1998-05-06
Incomplete EcoRI digestion may lead to false diagnosis of fragile X syndrome
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Human Genetics , Volume 102 - Issue 1 p. 54- 56
Molecular diagnosis of fragile X syndrome is usually performed using Southern blot analysis of DNA digested with EcoRI. In the course of diagnostic studies, we observed that a specific EcoRI restriction site in the fragile X gene (FMR1) is sometimes refractory to digestion, generating additional fragments on a Southern blot suggestive of a full mutation in FMR1. This may lead to a false-positive diagnosis of fragile X syndrome. Such additional bands are avoided by the use of HindIII instead of EcoRI. Therefore, we recommend the use of HindIII for the molecular diagnosis of fragile X syndrome.
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doi.org/10.1007/s004390050653, hdl.handle.net/1765/55522 | |
Human Genetics | |
Organisation | Department of Clinical Genetics |
Storm, K., Handig, I., Reyniers, E., Oostra, B., Kooy, F., & Willems, P. (1998). Incomplete EcoRI digestion may lead to false diagnosis of fragile X syndrome. Human Genetics, 102(1), 54–56. doi:10.1007/s004390050653 |