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Polymorphisms of thymidylate synthase gene detected by RT-PCR-denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis in children with acute leukemia
CHEN Xiao-Wen, YUE Li-Jie, LI Chang-Gang, LI Cheng-Rong, ZHANG Min, SHI Hong-Song
Chinese Journal of Contemporary Pediatrics ›› 2009, Vol. 11 ›› Issue (04) : 251-254.
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Polymorphisms of thymidylate synthase gene detected by RT-PCR-denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis in children with acute leukemia
OBJECTIVE: Thymidylate synthase (TS) catalyses the conversion of deoxy-uridylate to deoxy-thymidylate and is a key enzyme for DNA synthesis. TS is the target enzyme of 5-fluorouracil (5-FU) and involved in folate metabolism. TS gene polymorphisms play an important role in the efficiency of fluorouracil activity in vivo. This study investigated the allelic frequencies and distribution characters of single-nucleotide polymorphisms within the coding region (cSNPs) of TS gene in Chinese children with acute leukemia (AL) and normal control children in order to explore the possible relationship between the cSNP in human TS gene and chemotherapeutic effects of 5-fluorouracils. METHODS: Bone marrow samples from 53 children with AL and peripheral blood samples from 115 normal children were obtained to prepare complementary DNAs (cDNAs). The cDNAs were analyzed for the polymorphisms in TS gene by reverse transcriptase (RT)-polymerase chain reaction (PCR)-denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis (DGGE) and direct sequencing. The distributive difference of each genotype between AL children and control children was evaluated. RESULTS: A polymorphism 381 A＞G (E127E) in the coding region of TS gene was firstly identified in the Chinese population. The 381 A＞G allelic frequency in AL children and control children was 12.3% and 13.5% respectively (P>0.05), which were similar to that in the International SNP Bank (12.3%). The allelic frequency of cSNPs was not associated with the susceptibility to AL. CONCLUSIONS: A polymorphism 381 A＞G (E127E) in TS gene was successfully identified in children using RT-PCR-DGGE combined with DNA sequencing. There was no significant difference in the allelic frequency of cSNPs in AL children and normal children.［Chin J Contemp Pediatr, 2009, 11 (4):251-254］
Thymidylate synthase gene / Coding single-nucleotide polymorphism / Denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis / Acute leukemia / Children
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