title: Comparative analysis of detection systems for evaluation of PCR amplified immunoglobulin heavy-chain gene rearrangements.
abstract: Four different detection systems were compared for evaluation of polymerase chain reaction (PCR) amplified immunoglobulin heavy-chain gene rearrangements in acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) and non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (NHL) of B-cell lineage. In 63.0% of the fragments detected by ethidium bromide stained agarose gel electrophoresis (Agarose-EtBr) the sensitivity was insufficient to separate the specific clonal population from the background of normal B cells. Using polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (PAGE), PAGE combined with single-strand conformation polymorphism (PAGE-SSCP) and PhastGel-SSCP (Phast-SSCP) analysis with silver staining, the resolution was improved and the majority of the inconclusive amplicons were elucidated. However, Phast-SSCP displayed a slightly higher detection level compared to PAGE and PAGE-SSCP. According to our findings PAGE-SSCP and Phast-SSCP were superior to agarose-EtBr and PAGE in detecting new emerging clones and clonal evolution.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, University of Uppsala, Sweden.
authors.forename: U
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Thunberg
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Rosenquist
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Lindström
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Lindh
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Sundström
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Roos
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Sällström
mesh_terms: D004273:DNA, Neoplasm / Q000302:isolation & purification; D004587:Electrophoresis, Agar Gel; D004591:Electrophoresis, Polyacrylamide Gel; D015326:Gene Rearrangement, B-Lymphocyte, Heavy Chain / Q000235:genetics*; D006801:Humans; D007135:Immunoglobulin Variable Region / Q000235:genetics*; D008228:Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin / Q000235:genetics* / Q000276:immunology; D021141:Nucleic Acid Amplification Techniques; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D018807:Polymorphism, Single-Stranded Conformational; D054198:Precursor Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma / Q000235:genetics* / Q000276:immunology; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D016622:Silver Staining
chemical_list: D004273:DNA, Neoplasm; D007135:Immunoglobulin Variable Region