Primer-engineered multiplex PCR-RFLP for detection of MTHFR C677T, prothrombin G20210A and factor V Leiden mutations

Exp Mol Pathol. 2007 Aug;83(1):1-3. doi: 10.1016/j.yexmp.2006.12.006. Epub 2006 Dec 30.

Abstract

Single-nucleotide polymorphisms in the genes that code for coagulation factors V (factor V Leiden) and II (prothrombin, G20210A), as well as the methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR, C677T) gene, have been implicated in the majority of cases of hereditary thrombophilia. We have developed a multiplex PCR-RFLP assay based on MnlI endonuclease digestion for the simultaneous detection of mutations in the FV, FII, and MTHFR genes. Digested amplification products were analyzed by gel electrophoresis in a single gel lane and visualized by ethidium bromide. This approach is a rapid and convenient method, hence economic, that alternate to others described for the detection of FVL, G20210A and C677T mutations.

MeSH terms

  • Alleles
  • Cytosine / metabolism
  • DNA Primers / genetics*
  • Factor V / analysis*
  • Factor V / genetics
  • Guanine / metabolism
  • Humans
  • Methylenetetrahydrofolate Reductase (NADPH2) / analysis*
  • Methylenetetrahydrofolate Reductase (NADPH2) / genetics
  • Mutation / genetics
  • Polymerase Chain Reaction / methods*
  • Polymorphism, Restriction Fragment Length*
  • Prothrombin / analysis*
  • Prothrombin / genetics

Substances

  • DNA Primers
  • factor V Leiden
  • Guanine
  • Cytosine
  • Factor V
  • Prothrombin
  • Methylenetetrahydrofolate Reductase (NADPH2)