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Methylation‐Specific PCR Unraveled

Year: 2004

Type: article

Abstract: Methylation-specific PCR (MSP) is a simple, quick and cost-effective method to analyze the DNA methylation status of virtually any group of CpG sites within a CpG island. The technique comprises two parts: (1) sodium bisulfite conversion of unmethylated cytosine's to uracil under conditions whereby methylated cytosines remains unchanged and (2) detection of the bisulfite induced sequence differences by PCR using specific primer sets for both unmethylated and methylated DNA. This review discusses the critical parameters of MSP and presents an overview of the available MSP variants and the (clinical) applications.

Source: Analytical Cellular Pathology

DOI: 10.1155/2004/370301

Authors: Sarah Derks, Marjolein H. F. M. Lentjes, Debby M. E. I. Hellebrekers, Adriaan P. de Bruïne, James G. Herman, Manon van Engeland

Institutions: Maastricht University, Johns Hopkins University, Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center

Language: English

Topic: Epigenetics and DNA Methylation

Subfield: Molecular Biology

Field: Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology

Domain: Life Sciences

Open Access status: gold

Estimated APC paid: $2,160

Funder: Johns Hopkins University