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Multiplex droplet digital PCR for 22q11.2 microdeletions screening and DiGeorge syndrome diagnostics
Igor Petrovich Oscorbin1, Maria Alexandrovna Gordukova2, Nataliia Vladimirovna Davydova2
1Laboratory of Pharmacogenomics, The Institute of Chemical Biology and Fundamental Medicine of the Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences (ICBFM SB RAS), Novosibirsk 630090, Russia.
Background And Aims:
DiGeorge syndrome (DGS) is a genetic disorder manifesting in polymorphic symptoms related to developmental abnormalities of various organs including thymus. DGS is caused by microdeletions in the 22q11.2 region between several low copy repeats (LCR) occurring in approximately 1 in 4000 live births. Diagnosis of DGS relies on phenotypic examination, qPCR, ultrasound, FISH, MLPA and NGS which can be relatively inaccurate, time-consuming, and costly.
Materials And Methods:
A novel multiplex droplet digital PCR (ddPCR) assay was designed, optimized and validated for detection and mapping 22q11.2 microdeletions by simultaneous amplification of three targets - TUPLE1, ZNF74, D22S936 - within the deletion areas and one reference target - RPP30 - as an internal control.
Results:
The assay reliable identified microdeletions when the template concentration was >32 copies per reaction and successfully detected LCR22A-B, LCR22A-C, LCR22A-D, and LCR22B-C deletions in clinical samples from 153 patients with signs of immunodeficiency. In patients with the microdeletions, flow cytometry detected a significant increase in B-cell and natural killer cell counts and percentages, while T-cell percentages and T-cell receptor excision circle (TREC) numbers decreased.
Conclusion:
The designed ddPCR assay is suitable for diagnosing DGS using whole blood and blood spots.
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