Document Type
Article
Publication Date
5-1987
Publication Title
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
Department
Geisel School of Medicine
Abstract
Single base pair differences between otherwise identical DNA molecules can result in altered melting behavior detectable by denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis. We have developed a simplified procedure for using denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis to detect base pair changes in genomic DNA. Genomic DNA is digested with restriction enzymes and hybridized in solution to labeled single-stranded probe DNA. The excess probe is then hybridized to complementary phage M13 template DNA, and the reaction mixture is electrophoresed on a denaturing gradient gel. Only the genomic DNA probe hybrids migrate into the gel. Differences in hybrid mobility on the gel indicate base pair changes in the genomic DNA. We have used this technique to identify two polymorphic sites within a 1.2-kilobase region of human chromosome 20. This approach should greatly facilitate the identification of DNA polymorphisms useful for gene linkage studies and the diagnosis of genetic diseases.
Original Citation
Noll WW, Collins M. Detection of human DNA polymorphisms with a simplified denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis technique. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 1987;84(10):3339-3343. doi:10.1073/pnas.84.10.3339
Dartmouth Digital Commons Citation
Noll, Walter W. and Collins, Mary, "Detection of Human DNA Polymorphisms with a Simplified Denaturing Gradient Gel Electrophoresis Technique." (1987). Dartmouth Scholarship. 1210.
https://digitalcommons.dartmouth.edu/facoa/1210
