Somatic mutations at CA-repeat loci
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Comparative Lesions Analysis Through a Targeted Sequencing Approach
Published on: November 5, 2019
1Department of Biochemistry, Cancer Institute, Tokyo, Japan.
Abstract:
We found somatic mutations, detected as novel PCR bands, at three separate polymorphic CA-repeat loci. At one of these loci, analyzed in a three-generation pedigree, a new band generated from the same paternal allele was observed in four of six offspring. The other two children inherited the alternative paternal allele unchanged. Somatic mutations at two additional loci were identified upon subsequent comparison of banding patterns among 25 cancers and their corresponding normal tissues at 15 CA-repeat loci. Since somatic mutations of CA-repeats seem to be quite frequent, individuals who are mosaic for CA-repeat alleles at a particular locus probably are not unusual. Hence, the possibility of somatic mutation generating new length alleles at CA-repeat loci should be considered when one compares DNA samples, whether in forensic and paternity testing, loss of heterozygosity studies, or linkage analyses.
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