Germline screening for Phe80Val mutation of MLH1 gene in women with ovarian cancer using Tetra ARMS-PCR technique
Subject Areas : Plasma biomarkers
1 - Department of Genetics, Tonekabon Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tonekabon, Iran
Keywords: Ovarian Cancer, Promoter, Gene Expression, MLH1,
Abstract :
Epithelial ovarian cancer accounts for 90% of ovarian malignancies and 25% of female genital malignancies, and since it is diagnosed late, it has the highest mortality rate among all female genital malignancies. Changes in microRNA that controls gene expression are seen in this cancer. Changes in the methylation pattern in the promoter region of genes are also another occurrence of ovarian cancer. In the present study, the samples tested were collected from patients and healthy individuals from the laboratory. The study population included 25 individuals with ovarian cancer and 25 healthy individuals of different ages. Blood samples were collected in 3cc EDTA vials and stored at -20°C. A kit method was used to extract genomic DNA from blood. Then, rs63749990 of the MLH1 gene was used to examine its polymorphism using the ARMS-PCR Tetra method, and a pair of primers was designed for final confirmation by ARMS-PCR Tetra. No mutation was observed in any of the samples examined, and two of the samples were sent abroad for sequencing, and the nucleotide position was observed without any change. In general, the results of the present study showed that there is no association between the MLH1 gene mutation related to rs63749990 and ovarian cancer in the present samples, although there is a need to investigate more samples from other regions of Iran.
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