Single-track sequencing for genotyping of multiple SNPs in the N-acetyltransferase 1 (NAT1) gene.
BACKGROUND
Fast, cheap and reliable methods are needed to identify large populations, which may be at risk in relation to environmental exposure. Polymorphisms in NAT1 (N-acetyl transferase) may be suitable markers to identify individuals at risk.


RESULTS
A strategy allowing to address simultaneously 24 various genetic variants in the NAT1 gene using the single sequencing reaction method on the same PCR product is described. A modified automated DNA sequencing using only one of the sequence terminators was used to genotype PCR products in single-track sequencing reactions of NAT1 and was shown to be universal for both DNA sequencing using labeled primers and labeled nucleotides. By this method we detected known SNPs at site T640G, which confers the NAT1*11 allele with frequency of 0.036, further T1088A and C1095A with frequency of 0.172 and 0.188, respectively and a deletion of TAATAATAA in the poly A signal area with a frequency 0.031. All observed frequencies were in Hardy Weinberg equilibrium and comparable to those in Caucasian population. The single-track signatures of the variant genotypes were verified on samples previously genotyped by RLFP.


CONCLUSIONS
The method could be of great help to scientists in the field of molecular epidemiology of screening of large populations for known informative biomarkers of susceptibility, such as NAT1.
Soucek
Pavel
P
Group for Biotransformations, Center of Occupational Diseases, National Institute of Public Health, Praha 10, Czech Republic. psoucek@szu.cz
Skjelbred
Camilla Furu
CF
Svendsen
Marit
M
Kristensen
Tom
T
Kure
Elin H
EH
Kristensen
Vessela N
VN
D001191:Arylamine N-Acetyltransferase / Q000235:genetics*; D004252:DNA Mutational Analysis / Q000379:methods*; D004781:Environmental Exposure; D020022:Genetic Predisposition to Disease / Q000235:genetics; D005820:Genetic Testing / Q000379:methods*; D005838:Genotype; D006801:Humans; D007527:Isoenzymes / Q000235:genetics*; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D020641:Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide / Q000235:genetics*
D007527:Isoenzymes; D001191:Arylamine N-Acetyltransferase; C089384:N-acetyltransferase 1