PMID: 2486006Jan 1, 1989Paper

Application of non-radioactive methods of DNA detection in analysis of human genetic disorders

Acta biochimica Polonica
R SłomskiM Jungerman

Abstract

We have applied two non-radioactive methods for detection of unique sequences in human genome: 1 polymerase chain reaction, 2 hybridization with digoxigenin-deoxyuridine 5-triphosphate labeled probes. With the polymerase chain reaction technique we were able to amplify short segments of genes coding for coagulation factors VIII and IX. Electrophoretical analysis of products of polymerase chain reaction enabled us to detect deletions causing hemophilia A or B. To analyse deletions in dystrophin gene, the most frequent cause of Duchenne muscular dystrophy, we have amplified several different fragments of this gene simultaneously. We have studied restriction fragment length polymorphism closely linked to the cystic fibrosis locus with digoxigenin-deoxyuridine 5 -triphosphate labeled probe p3.11 with sensitivity comparable to methods involving the use of radioisotopes.

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