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Molecular diagnostics IV Flashcards

1
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Maxam-Gilbert sequencing is based on…

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Chemical degradation

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How is degradation performed in Maxam-Gilbert sequencing?

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Addition of several chemicals

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What chemicals cause certain degradations in Maxam-Gilbert sequencing? (4)

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  • Formic acid = A+G
  • Dimethylsulfide = G
  • Hydrazine = C+T
  • Hydrazine + NaCl = C
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What are chain terminators in Sanger sequencing?

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ddNTPs -> next nucleotide cannot be coupled

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What includes the Sanger sequencing reaction mix? (2)

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  • Primer
  • Template
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How are strands separated during Sanger sequencing?

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Denaturation

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Sanger sequencing is still used for targeted/high-throughout screening

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Targeted

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NGS is still used for targeted/high-throughout screening

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High-throughput screening

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What is the advantage of using fluorescent dyes in replacing radioactive read-outs?

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Everything can be run in a single lane

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How can you identify nucleotides when using fluorescent dyes in sequencing?

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Each nucleotide has a different colour

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True or false: Capillary systems have a greater efficiency than gels to run fragments

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True

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12
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What is a problem in serological HLA typing?

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Antibodies are not specific for different subtypes –> cell lysis

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What dictates total HLA expression?

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Combination of both haplotypes (mom and dad)

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Having HLA-B27 predisposes an individual to.. (3)

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  • M.Bechterew
  • M. Reiter
  • Acute uveitis anterior
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What kind of antibodies are used to type HLA-B27 using flow cytometry?

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Monoclonal

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What problems arise when typing HLA-B27 using flow cytometry? (2)

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  • Most monoclonals cannot identify all B27 subtypes
  • Monoclonals against B27 are not fully specific
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17
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How can you combat that most monoclonals can not identify all subtypes of a certain HLA molecule?

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Using multiple monoclonals to increase the coverage

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How can you combat that monoclonals against B27 are not fully B27-specific?

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Combination of multiple monoclonals -> increase specificity

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What are the advantages of using flow cytometry for typing B27? (2)

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  • Fast
  • Relatively cheap
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What are the DISadvantages of using flow cytometry for typing B27? (2)

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  • Sensitivity low for some B27 alleles
  • Specificity low due to cross-reaction with other HLA-B genes
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Which flow cytometry characteristics make it useful for B27 screening? (3)

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  • Negatives can be excluded with high certainty
  • Strong positive signals can be detected with high certainty
  • Weak positives can be typed further (PCR)
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What are the steps of molecular typing of B27 using PCR? (2)

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  • DNA isolation
  • PCR-SSP
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What does SSP stand for?

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Sequence specific primer

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What are two frequently used methods for PCR-SSP? Which exon do they target?

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  • Olerup method (exon 2)
  • Dominquez (exon 3)
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Exon 2/Exon 3 is the exon with high allelic variation

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Exon 2

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26
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How do you achieve the highest resolution of HLA-B27?

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Sequence-based typing (SBT)

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27
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While achieving the highest resolution, sequence-based typing is not always used. Why not?

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Not always necessary and far more expensive

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With what disease is HLA-A29 associated?

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Birdshot chorioretinopathy

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29
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Why is HLA typing used for HLA-A29?

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To make diagnosis more clear

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30
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How is HLA-A29 determined?

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Using HLA-A low resolution PCR-SSP

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31
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How many PCR reactions are required for HLA-A low resolution PCR-SSP typing for HLA-A29?

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29 different PCR reactions

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32
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With which disease is HLA-B51 associated?

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Behçet’s disease (BD)

33
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How is HLA-B51 determined?

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Using HLA-A low resolution PCR-SSP –> many PCR reactions required -> expensive/laborious

34
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Which HLA molecule is associated with Coeliac disease?

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HLA-DQ2- or DQ8

35
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Why is typing for HLA-DQ2/8 clinically relevant?

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High negative predictive value

36
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What does MLPA stand for?

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Multiplex Ligation-dependent Probe Amplification

37
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What do you investigate using MLPA? How?

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DNA using a mixture of ~40 probes simultaneously -> targeting different sites on the DNA

38
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MLPA: Of how many parts does a probe consist?

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2 -> one of them contains the stuffer sequence

39
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MLPA: What are the two types of probes?

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  • Probes with hybridization sequences to which primer Y can bind
  • Probes with hybridization sequence + stuffer sequence + sequence to which primer Y can bind
40
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MLPA: What is a stuffer sequence?

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Random nucleotide sequence of a certain length

41
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MLPA: All probes have/do not have the same PCR primer sequence?

42
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MLPA: Probes hybridize to a specific target, true or false?

43
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MLPA: Each probe has a hybridization sequence. What is a characteristic of this sequence?

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Complementary to target site

44
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What allows for multiplexing in MLPA?

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Stuffer sequence length differs per probe

45
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MLPA: What leads to amplification of the probe?

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Addition of primers directed against Y and X

46
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Describe the process of MLPA (4)

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  • Two parts of each probe hybridize to adjacent target sequences
  • Both parts are ligated through DNA ligase
  • Product of each probe is amplified
  • Amplification products are separated by electrophoresis
47
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MLPA: What reflects the relative copy no. of target sequences?

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Relative amounts of probe amplification products

48
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What is the strength of MLPA?

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Amplification of different targets from the same DNA using the same primers

49
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How does abacavir interfere with HLA-B?

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Abacavir is able to bind this HLA subtype -> prevents normal presentation of self-antigens by HLA-B

50
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Abacavir prevents normal presentation of self antigens by HLA-B. How are these antigen presented instead?

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In a novel confirmation -> no longer recognized as self -> induced immune activation

51
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Abacavir is used to treat acute HIV-infection. What does a doctor do when this patient is positive for HLA-B57:01? Why?

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Use different drug -> otherwise adverse drug reaction

52
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What are theories presented as to why abacavir interacts with HLA-B in this way? (3)

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  • Normal presentation of constitutive self
  • Novel confirmation of constitutive self
  • Presentation of novel self
53
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Why are proteins harder to study than DNA/(m)RNA?

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Harder to isolate, fractionate, etc.

54
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What is meant with proteotyping?

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Defining cells/phenotypes by defining their proteome

55
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What is studies with immunopeptidomics?

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Study of HLA peptides

56
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What are use cases for clinical proteomics (for analysis of tissues)? (2)

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  • Biopsies of transplant organs or tumor tissues
  • Serum and plasma profiling
57
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What are advantages of mass spectrometry? (3)

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  • Efficient
  • Sensitive
  • Accurate
58
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Why is plasma proteomics challenging?

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Plasma contains a few high abundance proteins, and a lot of low abundance proteins

59
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Sensitivity of mass spectrometry is strongly dependent on..? (3)

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  • Depletion
  • Fractionation
  • Use of nanoparticles
60
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Which types of mass spectrometers exist? (4)

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  • TOF: time of flight
  • Magnetic sector deflection
  • Quadrupole
  • Ion traps
61
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What is the principle of time-of-flight mass spectrometry?

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Particles of different masses are accelerated in a vacuum tube using an electrical field

62
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TOF: Smaller particles will be accelerated faster/slower than bigger particles

63
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What is the principle of magnetic sector deflection?

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Particles are accelerated into an electric sector, in which they are deflected

64
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What is a frequently used mass spectrometry type (Ion trap)?

65
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What is the principle of the orbitrap?

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Ions are introduced into a vacuum chamber and orbit the metal rod and move along its length in a harmonic oscillation

66
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Orbitrap: what dictates the harmonic oscillation?

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The mass of the peptide

67
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What has to happen to biomolecules in order to perform mass spectrometry on these molecules?

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Convertion to gas phase

68
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What are the two ways to convert biomolecules into the gas phase?

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  • ESI: electrospray ionization
  • MALDI: matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization
69
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What is the principle of ESI?

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Solution with protein/peptide of interest is sprayed through a capillary with a tiny nozzle -> high voltage applied

70
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ESI: What is the result of applying high voltage on the process that occurs in the tiny nozzle?

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Cone of charged liquid droplets

71
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ESI: What happens during spraying?

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Solvent evaporates -> only charged particles stay behind

72
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What is the principle of MALDI?

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Analyte is mixed in a co-crystal matrix and shot with laser beams

73
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What does the laser beam cause during MALDI?

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Instant evaporation –> positively charged particles

74
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Describe the general proteomics workflow (3)

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  • Digestion of proteins
  • Measures masses of peptides
  • Identification of peptides
75
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How do you identify peptides in proteomics?

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Combination of fragments + intact mass of peptide –> use reference databases

76
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Which technique allows for the study of interactions between molecules/proteins?

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Co-immunoprecipitation

77
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What are advantages of using proteomics over Western Blotting and/or ELISA? (3)

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  • Lower detection limit
  • Quantification
  • Detection of specific post-translational modifications
78
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Why do ‘normal’ peptides that are analyzed with mass spectrometry always have an arginine or lysine at their end?

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Use of trypsin during digestion of proteins

79
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Immunopeptidomics: Why is the analysis of antigens presented in the context of HLA more difficult?

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These antigens don’t have an arginine or lysine at their end

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