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Integrated single-label liquid-phase assay of APOE codons 112 and 158 and a lipoprotein study in British women

Integrated single-label liquid-phase assay of APOE codons 112 and 158 and a lipoprotein study in British women
Integrated single-label liquid-phase assay of APOE codons 112 and 158 and a lipoprotein study in British women
BACKGROUND: Apolipoprotein E (APOE) is an important element of lipid metabolism and, hence, cardiovascular disorders. APOE has 3 main allelic variants: epsilon3, epsilon4, and epsilon2. Of these, epsilon3 is the most common, followed by epsilon4 and epsilon2. The associations of these isoforms with cardiovascular disorders and Alzheimer disease have been widely studied in different populations. Most of the genotyping in these studies has been performed with gel-based methods, which have important limitations, particularly for large epidemiologic studies. We therefore developed an integrated "one-tube" liquid-phase assay. METHODS: To measure APOE isoforms, we developed an integrated single-label liquid-phase fluorescence assay containing 2 PCR primers, 2 probes, and 2 quencher oligonucleotides. We used a 384-well LightTyper, but the assay would be generically applicable for use with any fluorescence detector with thermal ramp control. We validated this method and applied it in the British Women's Heart and Health Study. RESULTS: There were 4 melting peaks, at 41, 56, 61, and 69 degrees C, which generated 6 distinctive patterns representing genotypic combinations of epsilon3, epsilon4, and epsilon2. The magnitude and direction of the associations found with total cholesterol, HDL-cholesterol, triglycerides, and estimated LDL-cholesterol were consistent with previous reports. CONCLUSION: The one-tube LightTyper assay presented here enables accurate, convenient, and economical genotyping of APOE and can be used for large epidemiologic studies
humans, blood, alzheimer disease, methods, fluorescence, population, ldl, triglycerides, research support, cholesterol, female, codon, great britain, epidemiologic studies, lipoproteins, report, research, apolipoproteins, apolipoproteins e, aged, disease, hdl, metabolism, lipid metabolism, laboratories, protein isoforms, middle aged, combination, epidemiology, heart, health, genotype, protein, genetics
1420-1423
Abdollahi, Mohammad Reza
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Guthrie, Philip A.I.
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Smith, George Davey
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Lawlor, Debbie A.
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Ebrahim, Shah
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Day, Ian N.M.
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Abdollahi, Mohammad Reza
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Guthrie, Philip A.I.
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Smith, George Davey
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Lawlor, Debbie A.
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Ebrahim, Shah
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Day, Ian N.M.
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Abdollahi, Mohammad Reza, Guthrie, Philip A.I., Smith, George Davey, Lawlor, Debbie A., Ebrahim, Shah and Day, Ian N.M. (2006) Integrated single-label liquid-phase assay of APOE codons 112 and 158 and a lipoprotein study in British women. Clinical Chemistry, 52 (7), 1420-1423. (doi:10.1373/clinchem.2006.067082). (PMID:16644874)

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BACKGROUND: Apolipoprotein E (APOE) is an important element of lipid metabolism and, hence, cardiovascular disorders. APOE has 3 main allelic variants: epsilon3, epsilon4, and epsilon2. Of these, epsilon3 is the most common, followed by epsilon4 and epsilon2. The associations of these isoforms with cardiovascular disorders and Alzheimer disease have been widely studied in different populations. Most of the genotyping in these studies has been performed with gel-based methods, which have important limitations, particularly for large epidemiologic studies. We therefore developed an integrated "one-tube" liquid-phase assay. METHODS: To measure APOE isoforms, we developed an integrated single-label liquid-phase fluorescence assay containing 2 PCR primers, 2 probes, and 2 quencher oligonucleotides. We used a 384-well LightTyper, but the assay would be generically applicable for use with any fluorescence detector with thermal ramp control. We validated this method and applied it in the British Women's Heart and Health Study. RESULTS: There were 4 melting peaks, at 41, 56, 61, and 69 degrees C, which generated 6 distinctive patterns representing genotypic combinations of epsilon3, epsilon4, and epsilon2. The magnitude and direction of the associations found with total cholesterol, HDL-cholesterol, triglycerides, and estimated LDL-cholesterol were consistent with previous reports. CONCLUSION: The one-tube LightTyper assay presented here enables accurate, convenient, and economical genotyping of APOE and can be used for large epidemiologic studies

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e-pub ahead of print date: 27 April 2006
Published date: July 2006
Keywords: humans, blood, alzheimer disease, methods, fluorescence, population, ldl, triglycerides, research support, cholesterol, female, codon, great britain, epidemiologic studies, lipoproteins, report, research, apolipoproteins, apolipoproteins e, aged, disease, hdl, metabolism, lipid metabolism, laboratories, protein isoforms, middle aged, combination, epidemiology, heart, health, genotype, protein, genetics
Organisations: Cancer Sciences

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Local EPrints ID: 59443
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/59443
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Date deposited: 03 Sep 2008
Last modified: 15 Mar 2024 11:16

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Author: Mohammad Reza Abdollahi
Author: Philip A.I. Guthrie
Author: George Davey Smith
Author: Debbie A. Lawlor
Author: Shah Ebrahim
Author: Ian N.M. Day

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