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  • Molecular Biology
  • Genomics

Background:

  • Liquid biopsies offer valuable genetic and epigenetic biomarkers for disease detection and monitoring.
  • Aberrant DNA methylation is a hallmark of cancer, influencing tumor progression and treatment resistance.
  • Existing technologies struggle with accurate quantitative assessment of DNA methylation heterogeneity in low-input liquid biopsy samples.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop a microfluidic device for quantitative DNA methylation analysis.
  • To enable sensitive detection of rare heterogeneous methylation in challenging samples.
  • To improve the assessment of epigenetic biomarkers in liquid biopsies.

Main Methods:

  • A multilayer microfluidic device was designed for high-density array digitization.
  • Digital PCR (dPCR) and high-resolution melt (HRM) analysis were integrated for DNA methylation quantification.
  • The platform was tested for its ability to detect low levels of methylated/unmethylated DNA molecules.

Main Results:

  • The microfluidic platform demonstrated high sample loading efficiency.
  • The device achieved highly parallelized digital PCR-HRM for DNA methylation discrimination.
  • It successfully detected rare heterogeneous DNA methylation as low as 0.0001% for the CDKN2A (p14ARF) gene.

Conclusions:

  • The developed microfluidic device enables sensitive and quantitative analysis of DNA methylation heterogeneity.
  • This technology addresses limitations of current methods for liquid biopsy analysis.
  • It holds potential for improved cancer detection and monitoring through epigenetic biomarker assessment.