Quantification of methylated DNA by HeavyMethyl duplex PCR

Methods Mol Biol. 2009:507:339-46. doi: 10.1007/978-1-59745-522-0_24.

Abstract

The HeavyMethyl (HM) assay is a real-time PCR assay suitable for the qualitative and quantitative DNA methylation analysis of fresh, frozen, or formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded tissues and remote samples, such as serum, plasma, and urine. The HM uses a methylation-specific oligonucleotide blocker and a methylation-specific probe to achieve methylation-specific amplification and detection. A protocol for a duplex real-time PCR for the analysis of the methylation status of the GSTP1 exon1 in prostate tissue samples is presented. This chapter describes the preparation and analysis of a combined HM GSTP1 Exon1 and GSTP1 reference assay.

MeSH terms

  • Base Sequence
  • CpG Islands
  • DNA Methylation*
  • DNA Primers / genetics
  • DNA, Neoplasm / analysis
  • DNA, Neoplasm / chemistry
  • DNA, Neoplasm / genetics
  • Exons
  • Glutathione S-Transferase pi / genetics
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Polymerase Chain Reaction / methods*
  • Polymerase Chain Reaction / standards
  • Prostatic Neoplasms / diagnosis
  • Prostatic Neoplasms / enzymology
  • Prostatic Neoplasms / genetics
  • Reference Standards

Substances

  • DNA Primers
  • DNA, Neoplasm
  • GSTP1 protein, human
  • Glutathione S-Transferase pi