Cloning of chimerical translocations as positive control for molecular genetic diagnosis of leukemia

The diagnosis of leukemia-specific mRNAs by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and reverse transcription-PCR (RT-PCR) require well-known positive standard controls. In general, the positive controls are obtained from cell lines and leukemia patients who have been diagnosed at the molecular level by RT-PCR. These are expensive and restricted sources for standard positive controls. Thus, there is a need for less expensive and reproducible standard positive controls in this area. We have cloned the t (9: 22) p190, t (9: 22) p210, t (4: 11), t (1: 19), t (15: 17), t (12; 21) breakpoint junctions of fusion genes into the plasmids. Cloned fusion genes are suitable for testing PCR experiments of the molecular genetic diagnosis of leukemia samples. We cloned and optimized fusion gene junctions as a standard positive control to check PCR efficiency and as a standard positive marker for diagnosis

Genome-wide association study identifies variants in the MHC class I, IL10, and IL23R-IL12RB2 regions associated with Behcet's disease

Behcet's disease is a genetically complex disease of unknown etiology characterized by recurrent inflammatory attacks affecting the orogenital mucosa, eyes and skin. We performed a genome-wide association study with 311,459 SNPs in 1,215 individuals with Behcet's disease (cases) and 1,278 healthy controls from Turkey. We confirmed the known association of Behcet's disease with HLA-B*51 and identified a second, independent association within the MHC Class I region. We also identified an association at IL10 (rs1518111, P = 1.88 x 10(-8)). Using a meta-analysis with an additional five cohorts from Turkey, the Middle East, Europe and Asia, comprising a total of 2,430 cases and 2,660 controls, we identified associations at IL10 (rs1518111, P = 3.54 x 10(-18), odds ratio = 1.45, 95% CI 1.34-1.58) and the IL23R-IL12RB2 locus (rs924080, P = 6.69 x 10(-9), OR = 1.28, 95% CI 1.18-1.39). The disease-associated IL10 variant (the rs1518111 A allele) was associated with diminished mRNA expression and low protein production

Whole mitochondrial genome analysis of a family with NARP/MILS caused by m.8993T > C mutation in the MT-ATP6 gene

Mutations in mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) encoded nucleotide 8993 can cause NARP syndrome (neuropathy, ataxia, and retinitis pigmentosa) or MILS (maternally inherited Leigh syndrome). The rare T8993C mutation in the MT-ATP6 gene is generally considered to be clinically milder, but there is marked clinical heterogeneity ranging from asymptomatic carriers to fatal infantile Leigh syndrome. Clinical heterogeneity has mostly been attributed to mtDNA heteroplasmy, but environmental, autosomal, tissue-specific factors, nuclear modifier genes, and mtDNA variations may also modulate disease expression. Here, we report the results of whole mitochondrial genome analysis of a family with m.8993T>C mutation in the MT-ATP6 gene and associated with NARP/MILS, and discuss the familial inheritance, effects of variation in combinations and heteroplasmy levels on the clinical findings. The whole mitochondrial genome was sequenced with similar to 182x average depth of coverage per sample with next-generation sequencing technology. Thus, all heteroplasmic (>%10) and homoplasmic variations were determined (except for 727C insertion) and classified according to the associations with mitochondrial diseases. (C) 2012 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved

Recombinant plasmid-based quantitative Real-Time PCR analysis of Salmonella enterica serotypes and its application to milk samples

WOS: 000371368200011PubMed ID: 26820062The aim of the current study was to develop, a new, rapid, sensitive and quantitative Salmonella detection method using a Real-Time PCR technique based on an inexpensive, easy to produce, convenient and standardized recombinant plasmid positive control. To achieve this, two recombinant plasmids were constructed as reference molecules by cloning the two most commonly used Salmonella-specific target gene regions, invA and ttrRSBC The more rapid detection enabled by the developed method (21 h) compared to the traditional culture method (90 h) allows the quantitative evaluation of Salmonella (quantification limits of 10(1) CFU/ml and 10(0) CFU/ml for the invA target and the ttrRSBC target, respectively), as illustrated using milk samples. Three advantages illustrated by the current study demonstrate the potential of the newly developed method to be used in routine analyses in the medical, veterinary, food and water/environmental sectors: I - The method provides fast analyses including the simultaneous detection and determination of correct pathogen counts; II - The method is applicable to challenging samples, such as milk; III - The method's positive controls (recombinant plasmids) are reproducible in large quantities without the need to construct new calibration curves. (C) 2016 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.Middle East Technical University (METU) [BAP-03-14-2010-05]This study was supported by Middle East Technical University (METU) research fund: BAP-03-14-2010-05

Recombinant plasmid-based quantitative Real-Time PCR analysis of Salmonella enterica serotypes and its application to milk samples

The aim of the current study was to develop, a new, rapid, sensitive and quantitative Salmonella detection method using a Real-Time PCR technique based on an inexpensive, easy to produce, convenient and standardized recombinant plasmid positive control. To achieve this, two recombinant plasmids were constructed as reference molecules by cloning the two most commonly used Salmonella-specific target gene regions, invA and ttrRSBC The more rapid detection enabled by the developed method (21 h) compared to the traditional culture method (90 h) allows the quantitative evaluation of Salmonella (quantification limits of 10(1) CFU/ml and 10(0) CFU/ml for the invA target and the ttrRSBC target, respectively), as illustrated using milk samples. Three advantages illustrated by the current study demonstrate the potential of the newly developed method to be used in routine analyses in the medical, veterinary, food and water/environmental sectors: I - The method provides fast analyses including the simultaneous detection and determination of correct pathogen counts; II - The method is applicable to challenging samples, such as milk; III - The method's positive controls (recombinant plasmids) are reproducible in large quantities without the need to construct new calibration curves. (C) 2016 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved