Article: MS analysis of single-nucleotide differences in circulating nucleic acids: Application to noninvasive prenatal diagnosis
| Title | MS analysis of single-nucleotide differences in circulating nucleic acids: Application to noninvasive prenatal diagnosis |
|---|---|
| Authors | Ding, C10 Chiu, RWK11 Lau, TK11 Leung, TN11 Chan, LC5 Chan, AYY5 Charoenkwan, P7 Ng, ISL2 Law, HY2 Ma, ESK5 Xu, X1 Wanapirak, C7 Sanguansermsri, T7 Liao, C4 Tan Jin Ai, MA8 Chui, DHK9 Cantor, CR3 10 Lo, YMD6 11 |
| Issue Date | 2004 |
| Publisher | National Academy of Sciences. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.pnas.org |
| Citation | Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America, 2004, v. 101 n. 29, p. 10762-10767 [How to Cite?] DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1073/pnas.0403962101 |
| Abstract | The analysis of circulating nucleic acids has revealed applications in the noninvasive diagnosis, monitoring, and prognostication of many clinical conditions. Circulating fetal-specific sequences have been detected and constitute a fraction of the total DNA in maternal plasma. The diagnostic reliability of circulating DNA analysis depends on the fractional concentration of the targeted sequence, the analytical sensitivity, and the specificity. The robust discrimination of single-nucleotide differences between circulating DNA species is technically challenging and demands the adoption of highly sensitive and specific analytical systems. We have developed a method based on single-allele base extension reaction and MS, which allows for the reliable detection of fetal-specific alleles, including point mutations and single-nucleotide polymorphisms, in maternal plasma. The approach was applied to exclude the fetal inheritance of the four most common Southeast Asian β-thalassemia mutations in at-risk pregnancies between weeks 7 and 21 of gestation. Fetal genotypes were correctly predicted in all cases studied. Fetal haplotype analysis based on a single-nucleotide polymorphism linked to the β-globin locus, HBB, in maternal plasma also was achieved. Consequently, noninvasive prenatal diagnosis in a mother and father carrying identical β-thalassemia mutations was accomplished. These advances will help in catalyzing the clinical applications of fetal nucleic acids in maternal plasma. This analytical approach also will have implications for many other applications of circulating nucleic acids in areas such as oncology and transplantation. |
| ISSN | 0027-8424 2011 Impact Factor: 9.681 2011 SCImago Journal Rankings: 1.754 |
| DOI | http://dx.doi.org/10.1073/pnas.0403962101 |
| ISI Accession Number ID | WOS:000222842700050 |
| PubMed Central ID | PMC490008 |
| References | References in Scopus |
| dc.contributor.author | Ding, C |
|---|---|
| dc.contributor.author | Chiu, RWK |
| dc.contributor.author | Lau, TK |
| dc.contributor.author | Leung, TN |
| dc.contributor.author | Chan, LC |
| dc.contributor.author | Chan, AYY |
| dc.contributor.author | Charoenkwan, P |
| dc.contributor.author | Ng, ISL |
| dc.contributor.author | Law, HY |
| dc.contributor.author | Ma, ESK |
| dc.contributor.author | Xu, X |
| dc.contributor.author | Wanapirak, C |
| dc.contributor.author | Sanguansermsri, T |
| dc.contributor.author | Liao, C |
| dc.contributor.author | Tan Jin Ai, MA |
| dc.contributor.author | Chui, DHK |
| dc.contributor.author | Cantor, CR |
| dc.contributor.author | Lo, YMD |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2008-06-12T06:42:12Z |
| dc.date.available | 2008-06-12T06:42:12Z |
| dc.date.issued | 2004 |
| dc.description.abstract | The analysis of circulating nucleic acids has revealed applications in the noninvasive diagnosis, monitoring, and prognostication of many clinical conditions. Circulating fetal-specific sequences have been detected and constitute a fraction of the total DNA in maternal plasma. The diagnostic reliability of circulating DNA analysis depends on the fractional concentration of the targeted sequence, the analytical sensitivity, and the specificity. The robust discrimination of single-nucleotide differences between circulating DNA species is technically challenging and demands the adoption of highly sensitive and specific analytical systems. We have developed a method based on single-allele base extension reaction and MS, which allows for the reliable detection of fetal-specific alleles, including point mutations and single-nucleotide polymorphisms, in maternal plasma. The approach was applied to exclude the fetal inheritance of the four most common Southeast Asian β-thalassemia mutations in at-risk pregnancies between weeks 7 and 21 of gestation. Fetal genotypes were correctly predicted in all cases studied. Fetal haplotype analysis based on a single-nucleotide polymorphism linked to the β-globin locus, HBB, in maternal plasma also was achieved. Consequently, noninvasive prenatal diagnosis in a mother and father carrying identical β-thalassemia mutations was accomplished. These advances will help in catalyzing the clinical applications of fetal nucleic acids in maternal plasma. This analytical approach also will have implications for many other applications of circulating nucleic acids in areas such as oncology and transplantation. |
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| dc.identifier.citation | Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America, 2004, v. 101 n. 29, p. 10762-10767 [How to Cite?] DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1073/pnas.0403962101 |
| dc.identifier.citeulike | 11237907 |
| dc.identifier.doi | http://dx.doi.org/10.1073/pnas.0403962101 |
| dc.identifier.epage | 10767 |
| dc.identifier.hkuros | 94892 |
| dc.identifier.isi | WOS:000222842700050 |
| dc.identifier.issn | 0027-8424 2011 Impact Factor: 9.681 2011 SCImago Journal Rankings: 1.754 |
| dc.identifier.issue | 29 |
| dc.identifier.openurl | ![]() |
| dc.identifier.pmcid | PMC490008 |
| dc.identifier.pmid | 15247415 |
| dc.identifier.scopus | eid_2-s2.0-3242703837 |
| dc.identifier.spage | 10762 |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10722/49424 |
| dc.identifier.volume | 101 |
| dc.language | eng |
| dc.publisher | National Academy of Sciences. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.pnas.org |
| dc.publisher.place | United States |
| dc.relation.ispartof | Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America |
| dc.relation.references | References in Scopus |
| dc.rights | National Academy of Sciences Proceedings. Copyright © National Academy of Sciences. |
| dc.rights | Creative Commons: Attribution 3.0 Hong Kong License |
| dc.subject.mesh | DNA Mutational Analysis |
| dc.subject.mesh | Prenatal Diagnosis - methods |
| dc.subject.mesh | Fetus - physiology |
| dc.subject.mesh | Genetic Screening |
| dc.subject.mesh | Haplotypes |
| dc.title | MS analysis of single-nucleotide differences in circulating nucleic acids: Application to noninvasive prenatal diagnosis |
| dc.type | Article |
Author Affiliations
- Southern Medical University
- KK Women's And Children's Hospital
- Sequenom Inc.
- Division of Medical Genetics
- The University of Hong Kong
- Prince of Wales Hospital Hong Kong
- Chiang Mai University
- University of Malaya
- Boston University School of Medicine
- Boston University
- Chinese University of Hong Kong


