Scanning for DNA variants by denaturant capillary electrophoresis

Methods Mol Biol. 2008:439:19-34. doi: 10.1007/978-1-59745-188-8_2.

Abstract

Analysis and detection of DNA variation is important in any field of biology. Hence, numerous methods have been developed to analyze DNA. A simple yet effective way of analyzing DNA is by denaturant capillary electrophoresis (DCE). The method is in theory applicable to 95% of the human genome. The method involves three steps; fragment design, PCR amplification and allele separation. The allele separation can in principle be performed with any DNA capillary sequencing instrument.

MeSH terms

  • DNA / genetics
  • DNA / isolation & purification*
  • Electrophoresis, Capillary / methods*
  • Genome, Human
  • Humans
  • Nucleic Acid Denaturation
  • Polymerase Chain Reaction

Substances

  • DNA