TY - JOUR
T1 - Quantity versus quality
T2 - Optimal methods for cell-free DNA isolation from plasma of pregnant women
AU - Jorgez, Carolina J.
AU - Dang, Dianne D.
AU - Simpson, Joe Leigh
AU - Lewis, Dorothy E.
AU - Bischoff, Farideh Z.
N1 - Copyright:
Copyright 2008 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.
PY - 2006/10
Y1 - 2006/10
N2 - PURPOSE: Methods to isolate cell-free fetal DNA from maternal plasma are critical in developing noninvasive fetal DNA testing strategies. Given that plasma consists of heterogeneous DNA-size fragments in a complex mix of proteins, recovery and analysis of this DNA are understandably inefficient. To facilitate recovery, we performed qualitative and quantitative analysis of DNA isolated from maternal plasma. METHODS: DNA isolated from maternal blood (n = 15) was compared using five different DNA isolation protocols: two conventional, two column-based, and one magnetic-bead based. Purity and concentration of DNA recovered were determined with a NanoDrop spectrophotometer. Real-time polymerase chain reaction quantification of the β-globin and DYS1 loci was performed to determine total and fetal-specific genome equivalents, respectively. RESULTS: DNA quality and quantity were different among the five methods tested. Although purity and concentration of total DNA were greatest with the conventional boiling-lysis approach, correct detection of a male fetus was achieved in only 62.5% of cases. DNA isolation using the magnetic beads yielded the highest quantity of total DNA (2018.83 ± 4.09 GEq/mL), with 100% fetal DNA detection. CONCLUSIONS: Optimal plasma DNA recovery protocols must take into account DNA purity and concentration. We confirm that the magnetic-beads method provides a fast, simple, sensitive, and specific approach to purify plasma DNA. The resulting high-quality DNA facilitates efficient examination of fetal DNA sequences.
AB - PURPOSE: Methods to isolate cell-free fetal DNA from maternal plasma are critical in developing noninvasive fetal DNA testing strategies. Given that plasma consists of heterogeneous DNA-size fragments in a complex mix of proteins, recovery and analysis of this DNA are understandably inefficient. To facilitate recovery, we performed qualitative and quantitative analysis of DNA isolated from maternal plasma. METHODS: DNA isolated from maternal blood (n = 15) was compared using five different DNA isolation protocols: two conventional, two column-based, and one magnetic-bead based. Purity and concentration of DNA recovered were determined with a NanoDrop spectrophotometer. Real-time polymerase chain reaction quantification of the β-globin and DYS1 loci was performed to determine total and fetal-specific genome equivalents, respectively. RESULTS: DNA quality and quantity were different among the five methods tested. Although purity and concentration of total DNA were greatest with the conventional boiling-lysis approach, correct detection of a male fetus was achieved in only 62.5% of cases. DNA isolation using the magnetic beads yielded the highest quantity of total DNA (2018.83 ± 4.09 GEq/mL), with 100% fetal DNA detection. CONCLUSIONS: Optimal plasma DNA recovery protocols must take into account DNA purity and concentration. We confirm that the magnetic-beads method provides a fast, simple, sensitive, and specific approach to purify plasma DNA. The resulting high-quality DNA facilitates efficient examination of fetal DNA sequences.
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U2 - 10.1097/01.gim.0000241904.32039.6f
DO - 10.1097/01.gim.0000241904.32039.6f
M3 - Article
C2 - 17079877
AN - SCOPUS:33750550654
SN - 1098-3600
VL - 8
SP - 615
EP - 619
JO - Genetics in Medicine
JF - Genetics in Medicine
IS - 10
ER -