720 | biostudies-literature | 2010 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Detecting 22q11.2 deletions by use of multiplex ligation-dependent probe amplification on DNA from neonatal dried blood spot samples.

Sørensen Karina M KM   Agergaard Peter P   Olesen Charlotte C   Andersen Paal S PS   Larsen Lars A LA   Ostergaard John R JR   Schouten Jan P JP   Christiansen Michael M  

The Journal of molecular diagnostics : JMD 20100114 2


The 22q11 deletion syndrome, which is caused by a 1.5- to 3.0-megabase hemizygous deletion in chromosome 22q11.2, has a prevalence of 1/2000 to 1/4000. However, the syndrome presents with highly variable phenotypes and thus may be underestimated among Danish newborns. To establish a true incidence of 22q11.2 deletions among certain manifestations, eg, congenital heart disease, on selected Danes, a multiplex ligation-dependant probe amplification (MLPA) analysis was designed. The analysis was pla  ...[more]

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