title: Detection of SNP by the isothermal smart amplification method.
abstract: The complexity of molecular diagnostic assays is a significant barrier to employment in point-of-care diagnostics, despite the growing need for such technologies. We have developed a sensitive, accurate, rapid, and simple DNA amplification scheme that shows potential for translational medicine from pharmacogenomics-based drug discovery through to point-of-care diagnostics. Called the "Smart Amplification process 2" (SmartAmp 2), the method is isothermal, and employs a unique primer design and background suppression technology that can amplify target sequences from crude cell lysates. The specificity of the SmartAmp 2 assay enables detection of single-nucleotide differences such as somatic mutations in tumors and single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) variants. Because mismatch amplification can be completely suppressed in SmartAmp 2, a reliable diagnostic result can be achieved based exclusively on amplification alone. Furthermore, mutation detection and SNP genotypes can be obtained in as little as 30-40 min from sample preparation of raw blood or tissue specimens.
authors.affiliation: Genome Exploration Research Group, Genomic Sciences Center (GSC), RIKEN Yokohama Institute, Tsurumi-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan.
authors.forename: Alexander
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Lezhava
authors.forename: Yoshihide
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Hayashizaki
mesh_terms: D000444:Aldehyde Dehydrogenase / Q000235:genetics; D000071396:Aldehyde Dehydrogenase, Mitochondrial; D000483:Alleles; D001483:Base Sequence; D001681:Biological Assay; D004247:DNA / Q000235:genetics; D017931:DNA Primers / Q000378:metabolism; D004259:DNA-Directed DNA Polymerase / Q000378:metabolism; D004587:Electrophoresis, Agar Gel; D006801:Humans; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D051719:MutS DNA Mismatch-Binding Protein / Q000378:metabolism; D021141:Nucleic Acid Amplification Techniques / Q000379:methods*; D020641:Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide / Q000235:genetics*; D013696:Temperature
chemical_list: D017931:DNA Primers; D004247:DNA; C096127:ALDH2 protein, human; D000444:Aldehyde Dehydrogenase; D000071396:Aldehyde Dehydrogenase, Mitochondrial; D004259:DNA-Directed DNA Polymerase; D051719:MutS DNA Mismatch-Binding Protein