title: Rapid, accurate detection of TMPRSS6 gene causative mutations with a high-resolution melting assay.
abstract: Mutations of the TMPRSS6 gene are considered the major genetic factors for iron-refractory iron deficiency anemia (IRIDA). Artificial clone libraries containing 17 known mutations of the TMPRSS6 gene were used to develop a high-resolution melting (HRM) assay for the detection of 17 TMPRSS6 gene mutations. The melting temperatures and melting curves were able to distinguish the different genotypes of the 17 TMPRSS6 gene mutations. We used replicate experiments to evaluate the reproducibility of the assay, and the coefficients of variation were in the range 0.0091% to 0.0873%. A total of 145 Chinese patients with IDA were screened with this assay and no TMPRSS6 gene causative mutation was found in any patient. The HRM assay was proved to be rapid, accurate and cost-effective method to identify the TMPRSS6 gene mutations and can be used in the clinical diagnosis of IRIDA.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Genetics, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510515, PR China.
authors.forename: He-Ming
authors.initials: HM
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.forename: Liang
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Xiao-Wen
authors.initials: XW
authors.lastname: Yuan
authors.forename: Yu-Qiu
authors.initials: YQ
authors.lastname: Zhou
authors.forename: Qi-Zhi
authors.initials: QZ
authors.lastname: Xiao
authors.forename: Wei-Yu
authors.initials: WY
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Wan-Jun
authors.initials: WJ
authors.lastname: Zhou
authors.forename: Xiang-Min
authors.initials: XM
authors.lastname: Xu
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D018798:Anemia, Iron-Deficiency / Q000235:genetics*; D044466:Asian People / Q000235:genetics; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004252:DNA Mutational Analysis / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D020022:Genetic Predisposition to Disease; D060005:Genotyping Techniques / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008565:Membrane Proteins / Q000032:analysis / Q000235:genetics; D009154:Mutation; D020641:Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide / Q000235:genetics; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012697:Serine Endopeptidases / Q000032:analysis / Q000235:genetics
chemical_list: D008565:Membrane Proteins; D012697:Serine Endopeptidases; C504318:TMPRSS6 protein, human