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Journal of Zhejiang University-SCIENCE B (Biomedicine & Biotechnology)  2008, Vol. 9 Issue (8): 610-615    DOI: 10.1631/jzus.B0820058
Biomedicine     
MGB probe assay for rapid detection of mtDNA11778 mutation in the Chinese LHON patients by real-time PCR
Jian-yong WANG, Yang-shun GU, Jing WANG, Yi TONG, Ying WANG, Jun-bing SHAO, Ming QI
Department of Ophthalmology, the First Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310003, China; Department of Ophthalmology, the First Affiliated Hospital, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou 325000, China; Department of Ophthalmology, Eye Hospital, Academy of Chinese Medical Science, Beijing 100040, China; Institute of Biotechnology, Shanghai Zhijiang Biotech Incorporation, Shanghai 210038, China; Institute of Genome Sciences, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY 14642, USA
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Abstract  Objective: Leber’s hereditary optic neuropathy (LHON) is a maternally inherited degeneration of the optic nerve caused by point mutations of mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA). Many unsolved questions regarding the penetrance and pathophysiological mechanism of LHON demand efficient and reliable mutation testing. This study aims to develop a minor groove binder (MGB) probe assay for rapid detection of mtDNA11778 mutation and heteroplasmy in Chinese LHON patients by real-time polymerase chain reaction (PCR). Methods: Forty-eight patients suspected of having LHON and their maternal relatives underwent a molecular genetic evaluation, with 20 normal individuals as a control group at the same time. A real-time PCR involving two MGB probes was used to detect the mtDNA11778 mutation and heteroplasmy. A linear standard curve was obtained by pUCmLHONG and pUCmLHONA clones. Results: All 48 LHON patients and their maternal relatives were positive for mtDNA11778 mutation in our assay, 27 heteroplasmic and 21 homoplasmic. Eighteen cases did not show an occurrence of the disease, while 9 developed the disease among the 27 heteroplasmic mutation cases. Eleven did not show an occurrence of the disease, while 10 cases developed the disease among 21 homoplasmic mutation cases. There was a significant difference in the incidence between the heteroplasmic and the homoplasmic mutation types. The time needed for running a real-time PCR assay was only 80 min. Conclusion: This real-time PCR assay is a rapid, reliable method for mtDNA mutation detection as well as heteroplasmy quantification. Detecting this ratio is very important for predicting phenotypic expression of unaffected carriers.

Key words： Leber’s hereditary optic neuropathy (LHON)      Mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA)      MtDNA11778 mutation      Minor groove binder (MGB) probe      Real-time polymerase chain reaction (PCR)     
Received: 23 February 2008     
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Jian-yong WANG, Yang-shun GU, Jing WANG, Yi TONG, Ying WANG, Jun-bing SHAO, Ming QI. MGB probe assay for rapid detection of mtDNA11778 mutation in the Chinese LHON patients by real-time PCR. Journal of Zhejiang University-SCIENCE B (Biomedicine & Biotechnology), 2008, 9(8): 610-615.

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