title: SNP genotyping on a genome-wide amplified DOP-PCR template.
abstract: With the increasing demand for higher throughput single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) genotyping, the quantity of genomic DNA often falls short of the number of assays required. We investigated the use of degenerate oligonucleotide primed polymerase chain reaction (DOP-PCR) to generate a template for our SNP genotyping methodology of fluorescence polarization template-directed dye-terminator incorporation detection. DOP-PCR employs a degenerate primer (5'-CCGACTCGAGNNNNNNATGTGG-3') to produce non-specific uniform amplification of DNA. This approach has been successfully applied to microsatellite genotyping. We compared genotyping of DOP-PCR-amplified genomic DNA to genomic DNA as a template. Results were analyzed with respect to feasibility, allele loss of alleles, genotyping accuracy and storage conditions in a high-throughput genotyping environment. DOP-PCR yielded overall satisfactory results, with a certain loss in accuracy and quality of the genotype assignments. Accuracy and quality of genotypes generated from the DOP-PCR template also depended on storage conditions. Adding carrier DNA to a final concentration of 10 ng/microl improved results. In conclusion, we have successfully used DOP-PCR to amplify our genomic DNA collection for subsequent SNP genotyping as a standard process.
authors.affiliation: LION bioscience AG, Im Neuenheimer Feld 515-517, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany.
authors.forename: Struan F A
authors.initials: SF
authors.lastname: Grant
authors.forename: Simone
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Steinlicht
authors.forename: Ulrike
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Nentwich
authors.forename: Rainer
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Kern
authors.forename: Barbara
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Burwinkel
authors.forename: Ralf
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Tolle
mesh_terms: D001483:Base Sequence; D017931:DNA Primers / Q000737:chemistry; D016678:Genome; D005838:Genotype; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction / Q000379:methods*; D020641:Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA; D013698:Templates, Genetic
chemical_list: D017931:DNA Primers