High resolution melting analysis (HRM) as a new tool for the identification of species belonging to the Lactobacillus casei group and comparison with species-specific PCRs and multiplex PCR

2015 ◽  
Vol 46 ◽  
pp. 357-367 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lucilla Iacumin ◽  
Federica Ginaldi ◽  
Marisa Manzano ◽  
Veronica Anastasi ◽  
Anna Reale ◽  
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LWT ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 137 ◽  
pp. 110336
Author(s):  
Irini Bosmali ◽  
Georgios Lagiotis ◽  
Evangelia Stavridou ◽  
Nadia Haider ◽  
Maslin Osathanunkul ◽  
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Author(s):  
Sayed Hussain MOSAWI ◽  
Abdolhossein DALIMI ◽  
Najibullah SAFI ◽  
Fatemeh GHAFFARIFAR ◽  
Javid SADRAEI

Background: Malaria is threatening more than half of Afghanistan population. Asymptomatic malaria is notable problem against malaria controlling strategies. In this study we evaluated the asymptomatic malaria status in Nangarhar Province, Afghanistan in 2017. Methods: Overall, 296 finger blood samples were taken on DNA Banking Cards and microscopic slides from asymptomatic individuals in Jalalabad city. We used a novel post real time PCR high resolution melting analysis beside microscopy and semi-nested multiplex PCR to evaluate status of asymptomatic malaria in this city. Results: The prevalence of asymptomatic malaria in Jalalabad city was determined 1.7% (5/296), 7.43% (22/296) and 7.78% (26/296) by microscopy, Seminested multiplex PCR and qRT-PCR-HRM, respectively. Out of 26 positive cases were detected by qRT-PCR-HRM, 21, 1 and 4 cases were detected P. falciparum, P. vivax and mixed infection of P. falciparum and P. vivax, respectively. Conclusion: Our data indicating on existence of significant number of asymptomatic reservoirs that assists in prolonged endemicity of the disease. On the other hand, the molecular methods are better alternatives for microscopy especially for monitoring of asymptomatic cases of malaria.


Author(s):  
Bertrand Chesneau ◽  
Aurélie Plancke ◽  
Guillaume Rolland ◽  
Nicolas Chassaing ◽  
Christine Coubes ◽  
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AbstractMarfan syndrome (MFS) is a heritable connective tissue disorder (HCTD) caused by pathogenic variants in FBN1 that frequently occur de novo. Although individuals with somatogonadal mosaicisms have been reported with respect to MFS and other HCTD, the overall frequency of parental mosaicism in this pathology is unknown. In an attempt to estimate this frequency, we reviewed all the 333 patients with a disease-causing variant in FBN1. We then used direct sequencing, combined with High Resolution Melting Analysis, to detect mosaicism in their parents, complemented by NGS when a mosaicism was objectivized. We found that (1) the number of apparently de novo events is much higher than the classically admitted number (around 50% of patients and not 25% as expected for FBN1) and (2) around 5% of the FBN1 disease-causing variants were not actually de novo as anticipated, but inherited in a context of somatogonadal mosaicisms revealed in parents from three families. High Resolution Melting Analysis and NGS were more efficient at detecting and evaluating the level of mosaicism compared to direct Sanger sequencing. We also investigated individuals with a causal variant in another gene identified through our “aortic diseases genes” NGS panel and report, for the first time, on an individual with a somatogonadal mosaicism in COL5A1. Our study shows that parental mosaicism is not that rare in Marfan syndrome and should be investigated with appropriate methods given its implications in patient’s management.


2016 ◽  
Vol 54 (7) ◽  
pp. 714-724 ◽  
Author(s):  
Matej Bezdicek ◽  
Martina Lengerova ◽  
Dita Ricna ◽  
Barbora Weinbergerova ◽  
Iva Kocmanova ◽  
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Platelets ◽  
2008 ◽  
Vol 19 (6) ◽  
pp. 471-475 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dana Provaznikova ◽  
Tereza Kumstyrova ◽  
Roman Kotlin ◽  
Peter Salaj ◽  
Vaclav Matoska ◽  
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