title: Chemical cleavage of mismatch: a new look at an established method.
abstract: Chemical cleavage of mismatch (CCM), also known as chemical mismatch cleavage (CMC) or the HOT (hydroxylamine/osmium tetroxide) chemical method, has been used for detection of sequence variability with many systems since it was first described. Recently, adaptation to fluorescence-based detection systems has fundamentally changed both the execution and analysis of CCM. This review will outline major advances in the methodology of CCM, from the advent of PCR through fluorescent analysis, and includes applications and modifications of CCM.
authors.affiliation: Mutation Research Centre, St. Vincent's Hospital, Fitzroy, Victoria, Australia.
authors.forename: T P
authors.initials: TP
authors.lastname: Ellis
authors.forename: K E
authors.initials: KE
authors.lastname: Humphrey
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Smith
authors.forename: R G
authors.initials: RG
authors.lastname: Cotton
mesh_terms: D004252:DNA Mutational Analysis / Q000379:methods*; D005453:Fluorescence; D030342:Genetic Diseases, Inborn / Q000235:genetics*; D005826:Genetics, Medical / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D006898:Hydroxylamines; D009154:Mutation; D009692:Nucleic Acid Heteroduplexes / Q000032:analysis*; D009993:Osmium Tetroxide
chemical_list: D006898:Hydroxylamines; D009692:Nucleic Acid Heteroduplexes; D009993:Osmium Tetroxide