Simultaneous use of multiplex ligation-dependent probe amplification assay and flow cytometric DNA ploidy analysis in
Virginia Reyes-Núñez1,2, Evelyn Galo-Hooker1,2, Beatriz Pérez-Romano1,2
1Departments of Molecular Biology and Immunology, Laboratorios Clínicos de Puebla, Puebla, México.
Background:
The aim of this work was to simultaneously use multiplex ligation-dependent probe amplification (MLPA) assay and flow cytometric DNA ploidy analysis (FPA) to detect aneuploidy in patients with newly diagnosed acute leukemia.
Methods:
MLPA assay and propidium iodide FPA were used to test samples from 53 consecutive patients with newly diagnosed acute leukemia referred to our laboratory for immunophenotyping. Results were compared by nonparametric statistics.
Results:
The combined use of both methods significantly increased the rate of detection of aneuploidy as compared to that obtained by each method alone. The limitations of one method are somehow countervailed by the other and vice versa.
Conclusions:
MPLA and FPA yield different yet complementary information concerning aneuploidy in acute leukemia. The simultaneous use of both methods might be recommended in the clinical setting. © 2017 International Clinical Cytometry Society.
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