The major obstacle to genetic research in SIUD (sudden intrauterine unexplained death) and SIDS (sudden infant death syndrome) cases is the complex characteristics of the human anatomic samples available. In fact, in Italy autopsies are performed at least 24 h post-mortem and tissues can be left in formalin for long fixation times (N4/5 days), thus compromising nucleic acids integrity. In this study we compared the quality of DNA and RNA extracted from tissues differently preserved. As expected, the DNA and RNA from formalinfixed and paraffin-embedded tissues, formalin-acetic acid-alcohol tissues and ethanol tissues were of poor quality and not adequate for subsequent molecular analysis. The best results were obtained with RNAlater preserved tissues: this buffer was equivalent, if not superior, to freezing method for preservation of postmortem DNA and RNA. In addition, we introduce a new protocol for the amplification of the serotonin transporter gene promoter region (5-HTT) ideal to obtain the increase of specific product, avoiding artifacts formation.
Optimisation of postmortem tissue preservation and alternative protocol for serotonin transporter gene polymorphisms amplification in SIDS and SIUD cases / V. Casale, R. Oneda, A.M. Lavezzi, L. Matturri. - In: EXPERIMENTAL AND MOLECULAR PATHOLOGY. - ISSN 0014-4800. - 88:1(2010), pp. 202-205. [10.1016/j.yexmp.2009.10.003]
Optimisation of postmortem tissue preservation and alternative protocol for serotonin transporter gene polymorphisms amplification in SIDS and SIUD cases
A.M. LavezziPenultimo
;L. MatturriUltimo
2010
Abstract
The major obstacle to genetic research in SIUD (sudden intrauterine unexplained death) and SIDS (sudden infant death syndrome) cases is the complex characteristics of the human anatomic samples available. In fact, in Italy autopsies are performed at least 24 h post-mortem and tissues can be left in formalin for long fixation times (N4/5 days), thus compromising nucleic acids integrity. In this study we compared the quality of DNA and RNA extracted from tissues differently preserved. As expected, the DNA and RNA from formalinfixed and paraffin-embedded tissues, formalin-acetic acid-alcohol tissues and ethanol tissues were of poor quality and not adequate for subsequent molecular analysis. The best results were obtained with RNAlater preserved tissues: this buffer was equivalent, if not superior, to freezing method for preservation of postmortem DNA and RNA. In addition, we introduce a new protocol for the amplification of the serotonin transporter gene promoter region (5-HTT) ideal to obtain the increase of specific product, avoiding artifacts formation.Pubblicazioni consigliate
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