The present invention relates to detecting the relative methylation levels at one or more CpG sites on a nucleic acid molecule, by using the methylation specific primer extension reaction (MSPE). MSPE uses an agent to modify unmethylated cytosine at a CpG site to uracil and subsequently amplify the chemically treated nucleic acids. The MSPE primers distinguishing between unmethylated and methylated CpG sites are provided to conduct MSPE. Relative methylation levels at one or more CpG sites are performed by detecting the signal intensity of labels incorporated into the MSPE reaction products.
本发明涉及利用甲基化特异性引物延伸反应(M
SPE)检测核酸分子上一个或多个 CpG 位点的相对甲基化
水平。M
SPE 使用一种药剂将 CpG 位点上未甲基化的
胞嘧啶修饰成尿
嘧啶,然后扩增经
化学处理的核酸。为进行 M
SPE,提供了区分未甲基化和甲基化 CpG 位点的 M
SPE 引物。一个或多个 CpG 位点的相对甲基化
水平是通过检测加入到 M
SPE 反应产物中的标签的信号强度来实现的。