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What is an alternative approach to ASO hybridization

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allele-specific PCR

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What is MLPA

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combining lots of PCRs together

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What is the principle in allele-specific PCR

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PCR primers

looking for allele-specific mutations (like ASO but primers )

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If you use normal primer on mutatnt allele what kind of product?

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no PCR product

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If you use mutant primer on normal allele what kind of product?

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no PCR product

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If there’s a mismatch at the 3’ end what kind of product

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no PCR product

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What kind of primer do you use for reverse primer for allele-specific pCR

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allele-specific reverse primer

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What kind of product do you look at to interpret Allele-specific PCR

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bands instead of drops

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Can you use reverse or forward primer for allele-specific PCR?

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you can use either, have to choose which one you want to be

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What is multiplex PCR

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method to scan commonly deleted exons. It can scan large regions of genome
It does lots of PCR reactions combined into one test tube, so multiple done at once

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Why do we use multiplex PCR? Give an example

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big deletions, like duchenne muscular dystrophy. DMD is too big to sequence normal way.

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How many primers are used for multiplex PCR

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multiple primers are used, you are doing a ton of reactions at once. You don’t know how big deletion is so you use a bunch of primers to get an idea of how big deletion is

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What kind of method could be used to diagnose DMD?

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multiplex PCR

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What does MLPA stand for

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multiplex ligation-dependent probe amplification

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What method can be used to identify carrier mothers for DMD

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MLPA

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In typical MLPA how many primers can be used

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up to 40

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Instead of a single probe what do you use for MLPA

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two primers that hybridize end to end

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In MLPA when two primers hybridize what do they form in the middle

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nic

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How do you combine the nic formed from two primers hybridizing in MLPA

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ligase

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ligase only works if what (in MLPA)

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template DNA is there

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The amount of ligated product will be directly proportional to what in MLPA

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amount of template used

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The primers all have the same what in MLPA

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PCR binding site

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How do you distinguish b/w the different primers in MLPA?

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stuffer sequence

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What is stuffer seuence?

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little pieces of DNA that changes the size

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How do you distinguish the different products in MLPA
they all have a different size, can run a gel and they are all different size
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Are primers in MLPA flerourescently labeled?
yes
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Each primer set represents a different what in MLPA
exon
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What's the biggest difference b/w MLPA and multiplex pCR
MLPA can scan bigger region can determine more clearly if pt is heterozygous carrier MLPA is more quantitative
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What are the advantages of MLPA
scanning large regions (can use 40 primers at a time) | more quantitative
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What is the negative part of MLPA
only detects copy number, doesn't detect chromosomal rearrangmeents
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What does FISH stand for
fluorescent In-situ hybridization
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How do you determine what approach to use for detecting deletion?
depends on how big deletion is
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What do you use to detect small deletions
ASO or PCR
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What do you use to detect medium deletions (100s of BP)
PCR, Southern blotting, MLPA, CGH
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What do you use to detect large deletions (10's of kb)
Southern blotting, MLPA, CGH
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What do you use to detect VERY large deletions (500 kb - 3 mb)
FISH, CGH
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What does In-situ mean
looking in a cell or tissues
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What is the target in FISH
cellular chromosomal DNA
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what is the probe in FISH
BAC
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What does BAC stand for
bacterial artifical chromosomes
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what is size of BAC
100-200 kb
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What is BAC how is it a probe
vector used to carry large amounts of DNA
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How can you visualize in FISH
fluorescent microscopy
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If probe is larger than deletion, what will happen in FISH
it won't discriminate - it will still hybridize to the one you don't want it to, if's so big it doesn't matter that there is deletion
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What is metaphse FISH
when cells are growing in culture synchonize and arrest them in metaphase
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what is the advantage of metaphase FISH
can see chromosomes - can see location and if chromosome is there
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what is interphase fish
don't arrest cells
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what is the advantage of interphase fish
don't have to arrest them
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what is the disadvantage of interphase fish
can't see chromosomes or location
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What is chromosome painting
FISH probes span the entire length of choromsome
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In chromosome painting what is labeled
the entire chromsome
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what is chromosmal painting good for detecting
specific, known chromosomal rearrangements
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What does SKY stand for
spectral karyotyping
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What is SKY
all chromsomal are painted different colors
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what is the function of SKY
useful for identifying unknown chromosomal rearrangements
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What does VSD stand for
ventricular septal defect
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22q11 How would you use FISH
two different probes a control probe test probe specific for the region we are looking for
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What does metaphase FISH test for
If part of chromosome is there or not
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What is the other name of 22q11 Deletion syndrome
DiGeorge Syndrome
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What is the mode of inheritance for DiGeorge?
AD
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CATCH22 is mneominic for symptoms for DiGeorge, liste them
``` cardiac defects abnormal facies thymic hypoplasia cleft palate hypocalemia frmo parathyroid aplasia chromosome 22 ```
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What test can you use to confirm Down Syndrome?
FISH - can use interphase FISh
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What probes would you use to test for Down Syndrome using FISH
one labeling chromosome 18 | One labeling chromosome 21
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What does CGH stand for
comparative genome hybridization
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What can CGH be used for
looking for changes in copy number of specific sites | can scan entire genome
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What are the limitations of CGH
doesn't detect balanced rearrangeement, can only detect copy number. Can only detect deletions and insertions
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Describe process of doing array-CGH
label test and control two different colors and hybridize them against microarray. if they both bind to a spot and one is red and one is green then it will be yellow
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In array-CGH the ratio of red and green determine what
if pts DNA is over or udner represented
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If there is a lot of green (green is control) what does that mean array-CGH
control DNA is present, test DNA is not, so there is deletion
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If there is red (red is test) in array-CGH what does that mean?
duplication
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If there is yellow in array-CGH what does that mean
no difference, same amount of test and control DNA
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If spots go lower on CGH output what does it mean
deletion
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If spots go higher on CGH output what does that mean
duplication
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How do you find out where chromosomal abnormality is if you do not know
CGH
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Spots going up on chromosome 12 means what
duplication at the location that the dots go up
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What is DNA sequencing
the final solution for genetic testing. | can look at highest level and see where mutation is
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What are the limitations to DNA sequencing
can only look at a specific area at a time | expensive
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When would you use DNA sequencing
AD conditions ex: marfan syndrome, osteogensis imperfecta AR where the mutation is not common, where it's highly variable b/w families
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What is the basis of dideoxy sequencing
uses dideoxynucleotide - it stops where they are
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what is the difference in dideoxynucleotide
doesnt have 2 or 3' OH
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in electrophoretic separation and you read gel from bottom to top, what diretion in sequence are you reading
5' to 3'
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The sequence of the template strand is what in comparison to the gel
complementary
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When you read a gel what sequence are you reading
NOT the template strand, have to take complement of the gel you're reading
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What is dye-termination sequencing
the theory is the same as dideoxynucleotide, but don't have to use four different reqctions, combined in a single reaction
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How do you distinguish b/w different fragments in dye-termination sequencing?
can tell termination by color
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What do you run DNA through in dye-termination sequencing
run through capillary electrophoresis coupled to a fluorescence detector
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What do you run DNA through in dideoxy sequencing
acrilymide gel
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What does a peak mean in dye-termination sequencing
peaks of specific colors correspond to terminations at specific bases
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How do you read peak graph from dye-termination sequencing
read left to right 5' to 3'

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