Human DNA quantitation using Alu element-based polymerase chain reaction

被引:96
作者
Walker, JA
Kilroy, GE
Xing, J
Shewale, J
Sinha, SK
Batzer, MA
机构
[1] Louisiana State Univ, Dept Biol Sci, Biol Computat & Visualizat Ctr, Baton Rouge, LA 70803 USA
[2] ReliaGene Technol Inc, New Orleans, LA 70123 USA
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10.1016/S0003-2697(03)00081-2
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Q5 [生物化学];
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071010 ; 081704 ;
摘要
Human forensic casework requires sensitive quantitation of human nuclear DNA from complex sources. Widely used commercially available systems detect both nonhuman and human primate DNA, often require special equipment, and have a detection limit of approximately 0.1 ng. Multicopy Alu elements include recently integrated subfamilies that are present in the human genome but are largely absent from nonhuman primates. Here, we present two Alu element-based alternative methods for the rapid identification and quantitation of human DNA, inter-Alu PCR and intra-Alu PCR. Using SYBR green-based detection, the effective minimum threshold level for human DNA quantitation was 0.01 ng using inter-Alu- and 0.001 ng using intra-Alu-based PCR. Background cross-amplification with nonhuman DNA templates was detected at low levels using inter-Alu-based PCR, but was negligible using intra-Alu-based PCR. These Alu-based methods have several advantages over currently available systems. First, the assays are PCR based and no additional unique equipment is required. Second, the high copy number of subfamily-specific Alu repeats in the human genome makes these assays human specific within a very sensitive linear range. The introduction of these assays to forensic laboratories will undoubtedly increase the sensitivity and specificity of human DNA detection and quantitation from complex sources. (C) 2003 Elsevier Science (USA). All rights reserved.
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