Evaluation of pre-analytical factors affecting plasma DNA analysis

Abstract Pre-analytical factors can significantly affect circulating cell-free DNA (cfDNA) analysis. However, there are few robust methods to rapidly assess sample quality and the impact of pre-analytical processing. To address this gap and to evaluate effects of DNA extraction methods and blood col...

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Autores principales: Havell Markus, Tania Contente-Cuomo, Maria Farooq, Winnie S. Liang, Mitesh J. Borad, Shivan Sivakumar, Simon Gollins, Nhan L. Tran, Harshil D. Dhruv, Michael E. Berens, Alan Bryce, Aleksandar Sekulic, Antoni Ribas, Jeffrey M. Trent, Patricia M. LoRusso, Muhammed Murtaza
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:754bebe0d60d4db2a753e90d4a1c1a882021-12-02T11:41:02ZEvaluation of pre-analytical factors affecting plasma DNA analysis10.1038/s41598-018-25810-02045-2322https://doaj.org/article/754bebe0d60d4db2a753e90d4a1c1a882018-05-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-018-25810-0https://doaj.org/toc/2045-2322Abstract Pre-analytical factors can significantly affect circulating cell-free DNA (cfDNA) analysis. However, there are few robust methods to rapidly assess sample quality and the impact of pre-analytical processing. To address this gap and to evaluate effects of DNA extraction methods and blood collection tubes on cfDNA yield and fragment size, we developed a multiplexed droplet digital PCR (ddPCR) assay with 5 short and 4 long amplicons targeting single copy genomic loci. Using this assay, we compared 7 cfDNA extraction kits and found cfDNA yield and fragment size vary significantly. We also compared 3 blood collection protocols using plasma samples from 23 healthy volunteers (EDTA tubes processed within 1 hour and Cell-free DNA Blood Collection Tubes processed within 24 and 72 hours) and found no significant differences in cfDNA yield, fragment size and background noise between these protocols. In 219 clinical samples, cfDNA fragments were shorter in plasma samples processed immediately after venipuncture compared to archived samples, suggesting contribution of background DNA by lysed peripheral blood cells. In summary, we have described a multiplexed ddPCR assay to assess quality of cfDNA samples prior to downstream molecular analyses and we have evaluated potential sources of pre-analytical variation in cfDNA studies.Havell MarkusTania Contente-CuomoMaria FarooqWinnie S. LiangMitesh J. BoradShivan SivakumarSimon GollinsNhan L. TranHarshil D. DhruvMichael E. BerensAlan BryceAleksandar SekulicAntoni RibasJeffrey M. TrentPatricia M. LoRussoMuhammed MurtazaNature PortfolioarticleMedicineRScienceQENScientific Reports, Vol 8, Iss 1, Pp 1-10 (2018)
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Havell Markus
Tania Contente-Cuomo
Maria Farooq
Winnie S. Liang
Mitesh J. Borad
Shivan Sivakumar
Simon Gollins
Nhan L. Tran
Harshil D. Dhruv
Michael E. Berens
Alan Bryce
Aleksandar Sekulic
Antoni Ribas
Jeffrey M. Trent
Patricia M. LoRusso
Muhammed Murtaza
Evaluation of pre-analytical factors affecting plasma DNA analysis
description Abstract Pre-analytical factors can significantly affect circulating cell-free DNA (cfDNA) analysis. However, there are few robust methods to rapidly assess sample quality and the impact of pre-analytical processing. To address this gap and to evaluate effects of DNA extraction methods and blood collection tubes on cfDNA yield and fragment size, we developed a multiplexed droplet digital PCR (ddPCR) assay with 5 short and 4 long amplicons targeting single copy genomic loci. Using this assay, we compared 7 cfDNA extraction kits and found cfDNA yield and fragment size vary significantly. We also compared 3 blood collection protocols using plasma samples from 23 healthy volunteers (EDTA tubes processed within 1 hour and Cell-free DNA Blood Collection Tubes processed within 24 and 72 hours) and found no significant differences in cfDNA yield, fragment size and background noise between these protocols. In 219 clinical samples, cfDNA fragments were shorter in plasma samples processed immediately after venipuncture compared to archived samples, suggesting contribution of background DNA by lysed peripheral blood cells. In summary, we have described a multiplexed ddPCR assay to assess quality of cfDNA samples prior to downstream molecular analyses and we have evaluated potential sources of pre-analytical variation in cfDNA studies.
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author Havell Markus
Tania Contente-Cuomo
Maria Farooq
Winnie S. Liang
Mitesh J. Borad
Shivan Sivakumar
Simon Gollins
Nhan L. Tran
Harshil D. Dhruv
Michael E. Berens
Alan Bryce
Aleksandar Sekulic
Antoni Ribas
Jeffrey M. Trent
Patricia M. LoRusso
Muhammed Murtaza
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Alan Bryce
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Jeffrey M. Trent
Patricia M. LoRusso
Muhammed Murtaza
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title Evaluation of pre-analytical factors affecting plasma DNA analysis
title_short Evaluation of pre-analytical factors affecting plasma DNA analysis
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