title: Genotyping of the reduced folate carrier-1 c.80G>A polymorphism by pyrosequencing technology: importance of PCR and pre-PCR optimization.
abstract: When developing a genotyping assay by Pyrosequencing(trade mark) technology for the RFC1 (SLC19A1) c.80G>A polymorphism (rs1051266), unequal peak heights in the pyrograms were observed, probably due to unequal amplification of the mutated and wild-type alleles. This rarely occurring problem could potentially render assignment of heterozygous genotypes uncertain. When the PCR conditions were studied, it was found that substitution of the dGTP nucleotide in the master mix by dGTP and dITP in proportion 1:1 largely overcame this problem. Heat denaturation of the DNA at 95 degrees C before PCR also counteracted the problem. A combination of these two modifications of the standard pyrosequencing PCR protocol gave the best results. We conclude that, with these modifications, the RFC1 c.80G>A SNP can be reliably assayed by pyrosequencing.
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Chemistry, Orebro University Hospital, Orebro, Sweden. torbjorn.nilsson@orebroll.se
authors.forename: T K
authors.initials: TK
authors.lastname: Nilsson
authors.forename: Z M
authors.initials: ZM
authors.lastname: Löf-Ohlin
authors.forename: A K
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Böttiger
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001483:Base Sequence; D017931:DNA Primers; D005260:Female; D005838:Genotype; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D026901:Membrane Transport Proteins / Q000235:genetics*; D009691:Nucleic Acid Denaturation; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction / Q000379:methods*; D011110:Polymorphism, Genetic
chemical_list: D017931:DNA Primers; D026901:Membrane Transport Proteins; C120043:SLC19A2 protein, human