title: High-resolution melting curve analysis of genomic and whole-genome amplified DNA.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  High-resolution melting curve analysis is an accurate method for mutation detection in genomic DNA. Few studies have compared the performance of high-resolution DNA melting curve analysis (HRM) in genomic and whole-genome amplified (WGA) DNA.
  
  
  METHODS
  In 39 paired genomic and WGA samples, 23 amplicons from 9 genes were PCR amplified and analyzed by high-resolution melting curve analysis using the 96-well LightScanner (Idaho Technology). We used genotyping and bidirectional resequencing to verify melting curve results.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Melting patterns were concordant between the genomic and WGA samples in 823 of 863 (95%) analyzed sample pairs. Of the discordant patterns, there was an overrepresentation of alternate melting curve patterns in the WGA samples, suggesting the presence of a mutation (false positives). Targeted resequencing in 135 genomic and 136 WGA samples revealed 43 single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs). All SNPs detected in genomic samples were also detected in WGA. Additional genotyping and sequencing allowed the classification of 628 genomic and 614 WGA amplicon samples. Heterozygous variants were identified by non-wild-type melting pattern in 98% of genomic and 97% of WGA samples (P = 0.11). Wild types were correctly classified in 99% of genomic and 91% of WGA samples (P < 0.001).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  In WGA DNA, high-resolution DNA melting curve analysis is a sensitive tool for SNP discovery through detection of heterozygote variants; however, it may misclassify a greater number of wild-type samples.
authors.affiliation: Channing Laboratory, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA 02115, USA. michael.cho@channing.harvard.edu
authors.forename: Michael H
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Cho
authors.forename: Dawn
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Ciulla
authors.forename: Barbara J
authors.initials: BJ
authors.lastname: Klanderman
authors.forename: Benjamin A
authors.initials: BA
authors.lastname: Raby
authors.forename: Edwin K
authors.initials: EK
authors.lastname: Silverman
mesh_terms: D004247:DNA / Q000235:genetics*; D015894:Genome, Human; D006579:Heterozygote; D006801:Humans; D008173:Lung Diseases, Obstructive / Q000235:genetics; D009154:Mutation; D021141:Nucleic Acid Amplification Techniques; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D020641:Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide; D044366:Transition Temperature
chemical_list: D004247:DNA