A novel SNaPshot assay to detect the mdx mutation

Sarah A. Budowle, Suzanne Gonzalez, Bruce Budowle, Arthur J. Eisenberg, Robert W. Grange

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Abstract

The mdx mouse is an animal model for Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD). In order to evaluate possible treatments and to carry out genetic studies, it is essential to distinguish between mice that carry the dystrophic (mutant) or wild-type (wt) allele(s). The current amplification-resistant mutation system (ARMS) assay is labor intensive and yields false negatives, which reduces its efficiency as a screening tool. An alternate assay based on single-nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) primer extension technology (i.e., SNaPshot) is described. The SNaPshot assay has been optimized to identify both wild-type and mutant alleles, providing a robust, potentially automatable assay for high-throughput analysis.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)731-735
Number of pages5
JournalMuscle and Nerve
Volume37
Issue number6
DOIs
StatePublished - Jun 2008

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Physiology
  • Clinical Neurology
  • Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience
  • Physiology (medical)

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