β Scribed by Bethan E. Hoskins; Anita Thorn; Peter J. Scambler; Philip L. Beales
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Bardet-Biedl syndrome (BBS) is a heterogeneous disease; to date seven loci have been mapped and five identified (BBS1, BBS2, BBS4, BBS6, and BBS7). Inheritance in some families is complex with multiallelic participation making linkage analysis difficult. Previous mutation screens have been carried out by direct sequencing but with an increasing number of patients to be screened for five relatively large genes, a more rapid and cost-effective mutation assay for BBS was required. We have adapted the technique of heteroduplex analysis for use on the MegaBACE 1000, a capillary-based DNA fragment analyser, to improve the resolution and sensitivity of the system. Twelve known alterations (insertions, deletions, missenses, and SNPs) in BBS1, BBS2, BBS4, and BBS6 were used to test the sensitivity of the assay and subsequently used to screen new patients for mutations. We achieved a 100% detection rate while dramatically increasing the sample throughput by virtue of multiplexing up to six PCR products in each capillary. In addition, four novel variants were identified: two in BBS2 [c.522T>A (p.D174E) and c.805-20A>G] and two in BBS4 [c.332+27_28insA and c.1414A>G (p.M472V)]. Compared with sequencing and alternative screening methods, multiplex capillary heteroduplex analysis (MCHA) is extremely cost effective. Hum Mutat 22:151-157, 2003.
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