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Fu X, Yang M, Zhang H, Wang Q, Fu Y, Liu Q. Microfluidic bead-based biosensor: Ultrasensitive ctDNA detection based on duplex-functional split-DNAzyme and dendritic enzyme-free signal amplification. Anal Biochem 2024; 687:115457. [PMID: 38184137 DOI: 10.1016/j.ab.2024.115457] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/06/2023] [Revised: 12/20/2023] [Accepted: 01/01/2024] [Indexed: 01/08/2024]
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Circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA) is a crucial cancer biomarker for early or noninvasive monitoring, which is essential for developing ultrasensitive and selective assays in cancer diagnosis and treatment. Herein, a cascade signal amplification of duplex-functional split-DNAzyme and dendritic probes was proposed for ultrasensitive and specific detection of nasopharyngeal carcinoma-associated Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) DNA on microfluidic microbead array chips. With the assistance of Pb2+, the duplex-functional split-DNAzyme recognizes EBV DNA and then rapidly cleaves the substrate strand. Subsequently, the released target could be recycled, and its exposed capture probe, triggered the dendritic enzyme-free signal amplification. As the enhanced mass transfer capability, target recycling, and dendritic DNA structure signal amplification inherent to microfluidic bead arrays were integrated, it achieved an excellent detection limit of 0.36 fM and a wide linear range of 1 fM∼103 fM. Further, it was applied to content detect simulated samples of EBV DNA, recovery ranged from 97.2 % to 108.1 %, and relative standard deviation (RSD) from 3.3 % to 5.9 %, exhibiting satisfactory recovery results. The developed microfluidic biosensor was a high-sensitivity and anti-interference system for ctDNA analysis, with minimal reagent volumes (microlitres) required. Thus, it is a promising platform for ctDNA at the lowest level at their earliest incidence.
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- Xin Fu
- Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Environmental Catalysis and Waste Recycling, College of Materials and Chemical Engineering, Hunan Institute of Engineering, Xiangtan, 411104, China
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- Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Environmental Catalysis and Waste Recycling, College of Materials and Chemical Engineering, Hunan Institute of Engineering, Xiangtan, 411104, China
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- Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Environmental Catalysis and Waste Recycling, College of Materials and Chemical Engineering, Hunan Institute of Engineering, Xiangtan, 411104, China.
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- Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Environmental Catalysis and Waste Recycling, College of Materials and Chemical Engineering, Hunan Institute of Engineering, Xiangtan, 411104, China
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- Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Environmental Catalysis and Waste Recycling, College of Materials and Chemical Engineering, Hunan Institute of Engineering, Xiangtan, 411104, China
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- Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Environmental Catalysis and Waste Recycling, College of Materials and Chemical Engineering, Hunan Institute of Engineering, Xiangtan, 411104, China
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Lv P, Li J, Yao Y, Fan X, Liu C, Li H, Zhou H. A novel pyrosequencing strategy for RHD zygosity for predicting risk of hemolytic disease of the fetus and newborn. Lab Med 2024; 55:145-152. [PMID: 37307496 DOI: 10.1093/labmed/lmad051] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/14/2023] Open
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OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was the development of an accurate and quantitative pyrosequence (PSQ) method for paternal RHD zygosity detection to help risk management of hemolytic disease of the fetus and newborn (HDFN). METHODS Blood samples from 96 individuals were genotyped for RHD zygosity using pyrosequencing assay. To validate the accuracy of pyrosequencing results, all the samples were then detected by the mismatch polymerase chain reaction with sequence-specific primers (PCR-SSP) method and Sanger DNA sequencing. Serological tests were performed to assess RhD phenotypes. RESULTS Serological results revealed that 36 cases were RhD-positive and 60 cases were RhD-negative. The concordance rate between pyrosequencing assay and mismatch PCR-SSP assay was 94.8% (91/96). There were 5 discordant results between pyrosequencing and the mismatch PCR-SSP assay. Sanger sequencing confirmed that the pyrosequencing assay correctly assigned zygosity for the 5 samples. CONCLUSION This DNA pyrosequencing method accurately detect RHD zygosity and will help risk management of pregnancies that are at risk of HDFN.
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- Piao Lv
- Department of Blood Transfusion, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Blood Transfusion, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Blood Transfusion, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Blood Transfusion, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Blood Transfusion, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Hematology, Guangdong Provincial Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine (The Second Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou University of Traditional Chinese Medicine), Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Blood Transfusion, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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Mukherjee A, Chattopadhyay T. Tetra-Primer Amplification Refractory Mutation System (T-ARMS). Methods Mol Biol 2023; 2638:315-325. [PMID: 36781652 DOI: 10.1007/978-1-0716-3024-2_22] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/15/2023]
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Single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs), the most abundant genetic variation in the population, have become the molecular marker of choice. Generally, the efficient detection of SNPs requires specialized costly equipment. Although there are a few strategies for detecting SNPs through polymerase chain reaction, followed by restriction enzyme digestion and agarose gel electrophoresis, these methods are time-consuming and might be less diagnostic. Interestingly, the tetra primer amplification refractory mutation system (T-ARMS) strategy utilizes a pair of allele-specific primers in a single PCR for the diagnostic detection of SNPs in a codominant manner through standard agarose gel electrophoresis. The simplicity and robustness of the strategy have inspired the researchers to adopt this low-cost method of SNP detection in different crop plants. Here, we have described the principle, methods, and conditions for the T-ARMS strategy. The described methodology starts from the isolation of genomic DNA and ends with the post-PCR analysis of refractory amplicons in standard agarose gel electrophoresis. The limitations and future perspectives are also discussed. Taken together, T-ARMS evolves as a method of choice for low-cost SNP detection in plants.
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- Arnab Mukherjee
- Department of Plant Breeding and Genetics, Bihar Agricultural College, Bihar Agricultural University, Sabour, Bhagalpur, Bihar, India
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- Department of Plant Breeding and Genetics, Bihar Agricultural College, Bihar Agricultural University, Sabour, Bhagalpur, Bihar, India
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Molecular Determination of Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor, miRNA-423 Gene Abnormalities by Utilizing ARMS-PCR and Their Association with Fetal Hemoglobin Expression in the Patients with Sickle Cell Disease. Curr Issues Mol Biol 2022; 44:2569-2582. [PMID: 35735616 PMCID: PMC9221959 DOI: 10.3390/cimb44060175] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/24/2022] [Revised: 05/27/2022] [Accepted: 05/27/2022] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Recent studies have indicated that microRNA and VEGF are considered to be genetic modifiers and are associated with elevated levels of fetal haemoglobin HbF, and thus they reduce the clinical impact of sickle haemoglobin (HbS) patients. This cross-sectional study was performed on clinical confirmed subjects of SCD cases. miR-423-rs6505162 C>T and VEGF-2578 C>A genotyping was conducted by ARMS-PCR in SCD and healthy controls. A strong clinical significance was reported while comparing the association of miR-423 C>T genotypes between SCD patients and controls (p = 0.031). The microRNA-423 AA genotype was associated with an increased severity of SCD in codominant model with odd ratio (OR = 2.36, 95% CI, (1.15–4.84), p = 0.018) and similarly a significant association was observed in recessive inheritance model for microRNA-423 AA vs (CC+CA) genotypes (OR = 2.19, 95% CI, (1.32–3.62), p < 0.002). The A allele was associated with SCD severity (OR = 1.57, 95% CI, (1.13–2.19), p < 0.007). The distribution of VEGF-2578 C>A genotypes between SCD patients and healthy controls was significant (p < 0.013). Our results indicated that in the codominant model, the VEGF-2578-CA genotype was strongly associated with increased SCD severity with OR = 2.56, 95% CI, (1.36–4.82), p < 0.003. The higher expression of HbA1 (65.9%), HbA2 (4.40%), was reported in SCD patients carrying miR-423-AA genotype than miR-423 CA genotype in SCD patients carrying miR-423 CA genotype HbA1 (59.98%), HbA2 (3.74%) whereas SCD patients carrying miR-423 CA genotype has higher expression of HbF (0.98%) and HbS (38.1%) than in the patients carrying AA genotype HbF (0.60%), HbS (36.1%). ARMS-PCR has been proven to be rapid, inexpensive and is highly applicable to gene mutation screening in laboratories and clinical practices. This research highlights the significance of elucidating genetic determinants that play roles in the amelioration of the HbF levels that is used as an indicator of severity of clinical complications of the monogenic disease. Further well-designed studies with larger sample sizes are necessary to confirm our findings.
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Yang Z, Peng B, Pan Y, Gu Y. Analysis and verification of N6-methyladenosine-modified genes as novel biomarkers for clear cell renal cell carcinoma. Bioengineered 2021; 12:9473-9483. [PMID: 34699322 PMCID: PMC8810125 DOI: 10.1080/21655979.2021.1995574] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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N6-methyladenosine (m6A) has been involved in diverse biological processes in cancer, but its function and clinical value in clear cell renal cell carcinoma (ccRCC) remain largely unknown. In this study, we found that 1453 m6A-modified differentially expressed genes (DEGs) of ccRCC were mainly enriched in cell cycle, PI3K-AKT, and p53 signaling pathways. Then we constructed a co-expression network of the 1453 m6A-modified DEGs and identified a most clinically relevant module, where NUF2, CDCA3, CKAP2L, KIF14, and ASPM were hub genes. NUF2, CDCA3, and KIF14 could combine with a major RNA m6A methyltransferase METTL14, serving as biomarkers for ccRCC. Real-time quantitative PCR assay confirmed that NUF2, CDCA3, and KIF14 were highly expressed in ccRCC cell lines and ccRCC tissues. Furthermore, these three genes were modified by m6A and negatively regulated by METTL14. This study revealed that NUF2, CDCA3, and KIF14 were m6A-modified biomarkers, representing a potential diagnostic, prognostic, and therapeutic target for ccRCC. Abbreviations: m6A: N6-methyladenosine; ccRCC: clear cell renal cell carcinoma; DEGs: differentially expressed genes; NUF2: NUF2 component of NDC80 kinetochore complex; CDCA3: cell division cycle associated 3; CKAP2L: cytoskeleton associated protein 2 like; KIF14: kinesin family member 14; ASPM: assembly factor for spindle microtubules; METTL14: methyltransferase 14; OS: overall survival; FPKM: fragments per kilobase million; GEO: gene expression omnibus; TCGA: the Cancer Genome Atlas; RMA: robust multi-array average expression measure; WGCNA: weighted gene co-expression network analysis; GO: gene ontology; KEGG: kyoto encyclopedia of genes and genomes; ROC: receiver operating characteristic curve; AUC: area under the curve; RIP: RNA immunoprecipitation; qPCR: real-time quantitative PCR.
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- Zhenyu Yang
- School of Biomedical Engineering (Suzhou), Division of Life Sciences and Medicine, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230000, China.,CAS Key Laboratory of Bio-medical Diagnostics, Suzhou Institute of Biomedical Engineering and Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences , Suzhou 215163, China
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- School of Biomedical Engineering (Suzhou), Division of Life Sciences and Medicine, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230000, China.,CAS Key Laboratory of Bio-medical Diagnostics, Suzhou Institute of Biomedical Engineering and Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences , Suzhou 215163, China
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- Shanxi Academy of Advanced Research and Innovation, Taiyuan 030032, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Bio-medical Diagnostics, Suzhou Institute of Biomedical Engineering and Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences , Suzhou 215163, China
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Miranda MR, Dos Santos TD, Castilho L. Systematic RHD genotyping in Brazilians reveals a high frequency of partial D in transfused patients serologically typed as weak D. Transfus Apher Sci 2021; 60:103235. [PMID: 34389204 DOI: 10.1016/j.transci.2021.103235] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/30/2021] [Revised: 08/04/2021] [Accepted: 08/05/2021] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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BACKGROUND The discrimination between weak D types and partial D can be of clinical importance because carriers of partial D antigen may develop anti-D when transfused with D-positive red blood cell units. The aim of this study was to determine by molecular analysis the type of D variants among Brazilian patients requiring transfusions with serologic weak D phenotypes. MATERIAL AND METHODS Samples from 87 patients (53 with sickle cell disease, 10 with thalassemia and 24 with myelodysplastic syndrome), serologic typed as weak D by manual tube indirect antiglobulin test or gel test were first RHD genotyped by using the RHD BeadChip Kit (BioArray, Immucor). Sanger sequencing was performed when necessary. RESULTS RHD molecular analysis revealed 32 (36.8 %) variant RHD alleles encoding weak D phenotypes and 55 (63.2 %) alleles encoding partial D antigens. RHD variant alleles were present in the homozygous state or as a single RHD allele, one variant RHD allele associated with the RHDΨ allele, or two different variant RHD alleles in compound heterozygosity with each other in 70 patients, 4 patients and 13 patients, respectively. Alloanti-D was found in 9 (16.4 %) cases with RHD alleles predicting a partial D. DISCUSSION The frequency of partial D was higher than weak D types in Brazilian patients serologically typed as weak D, showing the importance to differentiate weak D types and partial D in transfused patients to establish a transfusion policy recommendation.
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Vege S, Sprogøe U, Lomas-Francis C, Jakobsen MA, Antonsen B, Aeschlimann J, Yazer M, Westhoff CM. Impact of RHD genotyping on transfusion practice in Denmark and the United States and identification of novel RHD alleles. Transfusion 2020; 61:256-265. [PMID: 32975828 DOI: 10.1111/trf.16100] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/01/2020] [Revised: 08/17/2020] [Accepted: 08/27/2020] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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BACKGROUND Reduced D antigen on red blood cells (RBCs) may be due to "partial" D phenotypes associated with loss of epitope(s) and risk for alloimmunization or "weak" D phenotypes that do not lack major epitopes with absence of clinical complications. Genotyping of samples with weak and discrepant D typing is recommended to guide transfusion and RhIG prophylaxis. The goal was to compare the impact of RHD genotyping on transfusion practice in two centers serving different populations. STUDY DESIGN AND METHODS Fifty-seven samples from Denmark and 353 from the United States with weak or discrepant D typing were genotyped. RBC typing was by multiple methods and reagents. DNA isolated from white blood cells was tested with RBC-Ready Gene D weak or CDE in Denmark or RHD BeadChip in the United States. RHD was sequenced for those unresolved. RESULTS Of Caucasian samples from Denmark, 90% (n = 51) had weak D types 1, 2, or 3; two had other weak D, two partial D, and two new alleles. In diverse ethnic U.S. samples, 44% (n = 155) had weak D types 1, 2, or 3 and 56% (n = 198) had other alleles: uncommon weak D (n = 13), weak 4.0 (n = 62), partial D (n = 107), no RHD (n = 9), and new alleles (n = 7). CONCLUSION Most samples with weak or variable D typing from Denmark had alleles without risk for anti-D. In U.S. samples, 48% could safely be treated as D+, 18% may require consideration if pregnancy possible, and 34% could potentially benefit from being treated as D-. Black and multiracial ethnicities were overrepresented relative to population.
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- Sunitha Vege
- Laboratory of Immunohematology and Genomics, New York Blood Center Enterprise, New York, New York, USA
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- South Danish Transfusion Service at Department of Clinical Immunology, Odense University Hospital, Odense, Denmark
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- Laboratory of Immunohematology and Genomics, New York Blood Center Enterprise, New York, New York, USA
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- South Danish Transfusion Service at Department of Clinical Immunology, Odense University Hospital, Odense, Denmark
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- South Danish Transfusion Service at Department of Clinical Immunology, Odense University Hospital, Odense, Denmark
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- Laboratory of Immunohematology and Genomics, New York Blood Center Enterprise, New York, New York, USA
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- South Danish Transfusion Service at Department of Clinical Immunology, Odense University Hospital, Odense, Denmark.,Department of Pathology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Laboratory of Immunohematology and Genomics, New York Blood Center Enterprise, New York, New York, USA
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Stef M, Fennell K, Apraiz I, Arteta D, González C, Nogués N, Ochoa‐Garay G. RH
genotyping by nonspecific quantitative next‐generation sequencing. Transfusion 2020; 60:2691-2701. [DOI: 10.1111/trf.16034] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/06/2019] [Revised: 07/25/2020] [Accepted: 07/30/2020] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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- Marianne Stef
- Grifols Diagnostic Solutions Laboratories San Marcos Texas USA
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- Grifols Diagnostic Solutions Laboratories San Marcos Texas USA
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Deleers M, Thonier V, Claes V, Daelemans C, Peyrard T, El Kenz H. A Tutsi family harbouring two new RHCE variant alleles and a new haplotype in the Rh blood group system. Vox Sang 2020; 115:451-455. [PMID: 32196693 DOI: 10.1111/vox.12905] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/12/2019] [Revised: 02/05/2020] [Accepted: 02/10/2020] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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BACKGROUND RHCE*ceEK is a rare RH allele mostly encountered in people of African descent. This allele is defined by four single nucleotide substitutions: c.48G>C, c.712A>G, c.787A>G and c.800T>A. Until now, it has only been reported to segregate with either RHD*01N.01 or RHD*DAR1.00. MATERIALS AND METHODS Blood samples were drawn from a 32-year-old Tutsi pregnant woman during an antenatal visit in order to perform her type and screen. To further investigate the results found in the patient, a family study was conducted. Standard haemagglutination methods were used to investigate the subjects' red blood cells and plasma. Molecular workup on RHD and RHCE genes was carried out by DNA microarray, real-time PCR and DNA sequencing techniques. RESULTS The patient was phenotyped as group B, D+C-E-c+e+, Hr-. A complex mixture of anti-E, anti-c, anti-Hr and anti-hrS was detected in her plasma. She was found to carry a normal RHD gene, a conventional RHCE*ceEK allele and an alternative RHCE*ceEK allele (RHCE*ceEK without c.48G>C). The family study showed that the conventional RHCE*ceEK and the alternative RHCE*ceEK alleles were associated with a RHD*01 allele and a RHD*01N.01 allele, respectively. Molecular analysis performed in the proband's mother showed a novel RHCE*ce variant allele on a RHCE*ceS -like background (RHCE*ceS with c.609G>A). CONCLUSIONS This case study brought out new associations between RHD and RHCE alleles encoding the rare Hr- phenotype: the conventional RHCE*ceEK allele linked to the RHD*01 allele and an alternative RHCE*ceEK allele associated with the RHD*01N.01 allele. A novel RHCE*ce variant (RHCE*ceS with c.609G>A) was also reported.
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- Marie Deleers
- Department of Transfusion, CHU Brugmann, LHUB-ULB, Brussels, Belgium
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- Institut National de la Transfusion Sanguine (INTS), Centre National de Référence pour les Groupes Sanguins (CNRGS), Paris, France
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- Department of Transfusion, Hôpital Erasme, LHUB-ULB, Brussels, Belgium
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Hôpital Erasme, Brussels, Belgium
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- Institut National de la Transfusion Sanguine (INTS), Centre National de Référence pour les Groupes Sanguins (CNRGS), Paris, France
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- Department of Transfusion, CHU Brugmann, LHUB-ULB, Brussels, Belgium
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Santos TD, Macedo MD, Menegati SFP, Gilli S, Castilho L. Challenges in providing compatible blood with Rh genotype‐matching in Brazilian patients with sickle cell disease. Transfus Med 2019; 29:423-429. [DOI: 10.1111/tme.12641] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/10/2019] [Revised: 09/06/2019] [Accepted: 09/22/2019] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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- T. D. Santos
- Hemocentro Campinas‐UNICAMP Campinas São Paulo Brazil
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- Hemocentro Campinas‐UNICAMP Campinas São Paulo Brazil
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- Hemocentro Campinas‐UNICAMP Campinas São Paulo Brazil
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- Hemocentro Campinas‐UNICAMP Campinas São Paulo Brazil
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Arnoni CP, Muniz JG, Vendrame TADP, Medeiros RD, Cortez AJP, Latini FRM, Castilho L. Correlation among automated scores of agglutination, antigen density by flow cytometry and genetics of D variants. Transfus Apher Sci 2019; 58:680-684. [PMID: 31543257 DOI: 10.1016/j.transci.2019.08.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/21/2019] [Revised: 08/15/2019] [Accepted: 08/16/2019] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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BACKGROUND Laboratory testing to identify the molecular basis of serologic weak D phenotypes is recommended to determine whether a pregnant woman or potential transfusion recipient should be managed as RhD-positive or RhD-negative. The variation in D antigen expression on RBCs, different potencies of anti-D typing reagents, lack of standardized test methods, and the subjectivity of interpreting agglutination reactions complicate the detection of D variants. We evaluated the correlation of agglutination scores by an automated immunoassay analyzer with D antigen densities determined by flow cytometry, and D variant types identified by molecular analysis. MATERIALS AND METHODS We selected 273 blood donor samples with agglutination scores of less than 92 (4+), measured by an automated analyzer (NEO®, Immucor, Norcross, GA, USA). D antigen densities were measured by flow cytometry for 89 samples. Samples were classified as molecularly-determined weak D or partial D variants by multiplex PCR, PCR RFLP and DNA sequencing. RESULTS All samples with a D antigen density ≥15% had an agglutination score >80 (4+). Agglutination scores for weak D types varied from 10 to 90. Agglutination scores for partial D antigens were graded with scores varying from 60 to 99. D antigen densities varied from 0.55% to 10.67% for weak Ds and 4.1% to 30.5% for partial Ds. DISCUSSION Our results showed that score values follow a pattern among D variants that could be related to antigen density and to the RhD variant classification.
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Dinardo CL, Kelly S, Dezan MR, Ribeiro IH, Castilho SL, Schimidt LC, Valgueiro MDC, Preiss LR, Custer B, Sabino EC, Westhoff CM. Diversity of RH and transfusion support in Brazilian sickle cell disease patients with unexplained Rh antibodies. Transfusion 2019; 59:3228-3235. [PMID: 31408202 DOI: 10.1111/trf.15479] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/06/2018] [Revised: 06/07/2019] [Accepted: 06/17/2019] [Indexed: 01/14/2023]
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BACKGROUND Genetic diversity in the RH genes among sickle cell disease (SCD) patients is well described but not yet extensively explored in populations of racially diverse origin. Transfusion support is complicated in patients who develop unexpected Rh antibodies. Our goal was to describe RH variation in a large cohort of Brazilian SCD patients exhibiting unexpected Rh antibodies (antibodies against RH antigens to which the patient is phenotypically positive) and to evaluate the impact of using the patient's RH genotype to guide transfusion support. STUDY DESIGN AND METHODS Patients within the Recipient Epidemiology and Evaluation Donor Study (REDS)-III Brazil SCD cohort with unexpected Rh antibodies were selected for study. RHD and RHCE exons and flanking introns were sequenced by targeted next-generation sequencing. RESULTS Fifty-four patients with 64 unexplained Rh antibodies were studied. The majority could not be definitively classified as auto- or alloantibodies using serologic methods. The most common altered RH were RHD*DIIIa and RHD*DAR (RHD locus) and RHCE*ce48C, RHCE*ce733G, and RHCE*ceS (RHCE locus). In 53.1% of the cases (34/64), patients demonstrated only conventional alleles encoding the target antigen: five of 12 anti-D (41.7%), 10 of 12 anti-C (83.3%), 18 of 38 anti-e (47.4%), and one of one anti-E (100%). CONCLUSION RHD variation in this SCD cohort differs from that reported for African Americans, with increased prevalence of RHD*DAR and underrepresentation of the DAU cluster. Many unexplained Rh antibodies were found in patients with conventional RH allele(s) only. RH genotyping was useful to guide transfusion to determine which patients could potentially benefit from receiving RH genotyped donor units.
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- Carla L Dinardo
- Fundação Pró-Sangue Hemocentro de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.,Instituto de Medicina Tropical, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Vitalant Research Institute, San Francisco, California.,UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital Oakland, Oakland, California
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- Fundação Pró-Sangue Hemocentro de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- RTI-Research Triangle Institute International, Triangle Park, North Carolina
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- Vitalant Research Institute, San Francisco, California
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- Instituto de Medicina Tropical, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Immunohematology and Genomics, New York Blood Center, New York, New York
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Menegati SFP, Santos TD, Macedo MD, Castilho L. Discrepancies between red cell phenotyping and genotyping in daily immunohematology laboratory practice. Transfus Apher Sci 2019; 59:102585. [PMID: 31303508 DOI: 10.1016/j.transci.2019.06.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/06/2019] [Revised: 06/11/2019] [Accepted: 06/24/2019] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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False-positive and false-negative reactions exist for serological and molecular antigen typing methods. If the predicted phenotype is inconsistent with the patient`s known antibodies or serological phenotype, the discrepancy must be investigated. False-negative and false-positive results are clinically problematic in blood donors and patients. In this study, we investigated discrepant results between serology and molecular testing in patients and blood donors that occurred in daily molecular laboratory practice over a two year-period. SCD patients represented a large percentage of our cases of discrepancies but we also observed a high prevalence of discrepancies between phenotypes and genotypes in blood donors. The main reasons that led to discrepancies were recent transfusions and limitations of phenotyping. Discrepancies classified as false positive phenotype/true negative genotype and false negative phenotype/true positive genotype occurred mainly in patients with recent transfusions and individuals with RH variants while those classified as true negative phenotype/false positive genotype involved null phenotypes due to silent genes. Despite the limitations of molecular methods currently employed, we found more false-negative and false-positive phenotypes than genotypes demonstrating that genotyping is more efficient to define the blood types, especially in transfusion dependent patients.
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de Paula Vendrame TA, Latini FRM, de Medeiros Person R, Cortez AJP, Castilho L, Arnoni CP. Novel RHD alleles in African Brazilians. Transfusion 2019; 59:3035-3036. [PMID: 31013354 DOI: 10.1111/trf.15327] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/13/2018] [Revised: 03/27/2019] [Accepted: 03/30/2019] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Detection and identification of fungi in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid from immunocompromised patients using panfungal PCR. Folia Microbiol (Praha) 2018; 64:421-428. [PMID: 30535753 DOI: 10.1007/s12223-018-00669-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/26/2018] [Accepted: 11/29/2018] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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Rapid diagnostics of fungal pneumonia and initiation of appropriate therapy are still challenging. In this study, we used two panfungal assays to test bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALF) samples to prove their ability to confirm invasive fungal disease diagnosis and identify causative agents. Two methods targeting different fungal rDNA regions were used, and the obtained PCR products were sequenced directly or after cloning. In total, 106 BALF samples from 104 patients were tested. After sequencing, we obtained 578 sequences. Four hundred thirty-seven sequences were excluded from further analysis due to duplication (n = 335) or similarity with sequences detected in the extraction control sample (n = 102); 141 unique sequences were analyzed. Altogether, 23/141 (16%) of the fungi detected belonged to pathogenic species, and 63/141 (45%) were identified as various yeasts; a variety of environmental or very rare fungal human pathogens represented 29/141 (21%) of the total and 26/141 (18%) were described as uncultured fungus. Panfungal PCR detected fungal species that would be missed by specific methods in only one case (probable cryptococcosis). Panfungal PCR followed by sequencing has limited use for testing BALF samples due to frequent commensal or environmental fungal species pickup.
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RH genotype matching for transfusion support in sickle cell disease. Blood 2018; 132:1198-1207. [DOI: 10.1182/blood-2018-05-851360] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/16/2018] [Accepted: 07/05/2018] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Key PointsRH genotyping of red cells may improve matching of patients and donors and reduce Rh alloimmunization. RH genotype matching may improve use of an African American blood donor inventory.
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Dezan MR, Oliveira VB, Gomes ÇN, Luz F, Gallucci AJ, Bonifácio SL, Alencar CS, Sabino EC, Pereira AC, Krieger JE, Rocha V, Mendrone-Junior A, Dinardo CL. High frequency of variant RHD genotypes among donors and patients of mixed origin with serologic weak-D phenotype. J Clin Lab Anal 2018; 32:e22596. [PMID: 29943480 DOI: 10.1002/jcla.22596] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/04/2018] [Accepted: 05/31/2018] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND The current transfusion policy recommended for individuals with serologic weak-D phenotype is based on data derived from European-descent populations. Data referring to the distribution of RH alleles underlying weak-D phenotype among people of mixed origin are yet incomplete, and the applicability of European-based transfusion guidelines to this specific population is questionable. GOAL To evaluate the distribution of RHD variant genotype among individuals with serologic weak-D phenotype of both African and European descent. METHODS Donors and patients of mixed origin and with serologic weak-D phenotype were selected for the study. They were investigated using conventional RHD-PCR assays and RHD whole-coding region direct sequencing. RESULTS One hundred and six donors and 58 patients were included. There were 47 donors and 29 patients with partial-D genotype (47/106, 44.3%, and 29/58, 50%, respectively). RHD*DAR and RHD*weak D type 38 represented the most common altered RHD alleles among donors (joint frequency of 39.6%), while weak D types 1-3 accounted for 10.4% of the total D variant samples. RHD*DAR was the most common allele identified in the patient group (frequency of 31%), and weak D types 1-3 represented 29.3% of the total. CONCLUSION The frequency of partial D among mixed individuals with serologic weak-D phenotype is high. They should be managed as D-negative patients until molecular tests are complete.
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- Marcia Regina Dezan
- Immunohematology, Fundação Pró-Sangue Hemocentro de São PauloSão Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Immunohematology, Fundação Pró-Sangue Hemocentro de São PauloSão Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Immunohematology, Fundação Pró-Sangue Hemocentro de São PauloSão Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Immunohematology, Fundação Pró-Sangue Hemocentro de São PauloSão Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Immunohematology, Fundação Pró-Sangue Hemocentro de São PauloSão Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Immunohematology, Fundação Pró-Sangue Hemocentro de São PauloSão Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Medicina Laboratorial, Divisão de Laboratório Central Hospital das Clinicas, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Institute of Tropical Medicine, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Genetics and Molecular Cardiology, Heart Institute (InCor), São Paulo, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Genetics and Molecular Cardiology, Heart Institute (InCor), São Paulo, Brazil
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- Immunohematology, Fundação Pró-Sangue Hemocentro de São PauloSão Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.,Discipline of Hematology, University of São Paulo School of Medicine, São Paulo, Brazil.,Churchill Hospital, NHSBT, Oxford University, Oxford, UK
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- Immunohematology, Fundação Pró-Sangue Hemocentro de São PauloSão Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.,Laboratório de Medicina Laboratorial, Divisão de Laboratório Central Hospital das Clinicas, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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Automated typing of red blood cell and platelet antigens: a whole-genome sequencing study. Lancet Haematol 2018; 5:e241-e251. [PMID: 29780001 PMCID: PMC6438177 DOI: 10.1016/s2352-3026(18)30053-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/01/2018] [Revised: 04/11/2018] [Accepted: 04/12/2018] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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BACKGROUND There are more than 300 known red blood cell (RBC) antigens and 33 platelet antigens that differ between individuals. Sensitisation to antigens is a serious complication that can occur in prenatal medicine and after blood transfusion, particularly for patients who require multiple transfusions. Although pre-transfusion compatibility testing largely relies on serological methods, reagents are not available for many antigens. Methods based on single-nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) arrays have been used, but typing for ABO and Rh-the most important blood groups-cannot be done with SNP typing alone. We aimed to develop a novel method based on whole-genome sequencing to identify RBC and platelet antigens. METHODS This whole-genome sequencing study is a subanalysis of data from patients in the whole-genome sequencing arm of the MedSeq Project randomised controlled trial (NCT01736566) with no measured patient outcomes. We created a database of molecular changes in RBC and platelet antigens and developed an automated antigen-typing algorithm based on whole-genome sequencing (bloodTyper). This algorithm was iteratively improved to address cis-trans haplotype ambiguities and homologous gene alignments. Whole-genome sequencing data from 110 MedSeq participants (30 × depth) were used to initially validate bloodTyper through comparison with conventional serology and SNP methods for typing of 38 RBC antigens in 12 blood-group systems and 22 human platelet antigens. bloodTyper was further validated with whole-genome sequencing data from 200 INTERVAL trial participants (15 × depth) with serological comparisons. FINDINGS We iteratively improved bloodTyper by comparing its typing results with conventional serological and SNP typing in three rounds of testing. The initial whole-genome sequencing typing algorithm was 99·5% concordant across the first 20 MedSeq genomes. Addressing discordances led to development of an improved algorithm that was 99·8% concordant for the remaining 90 MedSeq genomes. Additional modifications led to the final algorithm, which was 99·2% concordant across 200 INTERVAL genomes (or 99·9% after adjustment for the lower depth of coverage). INTERPRETATION By enabling more precise antigen-matching of patients with blood donors, antigen typing based on whole-genome sequencing provides a novel approach to improve transfusion outcomes with the potential to transform the practice of transfusion medicine. FUNDING National Human Genome Research Institute, Doris Duke Charitable Foundation, National Health Service Blood and Transplant, National Institute for Health Research, and Wellcome Trust.
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Vendrame T, Latini FRM, Person R, Cortez AJP, Castilho L, Arnoni CP. Molecular characterization of three novelRHDalleles in Brazilians. Transfusion 2018; 58:1814-1815. [DOI: 10.1111/trf.14638] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/24/2017] [Revised: 02/08/2018] [Accepted: 02/14/2018] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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- Tatiane Vendrame
- Colsan, Associação Beneficente de Coleta de SangueSão Paulo SP Brazil
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- Colsan, Associação Beneficente de Coleta de SangueSão Paulo SP Brazil
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Dezan MR, Guardalini LGO, Pessoa E, Ribeiro IH, Oliveira VB, Luz F, Novac DR, Gallucci A, Bonifácio S, Gomes F, Levi JE, Pereira AC, Krieger JE, Mendrone-Junior A, Rocha V, Dinardo CL. Evaluation of the applicability and effectiveness of a molecular strategy for identifying weak D and DEL phenotype among D- blood donors of mixed origin exhibiting high frequency ofRHD*Ψ. Transfusion 2017; 58:317-322. [DOI: 10.1111/trf.14425] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/03/2017] [Revised: 09/01/2017] [Accepted: 10/22/2017] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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- Immunohematology Division; Fundação Pró-Sangue, Hemocentro de São Paulo
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- Immunohematology Division; Fundação Pró-Sangue, Hemocentro de São Paulo
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- Immunohematology Division; Fundação Pró-Sangue, Hemocentro de São Paulo
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- Immunohematology Division; Fundação Pró-Sangue, Hemocentro de São Paulo
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- Immunohematology Division; Fundação Pró-Sangue, Hemocentro de São Paulo
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- Immunohematology Division; Fundação Pró-Sangue, Hemocentro de São Paulo
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- Laboratory of Genetics and Molecular Cardiology; Heart Institute (InCor), University of São Paulo School of Medicine
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- Laboratory of Genetics and Molecular Cardiology; Heart Institute (InCor), University of São Paulo School of Medicine
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- Immunohematology Division; Fundação Pró-Sangue, Hemocentro de São Paulo
- Discipline of Hematology; University of São Paulo School of Medicine; São Paulo Brazil
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- Immunohematology Division; Fundação Pró-Sangue, Hemocentro de São Paulo
- Laboratory of Genetics and Molecular Cardiology; Heart Institute (InCor), University of São Paulo School of Medicine
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Whole-exome sequencing for RH genotyping and alloimmunization risk in children with sickle cell anemia. Blood Adv 2017; 1:1414-1422. [PMID: 29296782 DOI: 10.1182/bloodadvances.2017007898] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/24/2017] [Accepted: 07/03/2017] [Indexed: 01/30/2023] Open
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RH genes are highly polymorphic and encode the most complex of the 35 human blood group systems. This genetic diversity contributes to Rh alloimmunization in patients with sickle cell anemia (SCA) and is not avoided by serologic Rh-matched red cell transfusions. Standard serologic testing does not distinguish variant Rh antigens. Single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP)-based DNA arrays detect many RHD and RHCE variants, but the number of alleles tested is limited. We explored a next-generation sequencing (NGS) approach using whole-exome sequencing (WES) in 27 Rh alloimmunized and 27 matched non-alloimmunized patients with SCA who received chronic red cell transfusions and were enrolled in a multicenter study. We demonstrate that WES provides a comprehensive RH genotype, identifies SNPs not interrogated by DNA array, and accurately determines RHD zygosity. Among this multicenter cohort, we demonstrate an association between an altered RH genotype and Rh alloimmunization: 52% of Rh immunized vs 19% of non-immunized patients expressed variant Rh without co-expression of the conventional protein. Our findings suggest that RH allele variation in patients with SCA is clinically relevant, and NGS technology can offer a comprehensive alternative to targeted SNP-based testing. This is particularly relevant as NGS data becomes more widely available and could provide the means for reducing Rh alloimmunization in children with SCA.
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Sillence KA, Halawani AJ, Tounsi WA, Clarke KA, Kiernan M, Madgett TE, Avent ND. Rapid RHD Zygosity Determination Using Digital PCR. Clin Chem 2017; 63:1388-1397. [PMID: 28615230 DOI: 10.1373/clinchem.2016.268698] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/25/2016] [Accepted: 04/27/2017] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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BACKGROUND Paternal zygosity testing is used for determining homo- or hemizygosity of RHD in pregnancies that are at a risk of hemolytic disease of the fetus and newborn. At present, this is achieved by using real-time PCR or the Rhesus box PCR, which can be difficult to interpret and unreliable, particularly for black African populations. METHODS DNA samples extracted from 53 blood donors were analyzed using 2 multiplex reactions for RHD-specific targets against a reference (AGO1)2 to determine gene dosage by digital PCR. Results were compared with serological data, and the correct genotype for 2 discordant results was determined by long-range PCR (LR-PCR), next-generation sequencing, and conventional Sanger sequencing. RESULTS The results showed clear and reliable determination of RHD zygosity using digital PCR and revealed that 4 samples did not match the serologically predicted genotype. Sanger sequencing and long-range PCR followed by next-generation sequencing revealed that the correct genotypes for samples 729M and 351D, which were serologically typed as R1R2 (DCe/DcE), were R2r' (DcE/dCe) for 729M and R1r″ (DCe/dcE), R0ry (Dce/dCE), or RZr (DCE/dce) for 351D, in concordance with the digital PCR data. CONCLUSIONS Digital PCR provides a highly accurate method to rapidly define blood group zygosity and has clinical application in the analysis of Rh phenotyped or genotyped samples. The vast majority of current blood group genotyping platforms are not designed to define zygosity, and thus, this technique may be used to define paternal RH zygosity in pregnancies that are at a risk of hemolytic disease of the fetus and newborn and can distinguish between homo- and hemizygous RHD-positive individuals.
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- Kelly A Sillence
- School of Biomedical and Healthcare Sciences, Plymouth University Peninsula Schools of Medicine and Dentistry, Plymouth, UK
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- School of Biomedical and Healthcare Sciences, Plymouth University Peninsula Schools of Medicine and Dentistry, Plymouth, UK
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- School of Biomedical and Healthcare Sciences, Plymouth University Peninsula Schools of Medicine and Dentistry, Plymouth, UK
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- School of Biomedical and Healthcare Sciences, Plymouth University Peninsula Schools of Medicine and Dentistry, Plymouth, UK
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- School of Biomedical and Healthcare Sciences, Plymouth University Peninsula Schools of Medicine and Dentistry, Plymouth, UK
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- School of Biomedical and Healthcare Sciences, Plymouth University Peninsula Schools of Medicine and Dentistry, Plymouth, UK.
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- School of Biomedical and Healthcare Sciences, Plymouth University Peninsula Schools of Medicine and Dentistry, Plymouth, UK
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Dezan MR, Ribeiro IH, Oliveira VB, Vieira JB, Gomes FC, Franco LAM, Varuzza L, Ribeiro R, Chinoca KZ, Levi JE, Krieger JE, Pereira AC, Gualandro SFM, Rocha VG, Mendrone-Junior A, Sabino EC, Dinardo CL. RHD and RHCE genotyping by next-generation sequencing is an effective strategy to identify molecular variants within sickle cell disease patients. Blood Cells Mol Dis 2017; 65:8-15. [PMID: 28388467 DOI: 10.1016/j.bcmd.2017.03.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/24/2017] [Revised: 03/21/2017] [Accepted: 03/21/2017] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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BACKGROUND The complexity of Rh genetic variation among sickle cell disease (SCD) patients is high. Conventional molecular assays cannot identify all genetic variants already described for the RH locus as well as foresee novel alleles. Sequencing RHD and RHCE is indicated to broaden the search for Rh genetic variants. AIMS To standardize the Next Generation Sequencing (NGS) strategy to assertively identify Rh genetic variants among SCD patients with serologic suspicion of Rh variants and evaluate if it can improve the transfusion support. METHODS Thirty-five SCD patients with unexplained Rh antibodies were enrolled. A NGS-based strategy was developed to genotype RHD and RHCE using gene-specific primers. Genotype and serological data were compared. RESULTS Data obtained from the NGS-based assay were gene-specific. Ten and 25 variant RHD and RHCE alleles were identified, respectively. Among all cases of unexplained Rh antibodies, 62% had been inaccurately classified by serological analysis and, of these, 73.1% were considered as relevant, as were associated with increased risk of hemolytic reactions and shortage of units suitable for transfusion. CONCLUSION The NGS assay designed to genotype RH coding regions was effective and accurate in identifying variants. The proposed strategy clarified the Rh phenotype of most patients, improving transfusion support.
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- Marcia R Dezan
- Fundação Pró-Sangue Hemocentro de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Institute of Tropical Medicine, Department of Infectious Disease, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Institute of Tropical Medicine, Department of Infectious Disease, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Institute of Tropical Medicine, Department of Infectious Disease, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Discipline of Hematology, University of São Paulo School of Medicine, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Discipline of Hematology, University of São Paulo School of Medicine, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Genetics and Molecular Cardiology, Heart Institute (InCor), University of São Paulo school of Medicine
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- Discipline of Hematology, University of São Paulo School of Medicine, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Fundação Pró-Sangue Hemocentro de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil; Discipline of Hematology, University of São Paulo School of Medicine, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Institute of Tropical Medicine, Department of Infectious Disease, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Fundação Pró-Sangue Hemocentro de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil; Laboratory of Genetics and Molecular Cardiology, Heart Institute (InCor), University of São Paulo school of Medicine.
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Dezan MR, Oliveira VB, Bianchi JVS, Rodrigues V, Solano JH, Gomes FC, Bonifácio SL, Levi JE, Guallandro SFM, Krieger JE, Pereira AC, Sabino EC, Mendrone-Júnior A, Dinardo CL. Effectiveness of a red cell antigen-matching transfusion protocol in sickle cell disease patients. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2016. [DOI: 10.1111/voxs.12281] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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- M. R. Dezan
- Division of Immunohematology; Fundação Pró-Sangue Hemocentro de São Paulo; São Paulo Brazil
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- Division of Immunohematology; Fundação Pró-Sangue Hemocentro de São Paulo; São Paulo Brazil
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- Division of Immunohematology; Fundação Pró-Sangue Hemocentro de São Paulo; São Paulo Brazil
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- Division of Immunohematology; Fundação Pró-Sangue Hemocentro de São Paulo; São Paulo Brazil
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- Division of Immunohematology; Fundação Pró-Sangue Hemocentro de São Paulo; São Paulo Brazil
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- Division of Immunohematology; Fundação Pró-Sangue Hemocentro de São Paulo; São Paulo Brazil
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- Division of Immunohematology; Fundação Pró-Sangue Hemocentro de São Paulo; São Paulo Brazil
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- Division of Immunohematology; Fundação Pró-Sangue Hemocentro de São Paulo; São Paulo Brazil
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- Division of Hematology; University of São Paulo School of Medicine; São Paulo Brazil
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- Laboratory of Genetics and Molecular Cardiology; Heart Institute (InCor); University of São Paulo School of Medicine; São Paulo Brazil
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- Laboratory of Genetics and Molecular Cardiology; Heart Institute (InCor); University of São Paulo School of Medicine; São Paulo Brazil
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- Institute of Tropical Medicine (IMT); University of São Paulo School of Medicine; São Paulo Brazil
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- Division of Immunohematology; Fundação Pró-Sangue Hemocentro de São Paulo; São Paulo Brazil
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- Division of Immunohematology; Fundação Pró-Sangue Hemocentro de São Paulo; São Paulo Brazil
- Laboratory of Genetics and Molecular Cardiology; Heart Institute (InCor); University of São Paulo School of Medicine; São Paulo Brazil
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Arnoni CP, Muniz JG, de Paula Vendrame TA, Gazito D, de Medeiros Person R, Latini FRM, Castilho L. Identification of four novelRHDalleles with altered expression of D in Brazilians. Transfusion 2016; 56:1475-6. [DOI: 10.1111/trf.13590] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/12/2015] [Revised: 01/22/2016] [Accepted: 01/29/2016] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Colsan-Associação Beneficente de Coleta de Sangue
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Silva-Malta MCF, Araujo NCF, Vieira OVN, Schmidt LC, Gonçalves PDC, Martins ML. Dried blood spots of pooled samples for RHD gene screening in blood donors of mixed ancestry. Transfus Med 2015; 25:337-41. [PMID: 26287575 DOI: 10.1111/tme.12235] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/13/2015] [Revised: 06/09/2015] [Accepted: 07/28/2015] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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OBJECTIVES In this study, we present a strategy for RHD gene screening based on real-time polymerase chain reaction (PCR) using dried blood spots of pooled samples. BACKGROUND Molecular analysis of blood donors may be used to detect RHD variants among the presumed D-negative individuals. RHD genotyping using pooled samples is a strategy to test a large number of samples at a more reasonable cost. MATERIALS AND METHODS RHD gene detection based on real-time PCR using dried blood spots of pooled samples was standardised and used to evaluate 1550 Brazilian blood donors phenotyped as RhD-negative. Positive results were re-evaluated by retesting single samples using real-time PCR and conventional multiplex PCR to amplify five RHD-specific exons. PCR-sequence-specific primers was used to amplify RHDψ allele. RESULTS We devised a strategy for RHD gene screening using dried blood spots of five pooled samples. Among 1550 serologically D-negative blood donors, 58 (3.74%) had the RHD gene. The non-functional RHDψ allele was detected in 47 samples (3.02%). CONCLUSION The present method is a promising strategy to detect the RHD gene among presumed RhD-negative blood donors, particularly for populations with African ancestry.
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- M C F Silva-Malta
- Fundação Centro de Hematologia e Hemoterapia de Minas Gerais, Hemominas, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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- Fundação Centro de Hematologia e Hemoterapia de Minas Gerais, Hemominas, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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- Fundação Centro de Hematologia e Hemoterapia de Minas Gerais, Hemominas, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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- Fundação Centro de Hematologia e Hemoterapia de Minas Gerais, Hemominas, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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- Fundação Centro de Hematologia e Hemoterapia de Minas Gerais, Hemominas, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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- Fundação Centro de Hematologia e Hemoterapia de Minas Gerais, Hemominas, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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Westhoff CM, Vege S, Hipsky CH, Horn T, Hue-Roye K, Keller J, Velliquette R, Lomas-Francis C, Chou ST, Reid ME. RHCE*ceAG (254C>G, Ala85Gly) is prevalent in blacks, encodes a partial ce-phenotype, and is associated with discordant RHD zygosity. Transfusion 2015; 55:2624-32. [PMID: 26173592 DOI: 10.1111/trf.13225] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/27/2015] [Revised: 05/29/2015] [Accepted: 05/29/2015] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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BACKGROUND RHCE*ceAG has the nucleotide change c.254C>G, which encodes p.Ala85Gly associated with altered expression of e antigen. We analyzed serologic and DNA-based testing data on samples with RHCE*ceAG to determine its effect on antigen expression, linkage with RHD, and its prevalence in African Americans. STUDY DESIGN AND METHODS Serologic testing was performed by standard methods. Genomic DNA was used for polymerase chain reaction-restriction fragment length polymorphism, RH-specific exon sequencing, and RHD zygosity, and Rh-cDNA was sequenced. Samples from 32 individuals referred for serologic problems, 57 patients with sickle cell disease, and 44 donors positive for c.254C>G were investigated. Allele prevalence was determined in random African Americans. RESULTS Red blood cells from samples homozygous RHCE*ceAG/ceAG or in trans to RHCE*cE reacted variably with anti-e reagents and 17 samples from the 32 referred patients had alloanti-e in their plasma. The majority of samples with RHCE*ceAG, when tested for RHD zygosity gave discordant results between PstI-RFLP and hybrid box assay. Rare samples with 254C>G had additional allelic changes: one with c.697G (p.233Glu), three with c.733G, 941C (p.245Val, 314Ala), and two with c.307T (p.103Ser) encoding robust C antigen expression in the absence of other C-specific nucleotides. A total of 101 samples with RHCE*ceAG were encountered in 1159 randomly selected African Americans. CONCLUSIONS RHCE*ceAG (c.254G, p.85Gly) encodes a partial phenotype and the absence of the high-prevalence antigen RH59 (CEAG). The allele was present in one in 11 African Americans and is most often in cis to a RHD deletion associated with discordant RHD zygosity. To further determine clinical significance, detection of this allele should be part of routine RHCE genotyping in this population.
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- National Molecular Laboratory, American Red Cross
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- Laboratory of Immunochemistry, New York Blood Center, New York, New York
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- Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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- Laboratory of Immunochemistry, New York Blood Center, New York, New York
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Rapid detection and identification of mucormycetes in bronchoalveolar lavage samples from immunocompromised patients with pulmonary infiltrates by use of high-resolution melt analysis. J Clin Microbiol 2014; 52:2824-8. [PMID: 24850354 DOI: 10.1128/jcm.00637-14] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Rapid differential diagnostics of pulmonary infiltrates suspected of invasive fungal disease in an immunocompromised host and early initiation of effective antifungal therapy are crucial for patient outcomes. There are no serological tests available to detect mucormycetes; therefore, PCR-based methods are highly suitable. We validated our previously published PCR followed by high-resolution melt analysis (PCR/HRMA) to detect Rhizopus spp., Rhizomucor pusillus, Lichtheimia corymbifera, and Mucor spp. in bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) samples from immunocompromised patients who were at risk of invasive fungal disease. All PCR/HRMA-positive samples were retested using novel real-time quantitative PCR (RQ PCR) assays specific to the species identified. In total, between January 2009 and December 2012 we analyzed 99 BAL samples from 86 patients with pulmonary abnormalities using PCR/HRMA. Ninety (91%) BAL samples were negative, and 9 (9%) samples were positive. The sensitivity and specificity of PCR/HRMA were 100% and 93%, respectively. By combining the positive results of PCR/HRMA with positive RQ PCR results, the specificity was raised to 98%. PCR/HRMA, due to its high negative predictive value (99%), represents a fast and reliable tool for routine BAL sample screening for the differential diagnosis of pulmonary infiltrates in immunocompromised patients for the four most clinically important mucormycetes.
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Genomic analyses of RH alleles to improve transfusion therapy in patients with sickle cell disease. Blood Cells Mol Dis 2013; 52:195-202. [PMID: 24309423 DOI: 10.1016/j.bcmd.2013.11.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/29/2013] [Accepted: 11/01/2013] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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BACKGROUND Red cell (RBC) blood group alloimmunization remains a major problem in transfusion medicine. Patients with sickle cell disease (SCD) are at particularly high risk for developing alloantibodies to RBC antigens compared to other multiply transfused patient populations. Hemagglutination is the classical method used to test for blood group antigens, but depending on the typing methods and reagents used may result in discrepancies that preclude interpretation based on serologic reactivity alone. Molecular methods, including customized DNA microarrays, are increasingly used to complement serologic methods in predicting blood type. The purpose of this study was to determine the diversity and frequency of RH alleles in African Americans and to assess the performance of a DNA microarray for RH allele determination. MATERIAL AND METHODS Two sets of samples were tested: (i) individuals with known variant Rh types and (ii) randomly selected African American donors and patients with SCD. Standard hemagglutination tests were used to establish the Rh phenotype, and cDNA- and gDNA-based analyses (sequencing, PCR-RFLP, and customized RHD and RHCE microarrays were used to predict the genotype). RESULTS In a total of 829 samples (1658 alleles), 72 different alleles (40 RHD and 32 RHCE) were identified, 22 of which are novel. DNA microarrays detected all nucleotides probed, allowing for characterization of over 900 alleles. CONCLUSIONS High-throughput DNA testing platforms provide a means to test a relatively large number of donors and potentially prevent immunization by changing the way antigen-negative blood is provided to patients. Because of the high RH allelic diversity found in the African American population, determination of an accurate Rh phenotype often requires DNA testing, in conjunction with serologic testing. Allele-specific microarrays offer a means to perform high-throughput donor Rh typing and serve as a valuable adjunct to serologic methods to predict Rh type. Because DNA microarrays test for only a fixed panel of allelic polymorphisms and cannot determine haplotype phase, alternative methods such as Next Generation Sequencing hold the greatest potential to accurately characterize blood group phenotypes and ameliorate the clinical course of multiply-transfused patients with sickle cell disease.
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Despotovic JM, McGann PT, Smeltzer M, Aygun B, Ware RE. RHD zygosity predicts degree of platelet response to anti-D immune globulin treatment in children with immune thrombocytopenia. Pediatr Blood Cancer 2013; 60:E106-8. [PMID: 23712954 DOI: 10.1002/pbc.24574] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/02/2013] [Accepted: 03/31/2013] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Anti-D immunoglobulin is a common front-line treatment for childhood immune thrombocytopenia (ITP) that typically results in a rapid and significant increase in platelet count. Unpredictable treatment responses and interpatient variability limit more widespread use. We hypothesized that anti-D response variability is influenced by RHD gene zygosity and erythrocyte D antigen expression. We compared RHD zygosity and quantitative D antigen expression to anti-D treatment results. Hemizygous RHD subjects demonstrated significantly higher platelet increases and peak platelet counts than homozygous RHD subjects. Future studies should investigate the mechanisms by which RHD zygosity and D antigen expression affect platelet responses to anti-D immunoglobulin.
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Peng Z, Young B, Baird AE, Soper SA. Single-pair fluorescence resonance energy transfer analysis of mRNA transcripts for highly sensitive gene expression profiling in near real time. Anal Chem 2013; 85:7851-8. [PMID: 23869556 PMCID: PMC3864661 DOI: 10.1021/ac400729q] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Expression analysis of mRNAs transcribed from certain genes can be used as important sources of biomarkers for in vitro diagnostics. While the use of reverse transcription quantitative PCR (RT-qPCR) can provide excellent analytical sensitivity for monitoring transcript numbers, more sensitive approaches for expression analysis that can report results in near real-time are needed for many critical applications. We report a novel assay that can provide exquisite limits-of-quantitation and consists of reverse transcription (RT) followed by a ligase detection reaction (LDR) with single-pair fluorescence resonance energy transfer (spFRET) to provide digital readout through molecular counting. For this assay, no PCR was employed, which enabled short assay turnaround times. To facilitate implementation of the assay, a cyclic olefin copolymer (COC) microchip, which was fabricated using hot embossing, was employed to carry out the LDR in a continuous flow format with online single-molecule detection following the LDR. As demonstrators of the assay's utility, MMP-7 mRNA was expression profiled from several colorectal cancer cell lines. It was found that the RT-LDR/spFRET assay produced highly linear calibration plots even in the low copy number regime. Comparison to RT-qPCR indicated a better linearity over the low copy number range investigated (10-10,000 copies) with an R(2) = 0.9995 for RT-LDR/spFRET and R(2) = 0.98 for RT-qPCR. In addition, differentiating between copy numbers of 10 and 50 could be performed with higher confidence using RT-LDR/spFRET. To demonstrate the short assay turnaround times obtainable using the RT-LDR/spFRET assay, a two thermal cycle LDR was carried out on amphiphysin gene transcripts that can serve as important diagnostic markers for ischemic stroke. The ability to supply diagnostic information on possible stroke events in short turnaround times using RT-LDR/spFRET will enable clinicians to treat patients effectively with appropriate time-sensitive therapeutics.
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- Zhiyong Peng
- Department of Chemistry, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70803, United States
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Westhoff CM, Vege S, Halter Hipsky C, Hue-Roye K, Copeland T, Velliquette RW, Horn T, Lomas-Francis C, Reid ME. RHCE*ceTI encodes partial c and partial e and is often in cis to RHD*DIVa. Transfusion 2013; 53:741-6. [PMID: 22804620 PMCID: PMC3477252 DOI: 10.1111/j.1537-2995.2012.03800.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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BACKGROUND In the Rh blood group system, variant RhD and RhCE express several partial antigens. We investigated RH in samples with partial DIVa that demonstrated weak and variable reactivity with anti-C. STUDY DESIGN AND METHODS Standard hemagglutination techniques, polymerase chain reaction-based assays, and RH sequencing were used. RESULTS DNA analysis showed that six red blood cell (RBC) samples with weak and inconsistent reactivity with anti-C lacked RHCE*C, but all had RHD*DIVa, which encodes partial D and Go(a) . We then tested RBCs from 19 Go(a+) cryopreserved samples (confirmed to have RHD*DIVa) with four anti-C and observed weak variable reactions. RHCE genotyping found all but one of the samples with RHD*DIVa also had RHCE nt 48G>C and 1025C>T, named RHCE*ceTI. Lookback of samples referred for workup and found to have either allele revealed 47 of 55 had both RHD*DIVa and RHCE*ceTI, four had RHD*DIVa without RHCE*ceTI, and four had RHCE*ceTI without RHD*DIVa. Alloanti-c was found in a patient with c+ RBCs and RHCE*ceTI in trans to RHCE*Ce, and alloanti-e was found in a patient with e+ RBC and RHCE*ceTI in trans to RHCE*cE. RHD*DIVa in trans to RHD erroneously tested as RHD hemizygous. CONCLUSIONS RHD*DIVa and RHCE*ceTI almost always, but not invariably, travel together. This haplotype is found in people of African ancestry and the RBCs can demonstrate aberrant reactivity with anti-C. RHCE*ceTI encodes partial c and e antigens. We confirm that RHD zygosity assays are unreliable in samples with RHD*DIVa.
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- Connie M Westhoff
- Laboratory of Immunohematology and Genomics, New York Blood Center, Long Island City, New York 10065, USA.
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Dvorakova D, Racil Z, Borsky M, Robesova B, Jeziskova I, Razga F, Lengerova M, Mayer J. Clonal heterogeneity in patients with cytogenetically normal acute myeloid leukemia withNPM1mutations. Leuk Lymphoma 2012; 54:1056-60. [DOI: 10.3109/10428194.2012.734618] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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Jeziskova I, Razga F, Toskova M, Dvorakova D, Timilsina S, Mayer J, Racil Z. Quantitative detection of IDH2 mutation for minimal residual disease monitoring in patients with acute myeloid leukemia and its comparison with mutations in NPM1 gene. Leuk Lymphoma 2012; 54:867-70. [PMID: 22950897 DOI: 10.3109/10428194.2012.727414] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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Mota M, Dezan M, Valgueiro MC, Sakashita AM, Kutner JM, Castilho L. RHD allelic identification among D-Brazilian blood donors as a routine test using pools of DNA. J Clin Lab Anal 2012; 26:104-8. [PMID: 22467325 DOI: 10.1002/jcla.21489] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND RHD alleles leading to a reduced expression of D antigen of the red blood cell (RBC) surface may be erroneously typed as D- by serology and may cause anti-D immunizations when transfused to recipients. METHODS To determine the occurrence of such alleles among apparent D- blood donors, molecular typing was implemented as a routine test using a pool of DNA. A total of 2,450 pretyped D- samples were tested in pools of 10 for the RHD-specific polymorphism in intron 4 and exon 7. Samples in polymer chain reaction (PCR) positive pools were individually reevaluated by exon-specific PCRs, sequencing, and serologic methods. RESULTS Among 2,450 serologically D- blood donor samples tested, 101 (4.1%) carried the RHD gene. Nonfunctional RHD (RHDψ, RHD*CE(2-9)-D, and RHD*CE(3-7)-D), different weak D alleles such as RHD*weak D type 1, RHD*weak D type 4.3, RHD*weak D type 5, RHD*weak D type 38, and RHD*DEL were identified. CONCLUSION We employed a PCR-based assay for RHD as a routine test using pools of ten DNA blood donor samples. The integration of RHD genotyping into the routine screening program using pools of DNA samples was straightforward. As a consequence, 19 (0.8%) blood donors carrying a weak D and Del phenotypes with the potential of causing anti-D immunizations in recipients were reclassified as D+. For each population, it would be necessary to adapt the RHD genotyping strategy to the spectrum of prevalent alleles.
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- Mariza Mota
- Department of Hemotherapy, Albert Einstein Hospital, São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
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Boyle J, Thorpe SJ, Hawkins JR, Lockie C, Fox B, Matejtschuk P, Halls C, Metcalfe P, Rigsby P, Armstrong-Fisher S, Varzi AM, Urbaniak S, Daniels G. International reference reagents to standardise blood group genotyping: evaluation of candidate preparations in an international collaborative study. Vox Sang 2012; 104:144-52. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1423-0410.2012.01641.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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Kacem N, Chakroun T, Moussa H, Abdelkefi S, Houissa B, Chiaroni J, Jemni Yacoub S. RHDzygosity assignments based on most probable genotype and hybridRhesus boxdetection in Tunisia. Transfus Med 2012; 22:362-6. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3148.2012.01172.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/21/2011] [Accepted: 06/06/2012] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Centre Régional de Transfusion Sanguine; Unité de recherche UR06SP05; Sousse; Tunisia
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- Centre Régional de Transfusion Sanguine; Unité de recherche UR06SP05; Sousse; Tunisia
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- Centre Régional de Transfusion Sanguine; Unité de recherche UR06SP05; Sousse; Tunisia
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- Centre Régional de Transfusion Sanguine; Unité de recherche UR06SP05; Sousse; Tunisia
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- Laboratoire d'hématologie moléculaire, Établissement Français du Sang - Alpes-Méditerranée, UMR7268; Aix-Marseille Université; Marseille; France
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- Centre Régional de Transfusion Sanguine; Unité de recherche UR06SP05; Sousse; Tunisia
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Janikova A, Mareckova A, Dvorakova D, Bortlicek Z, Tichy B, Navratil M, Kral Z, Pospisilova S, Mayer J. A real-time (PCR) for a real life…? Quantitative evaluation of BCL2/IGH in follicular lymphoma and its implications for clinical practice. Exp Hematol 2012; 40:528-539.e4. [DOI: 10.1016/j.exphem.2012.02.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/18/2011] [Revised: 02/16/2012] [Accepted: 02/23/2012] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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Whale AS, Huggett JF, Cowen S, Speirs V, Shaw J, Ellison S, Foy CA, Scott DJ. Comparison of microfluidic digital PCR and conventional quantitative PCR for measuring copy number variation. Nucleic Acids Res 2012; 40:e82. [PMID: 22373922 PMCID: PMC3367212 DOI: 10.1093/nar/gks203] [Citation(s) in RCA: 305] [Impact Index Per Article: 25.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/05/2011] [Revised: 02/14/2012] [Accepted: 02/14/2012] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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One of the benefits of Digital PCR (dPCR) is the potential for unparalleled precision enabling smaller fold change measurements. An example of an assessment that could benefit from such improved precision is the measurement of tumour-associated copy number variation (CNV) in the cell free DNA (cfDNA) fraction of patient blood plasma. To investigate the potential precision of dPCR and compare it with the established technique of quantitative PCR (qPCR), we used breast cancer cell lines to investigate HER2 gene amplification and modelled a range of different CNVs. We showed that, with equal experimental replication, dPCR could measure a smaller CNV than qPCR. As dPCR precision is directly dependent upon both the number of replicate measurements and the template concentration, we also developed a method to assist the design of dPCR experiments for measuring CNV. Using an existing model (based on Poisson and binomial distributions) to derive an expression for the variance inherent in dPCR, we produced a power calculation to define the experimental size required to reliably detect a given fold change at a given template concentration. This work will facilitate any future translation of dPCR to key diagnostic applications, such as cancer diagnostics and analysis of cfDNA.
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- Alexandra S. Whale
- LGC Limited, Queens Road, Teddington, Middlesex TW11 0LY, Leeds Institute of Molecular Medicine, University of Leeds, St. James’s University Hospital, Leeds LS9 7TF and Cancer Studies & Molecular Medicine, University of Leicester, Robert Kilpatrick Clinical Sciences Building, Leicester Royal Infirmary, Leicester LE2 7LX, UK
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- LGC Limited, Queens Road, Teddington, Middlesex TW11 0LY, Leeds Institute of Molecular Medicine, University of Leeds, St. James’s University Hospital, Leeds LS9 7TF and Cancer Studies & Molecular Medicine, University of Leicester, Robert Kilpatrick Clinical Sciences Building, Leicester Royal Infirmary, Leicester LE2 7LX, UK
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- LGC Limited, Queens Road, Teddington, Middlesex TW11 0LY, Leeds Institute of Molecular Medicine, University of Leeds, St. James’s University Hospital, Leeds LS9 7TF and Cancer Studies & Molecular Medicine, University of Leicester, Robert Kilpatrick Clinical Sciences Building, Leicester Royal Infirmary, Leicester LE2 7LX, UK
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- LGC Limited, Queens Road, Teddington, Middlesex TW11 0LY, Leeds Institute of Molecular Medicine, University of Leeds, St. James’s University Hospital, Leeds LS9 7TF and Cancer Studies & Molecular Medicine, University of Leicester, Robert Kilpatrick Clinical Sciences Building, Leicester Royal Infirmary, Leicester LE2 7LX, UK
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- LGC Limited, Queens Road, Teddington, Middlesex TW11 0LY, Leeds Institute of Molecular Medicine, University of Leeds, St. James’s University Hospital, Leeds LS9 7TF and Cancer Studies & Molecular Medicine, University of Leicester, Robert Kilpatrick Clinical Sciences Building, Leicester Royal Infirmary, Leicester LE2 7LX, UK
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- LGC Limited, Queens Road, Teddington, Middlesex TW11 0LY, Leeds Institute of Molecular Medicine, University of Leeds, St. James’s University Hospital, Leeds LS9 7TF and Cancer Studies & Molecular Medicine, University of Leicester, Robert Kilpatrick Clinical Sciences Building, Leicester Royal Infirmary, Leicester LE2 7LX, UK
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- LGC Limited, Queens Road, Teddington, Middlesex TW11 0LY, Leeds Institute of Molecular Medicine, University of Leeds, St. James’s University Hospital, Leeds LS9 7TF and Cancer Studies & Molecular Medicine, University of Leicester, Robert Kilpatrick Clinical Sciences Building, Leicester Royal Infirmary, Leicester LE2 7LX, UK
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- LGC Limited, Queens Road, Teddington, Middlesex TW11 0LY, Leeds Institute of Molecular Medicine, University of Leeds, St. James’s University Hospital, Leeds LS9 7TF and Cancer Studies & Molecular Medicine, University of Leicester, Robert Kilpatrick Clinical Sciences Building, Leicester Royal Infirmary, Leicester LE2 7LX, UK
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McGann PT, Despotovic JM, Howard TA, Ware RE. A novel laboratory technique demonstrating the influences of RHD zygosity and the RhCcEe phenotype on erythrocyte D antigen expression. Am J Hematol 2012; 87:266-71. [PMID: 22121029 DOI: 10.1002/ajh.22254] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/03/2011] [Revised: 09/21/2011] [Accepted: 11/08/2011] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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D antigen is the most immunogenic and clinically relevant antigen within the complex Rh blood group system. Variability of D antigen expression was first described decades ago but has rarely been investigated quantitatively, particularly in the context of RHD zygosity along with RhCcEe serological phenotype. With IRB approval, 107 deidentified blood samples were analyzed. Rh phenotypes were determined serologically by saline technique using monoclonal antibodies against D, C, c, E, and e antigens. RHD zygosity was determined using both PCR-restriction fragment length polymorphisms and quantitative real-time PCR techniques. A novel and robust method was developed for quantitation of erythrocyte D antigen sites using calibrated microspheres and flow cytometry, allowing correlation of D antigen density with RHD zygosity and expression of Rh CcEe antigens. Subjects homozygous for RHD expressed nearly twice the number of D antigen sites compared with RHD hemizygotes (33,560 ± 8,222 for DD versus 17,720 ± 4,471 for Dd, P < 0.0001). Expression of c or E antigens was associated with significantly increased erythrocyte D antigen expression, whereas presence of C or e antigens reduced expression. These data and this novel quantitation method will be important for future studies investigating the clinical relevance of D antigen variability.
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- Patrick T McGann
- Baylor International Hematology Center of Excellence and the Texas Children's Center for Global Health, Houston, Texas, USA.
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Tsybulsky DA, Kvach MV, Stepanova IA, Korshun VA, Shmanai VV. 4',5'-Dichloro-2',7'-dimethoxy-5(6)-carboxyfluorescein (JOE): synthesis and spectral properties of oligonucleotide conjugates. J Org Chem 2011; 77:977-84. [PMID: 22148236 DOI: 10.1021/jo202229t] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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A convenient procedure for the preparation of the fluorescent dye 4',5'-dichloro-2',7'-dimethoxy-5(6)-carboxyfluorescein (JOE) is reported; the overall yield achieved starting from isovanillin is 10 times higher (40% vs 4%) compared to the known procedure. Isomers (5- and 6-) are easily chromatographically separable as pentafluorophenyl esters of 3',6'-O-bis(cyclohexylcarbonyl) derivatives. Four non-nucleoside JOE phosphoramidites based on 5- and 6-isomers and flexible 6-aminohexanol (AH) or rigid 4-trans-aminocyclohexanol (ACH) linkers have been prepared and used for oligonucleotide labeling. Spectral and photophysical properties of 5'-JOE-modified oligonucleotides have been studied. Fluorescence quantum yield of the dye correlates with the nature of the linker (rigid vs flexible) and with the presence of dG nucleosides in close proximity to a JOE residue.
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- Dmitry A Tsybulsky
- Institute of Physical Organic Chemistry, Surganova 13, 220072 Minsk, Belarus
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Westhoff CM, Vege S, Nickle P, Singh S, Hue-Roye K, Lomas-Francis C, Reid ME. Nucleotide deletion in RHCE*cE (907delC) is responsible for a D- - haplotype in Hispanics. Transfusion 2011; 51:2142-7. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1537-2995.2011.03144.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Hue-Roye K, Hipsky CH, Velliquette RW, Fuchisawa A, Lomas-Francis C, Hoppe C, Reid ME. A novel RHCE*ce 48C, 733G allele with Nucleotide 941C in Exon 7 encodes an altered red blood cell e antigen. Transfusion 2011; 51:32-5. [PMID: 20576012 DOI: 10.1111/j.1537-2995.2010.02765.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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BACKGROUND Several RHCE*ce alleles have in common a 733C>G (Leu245Val) change. Some encode an altered expression of e on red blood cells (RBCs) and individuals with such RBCs can make e-like alloantibodies. The identification of an apparent anti-hr(B) in the serum of an E-e+ African American patient prompted us to analyze her DNA, which revealed a novel RHCE*ce allele. We also screened blood samples from African Americans to determine the frequency of the novel allele. STUDY DESIGN AND METHODS Hemagglutination tests and molecular analyses were performed by standard procedures. RESULTS Analysis of the proband's DNA revealed RHCE*ce 48C/C, 733G/G, 941T/C, and 1006G/T. Of 272 samples from African Americans, 257 were RHCE*941T/T (wild type), and 15 (6%) were RHCE*941T/C. Of these 15, 14 were RHCE*ce/ce, 10 with 733C/G and four with 733G/G, and one was RHCE*ce/cE, 733C/G. Cloning experiments confirmed the Nucleotide 941 change and showed that 48C, 733G, 941C, and 1006T were carried on the same allele. RBCs from the 15 samples carrying the RHCE*941C variant typed V/VS+ and hrB+W. CONCLUSION This study identifies a novel allele, RHCE*ce 48C, 733G, 941C, 1006T which is predicted to encode 16Cys, 245Val, 314Ala, and 336CyS and was shown to encode c, V/VS, and an altered expression of e and hrB antigens. The clinical significance of the antibody found in the proband is not established because E+e- RBC components were transfused to the patient. The novel RHCE*ce 48C, 733G, 941C, 1006T allele was present in 5.5% of samples from African Americans and thus, in this small cohort, it had a frequency of 0.028.
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- Kim Hue-Roye
- Laboratory of Immunochemistry, New York Blood Center, New York, New York 10065, USA
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Rhesus is the clinically most important protein-based blood group system. It represents the largest number of antigens and the most complex genetics of the 30 known blood group systems. The RHD and RHCE genes are strongly homologous. Some genetic complexity is explained by their close chromosomal proximity and unusual orientation, with their tail ends facing each other. The antigens are expressed by the RhD and the RhCE proteins. Rhesus exemplifies the correlation of genotype and phenotype, facilitating the understanding of general genetic mechanisms. For clinical purposes, genetic diagnostics of Rhesus antigens will improve the cost-effective development of transfusion medicine.
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- Willy A Flegel
- Department of Transfusion Medicine, Clinical Center, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, United States.
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Dvorakova D, Racil Z, Jeziskova I, Palasek I, Protivankova M, Lengerova M, Razga F, Mayer J. Monitoring of minimal residual disease in acute myeloid leukemia with frequent and rare patient-specific NPM1 mutations. Am J Hematol 2010; 85:926-9. [PMID: 20981679 DOI: 10.1002/ajh.21879] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Nucleophosmin (NPM1) mutations in exon 12 are the most common genetic alternation in cytogenetically normal AML (CN-AML). Although mutation types A, B, and D represent the majority of cases, rare mutation variants of the NPM1 gene in individual patients do occur. In this study, we have evaluated a novel, DNA-based real-time quantitative polymerase chain reaction (RQ-PCR) for the detection of three of the most commonly occurring mutations and for six rare patient-specific mutation types, which represent 28% of all of the NPM1 mutations in our group of 25 CN-AML patients. Furthermore, the prognostic relevance of NPM1-based monitoring of minimal residual disease (MRD) in peripheral blood (PB), bone marrow (BM), and in specific cell subsets (CD34(+), CD34(-), CD34(dim)) of BM were evaluated. In 80% of the evaluable patients, a molecular relapse preceded a hematological relapse. Moreover, in this subset of patients, the molecular relapse occurred at a median of 97 days before the hematological relapse. Our compartment analysis showed a strong correlation between BM and PB (r = 0.907, P < 0.001) as well as a high copy number of mutated NPM1 in CD34(+) BM cells. In conclusion, we have demonstrated applicability of our presented RQ-PCR method for a large percentage of mutated NPM1 patients with CN-AML as well as the usefulness for long-term follow-up monitoring of MRD and the prediction of hematological relapse.
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- Dana Dvorakova
- Department of Internal Medicine-Hematology and Oncology, University Hospital Brno and Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic
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Pirelli KJ, Pietz BC, Johnson ST, Pinder HL, Bellissimo DB. Molecular determination of RHD
zygosity:predicting risk of hemolytic disease of the fetus and newborn related to anti-D. Prenat Diagn 2010; 30:1207-12. [DOI: 10.1002/pd.2652] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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Rapid detection and identification of mucormycetes from culture and tissue samples by use of high-resolution melt analysis. J Clin Microbiol 2010; 48:3392-4. [PMID: 20592150 DOI: 10.1128/jcm.01109-10] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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We present a method for rapid and simple detection of clinically relevant mucormycetes of the Mucorales order in cultures and clinical samples. This seminested real-time PCR uses mucormycete-specific primers and is followed by species identification using high-resolution melt (HRM) analysis. The method is highly suitable for routine clinical diagnostics.
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Westhoff CM, Vege S, Halter-Hipsky C, Whorley T, Hue-Roye K, Lomas-Francis C, Reid ME. DIIIa and DIII Type 5 are encoded by the same allele and are associated with altered RHCE*ce alleles: clinical implications. Transfusion 2010; 50:1303-11. [PMID: 20088832 PMCID: PMC2908519 DOI: 10.1111/j.1537-2995.2009.02573.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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BACKGROUND The partial D phenotype DIIIa was originally reported to be associated with 455A>C in Exon 3, 602C>G in Exon 4, and 667T>G in Exon 5. Other alleles with these changes were subsequently identified and designated DIII Types 5, 6, and 7, as they had additional alterations. The observation that DNA samples associated with the DIIIa phenotype had more changes than those originally reported motivated us to reanalyze the DIIIa probands (BP and DJ) from the original study. We also studied additional DIIIa samples to clarify the RHD background and establish the associated RHCE. STUDY DESIGN AND METHODS Hemagglutination testing was performed by standard methods. RHD and RHCE were analyzed by combinations of polymerase chain reaction-restriction fragment length polymorphism, exon-specific sequencing, cloning, or direct sequencing of Rh-cDNAs. RESULTS The RHD alleles from BP, DJ, and 58 additional DIIIa samples had the three reported nucleotide changes as well as 186G>T, 410C>T, and 819G>A. The DIIIa allele was associated with several altered RHCE*ce-alleles, the prominent one being ceS (48C, 733G, 1006T). CONCLUSION The DIIIa phenotype is associated with six RHD changes, five of which encode amino acid changes, and partial DIIIa and DIII Type 5 are encoded by the same RHD allele. In all samples, RHD*DIIIa was inherited with altered RHCE*ce. Patients with partial DIIIa are at risk for production of alloanti-D, but they are also at risk for alloanti-e, -c, or antibodies to high-prevalence Rh antigens if there is no conventional RHCE*ce in trans. Among 39 patients studied, 16 had alloanti-D and 27 had alloanti-e or anti-hrB.
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- Connie M Westhoff
- National Molecular Blood Group and Platelet Testing Laboratory, American Red Cross, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
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Janikova A, Mayer J, Kren L, Smardova J, Dvorakova D, Neubauer J, Vasova I. The persistence of t(14;18)-bearing cells in lymph nodes of patients with follicular lymphoma in complete remission: the evidence for 'a lymphoma stem cell'. Leuk Lymphoma 2009; 50:1102-9. [PMID: 19557630 DOI: 10.1080/10428190902927005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Monitoring of t(14;18) in blood or bone marrow in follicular lymphoma (FL) remains controversial. We attempted to monitor t(14;18) in lymph nodes by ultrasound-guided fine needle aspirations (UG-FNA). First, we confirmed t(14;18) in 27/31 UG-FNAs of lymph nodes with fluorescent in situ hybridisation (FISH) and/or polymerase chain reaction (PCR) in patients with advanced disease. In complete (CR) and molecular remission, there were repeated 18 UG-FNAs in 17 patients. Five of 18 UG-FNA were technically unsuccessful and 6/18 samples contained fibrosis. Despite that, these patients had a better prognosis. In 7/7 aspirations in six patients, t(14;18) was detected. Three patients are still in CR, even one of them remains in long lasting remission despite two consecutive evidences of t(14;18) in UG-FNA. Another three of these patients relapsed a few months after UG-FNA. This study is proof of the principle of the detection of residual t(14;18) bearing cells in previously involved lymph nodes despite patients being in remission.
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- Andrea Janikova
- Department of Internal Medicine, Hemato-Oncology, University Hospital Brno, Czech Republic.
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