SALSA MLPA Probemix P275 MAPT-GRN detects copy number variations in the MAPT, GRN and CRHR1 genes.
Contents: 41 MLPA probes, including 14 probes for MAPT (covering all exons) of which one detects the wild-type sequence of the c.1853C>T (P301L) mutation, 5 probes for GRN, 5 probes for CRHR1, and 7 other probes for the 17q21 region.
Tissue: human genomic DNA.
Application: research on neurodegenerative disorders related to MAPT, and Koolen-de Vries syndrome.
For research use only (RUO). Not for use in diagnostics.
The SALSA MLPA Probemix P275 MAPT-GRN is a research use only (RUO) assay for the detection of deletions or duplications in the MAPT, GRN, and CRHR1 genes. This probemix can also be used to detect the presence of wildtype allele of the MAPT P301L (c.1853C>T) point mutation.
The MAPT gene encodes the microtubule-associated protein tau. Mutations in MAPT have been associated with several neurodegenerative disorders, such as frontotemporal dementia with parkinsonism, progressive supranuclear palsy, corticobasal degeneration, Pick disease, and dementia with epilepsy.
The MAPT gene (14 exons) spans ~134 kb of genomic DNA and is located on chromosome 17q21.31, 41 Mb from the p-telomere. The region on 17q21, which encompasses the MAPT and CRHR1 genes, is flanked by repeated DNA elements and is often (20% in Europeans) present in inverted position. The Koolen-de Vries syndrome (OMIM 610443), characterized by developmental delay and mild to moderate intellectual disability, can be caused by a microdeletion in this region. Loss of the KANSL1 gene, which is located 7 kb downstream of the MAPT gene, accounts for the features of that syndrome. Duplication of the 17q21 region can result in psychomotor developmental delay (Kirchhoff et al. 2007; Grisart et al. 2009).
The GRN (PGRN) gene (13 exons), spans ~8 kb of genomic DNA and is located on chromosome 17q21.31, 40 Mb from the p-telomere. Defects in the GRN gene cause frontotemporal lobar degeneration.
More information is available at https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK1371/.
SALSA MLPA Probemix P275 MAPT-GRN is for research use only (RUO) in all territories.
A general SALSA MLPA Reagent Kit is required for MLPA experiments (to be ordered separately).
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Inclusion of a positive sample is usually not required, but can be useful for the analysis of your experiments. MRC Holland has very limited access to positive samples and cannot supply such samples. We recommend using positive samples from your own collection. Alternatively, you can use positive samples from an online biorepository, such as the Coriell Institute.
We have no information about specific commercially available positive samples that can be used with this product.