Analysis of p53 Gene Mutations in Keloids Using Polymerase Chain Reaction–Based Single-Strand Conformational Polymorphism and DNA Sequencing

Analysis of p53 gene mutations in keloids using polymerase chain reaction-based single-strand conformational polymorphism and DNA sequencing.

BACKGROUND Keloids are the result of a dysregulated wound healing process. They are characterized by the formation of excess scar tissue that proliferates beyond the boundaries of the original wound. Somatic mutations of p53 have been implicated as causal events in up to 50% of all human malignancies. In addition, p53 has been shown to play an important role in controlling cell proliferation an...

Carrier Determination in a Hemophilia B Family Using Single Strand Conformation Polymorphism (SSCP) and Sequencing

Detection of mutations in the RB1 gene by single strand conformation polymorphism (SSCP) analysis, amplification mismatch detection (AMD) analysis and polymerase chain reaction sequencing.

Mutations of the retinoblastoma gene are known to cause both nonhereditary and hereditary forms of retinoblastoma. Most patients with hereditary retinoblastoma have bilateral disease. Hereditary predisposition to retinoblastoma is caused by a germline mutation at the retinoblastoma gene locus (RB1) and transmitted as an autosomal dominant trait with 90% penetrance. Three quarters of these alter...

Role of p53 mutations in endocrine tumorigenesis: mutation detection by polymerase chain reaction-single strand conformation polymorphism.

To elucidate the molecular basis for endocrine tumorigenesis, p53 mutations in human endocrine tumors were analyzed by using polymerase chain reaction-single strand conformation polymorphism. Exons 5 through 10 of the p53 gene were studied in genomic DNAs from 134 primary endocrine tumors and 6 human endocrine cancer-derived cell lines. Mutations were detected and identified in 4 endocrine tumo...

Detection of Mutations by Single-strand Conformational Polymorphism.

MATERIALS 10x Amplification buffer Include 0.01% (w/v) gelatin in the buffer. 10x TBE electrophoresis buffer Use TBE at a working strength of 1x (89 mM Tris-borate, 2 mM EDTA) for polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis. 6x Gel-loading buffer I Formamide loading buffer Human genomic DNA to be screened for point mutations Dissolve the DNA at 10 μg/ml in TE (pH 7.6). Oligonucleotide primers, forward a...