Establishment of two quantitative nested qPCR assays targeting the human EPO transgene

Establishment of two quantitative nested qPCR assays targeting the human EPO transgene / E.W.I. Neuberger,  I. Perez, C. Le Guiner, D. Moser, T. Ehlert, M. Allais, P. Moullier, P. Simon, R.O. Snyder. - (Gene Therapy 23 (2016) 4 (April); p. 330-339)

  • PMID: 26752352
  • DOI: 10.1038/gt.2016.2


Abstract

For ethical and safety reasons it is critical to develop easily implemented assays with high sensitivity and specificity for gene doping surveillance. Two nested quantitative real-time PCR (qPCR) assays were developed that target the human EPO (hEPO) cDNA sequence in a circular form, representative of recombinant adeno-associated viral (rAAV) vector genomes found in vivo. Through an interlaboratory evaluation, the assays were validated and utilized in an in vitro blinded study. These assays are specific and extremely sensitive with a limit of detection (LOD) of 1 copy of circular plasmid DNA and a limit of quantification (LOQ) of 10 to 20 copies in the presence of 500 ng of human genomic DNA (hgDNA) extracted from WBCs. Additionally, using the two nested qPCR assays in a non-human primate study, where macaques were injected intramuscularly with a rAAV8 vector harboring a promoterless hEPO cDNA sequence, the viral vector was detected 8 to 14 weeks post-injection in macaque WBCs. The high sensitivity of the nested qPCR approach along with the capability of quantifying target DNA, make this approach a reliable tool for gene doping surveillance and the monitoring of exogenous DNA sequences.

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11 January 2016
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Allais, M.
Ehlert, T.
Le Guiner, C.
Moser, D.
Moullier, P.
Neuberger, Elmo W.I.
Perez, I.
Simon, Perikles
Snyder, R.O.
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Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz - Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz
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