We have applied the technique of PCR-SSCP (polymerase chain reaction-single stranded conformation polymorphism) to characterise the molecular basis of cholinesterase deficiency and variants in a Jordanian family. PCR-SSCP proved to be a quick and sensitive method of screening cholinesterase variants in a clinical setting. An AG insertion at position 351 was found to cause a silent allele, for w...

The present work was carried out to analyse the κ-casein variants in five Indian goat breeds by SDS-PAGE, PCRRFLP and SSCP method. A total of 152 unrelated blood samples and 102 milk samples belonging to Barbari, Beetal, Marwari, Surti and Local MP (non-descript) goats were used for analysis. SDS-PAGE exhibited κ-casein allele A in all the breeds. Moreover PCR+RFLP analysis also confirmed the p...

The alteration of p53 tumor suppressor gene was studied in 48 patients with B-cell lymphoma. A sequential combined technique of polymerase chain reaction-mediated single-strand conformational polymorphism (PCR-SSCP) or reverse transcription (RT)-PCR-SSCP and direct sequencing were used as a simple and sensitive approach to analyze nucleotide changes. By these methods, we identified 8 missense p...

Repeated rounds of polyploidy have been commonplace in the lineages leading to modern eukaryotic genomes, giving rise to widespread gene duplication. Genes duplicated by polyploidy, or "homoeologs," may continue to be expressed at equal levels following polyploidization or their expression may be dramatically altered. In this report, we describe how SSCP analysis of RT-PCR products can be used ...

Combining the use of PCR and single-strand conformation polymorphisms (SSCP), nine sequences from the cucumber genome were successfully identified and cloned that encoded two well-conserved asparagine-proline-alanine (NPA) domain homologues to aquaporin genes. The sensitivity and detection efficiency of SSCP and restriction enzyme analysis for detecting DNA sequence variation were evaluated usi...

b ackground: the main goal of present study was to detect polymorphism in msp-1 gene which is a major blood stage candidate for vaccine in plasmodium vivax by single strand conformational poly- morphism-polymerase chain reaction (sscp-pcr). m ethods: during 2008 to 2010 fifty samples were collected from iranian patients with p. vivax in hormozgan province, southern iran. all of the samples were...

The genetic heterogeneity of the spirochete Borrelia burgdorferi within single adult black-legged ticks from Shelter Island, N.Y., was determined by cold, single-strand conformation polymorphism (SSCP) analysis. The central region of the ospA gene of B. burgdorferi from infected ticks was amplified by nested PCR. Amplified product of the correct size was obtained from 20 to 45 ticks (44%). This...

Single-strand conformation polymorphism (SSCP) is a simple method for detecting the presence of mutations in a segment of DNA, but the fraction of all mutations detected is unclear. We have evaluated SSCP for the detection of single-base mutations in the factor IX gene. Multiple conditions were examined including electrophoresis temperature, electrophoresis buffer concentration, acrylamide to b...

Our purpose was to search for mutations in the apolipoprotein E (apoE) gene and to evaluate the role of apoE polymorphisms in the occurrence of autosomal dominant retinitis pigmentosa (ADRP). The ApoE gene coding sequence was analyzed in 51 unrelated patients affected with ADRP. A screening for mutations by SSCP and an analysis of the apoE polymorphisms were performed using PCR and restriction ...