MegaPlex PCR: a strategy for multiplex amplification

Nat Methods. 2007 Oct;4(10):835-7. doi: 10.1038/nmeth1091. Epub 2007 Sep 16.

Abstract

'MegaPlex PCR' is a robust technology for highly multiplexed amplification of specific DNA sequences. It uses target-specific pairs of PCR primers that are physically separated by surface immobilization. Initial surface-based amplification cycles are then coupled to efficient solution-phase PCR using one common primer pair. We demonstrate this method by co-amplifying and genotyping 75 unselected human single-nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) loci.

Publication types

  • Evaluation Study
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • DNA Primers
  • Humans
  • Polymerase Chain Reaction / methods*

Substances

  • DNA Primers