Methylation-Specific PCR Unraveled

Methylation‐specific PCR (MSP) is a simple, quick and cost‐effective method to analyze the DNA methylation status of virtually any group of CpG sites within a CpG island. The technique comprises two parts: (1) sodium bisulfite conversion of unmethylated cytosine's to uracil under conditions whe...

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Main Authors: Sarah Derks, Marjolein H. F. M. Lentjes, Debby M. E. I. Hellebrekers, Adriaan P. de Bruïne, James G. Herman, Manon van Engeland
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Language:English
Published: Wiley 2004-01-01
Series:Cellular Oncology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2004/370301
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description Methylation‐specific PCR (MSP) is a simple, quick and cost‐effective method to analyze the DNA methylation status of virtually any group of CpG sites within a CpG island. The technique comprises two parts: (1) sodium bisulfite conversion of unmethylated cytosine's to uracil under conditions whereby methylated cytosines remains unchanged and (2) detection of the bisulfite induced sequence differences by PCR using specific primer sets for both unmethylated and methylated DNA. This review discusses the critical parameters of MSP and presents an overview of the available MSP variants and the (clinical) applications.
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spelling doaj-art-05403afa329742dbb10b5ee058bf2c7e2025-08-20T02:02:59ZengWileyCellular Oncology1570-58701875-86062004-01-01265-629129910.1155/2004/370301Methylation-Specific PCR UnraveledSarah Derks0Marjolein H. F. M. Lentjes1Debby M. E. I. Hellebrekers2Adriaan P. de Bruïne3James G. Herman4Manon van Engeland5Research Institute GROW, Department of Pathology, University Maastricht, PO Box 616, 6200 MD Maastricht, The NetherlandsResearch Institute GROW, Department of Pathology, University Maastricht, PO Box 616, 6200 MD Maastricht, The NetherlandsResearch Institute GROW, Department of Pathology, University Maastricht, PO Box 616, 6200 MD Maastricht, The NetherlandsResearch Institute GROW, Department of Pathology, University Maastricht, PO Box 616, 6200 MD Maastricht, The NetherlandsThe Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins, Baltimore, MD 21231, USAResearch Institute GROW, Department of Pathology, University Maastricht, PO Box 616, 6200 MD Maastricht, The NetherlandsMethylation‐specific PCR (MSP) is a simple, quick and cost‐effective method to analyze the DNA methylation status of virtually any group of CpG sites within a CpG island. The technique comprises two parts: (1) sodium bisulfite conversion of unmethylated cytosine's to uracil under conditions whereby methylated cytosines remains unchanged and (2) detection of the bisulfite induced sequence differences by PCR using specific primer sets for both unmethylated and methylated DNA. This review discusses the critical parameters of MSP and presents an overview of the available MSP variants and the (clinical) applications.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2004/370301
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