IJMS, Vol. 18, Pages 1765: Correlation of Leukocyte Telomere Length Measurement Methods in Patients with Dyskeratosis Congenita and in Their Unaffected Relatives

IJMS, Vol. 18, Pages 1765: Correlation of Leukocyte Telomere Length Measurement Methods in Patients with Dyskeratosis Congenita and in Their Unaffected Relatives

International Journal of Molecular Sciences doi: 10.3390/ijms18081765

Authors: Payal Khincha Casey Dagnall Belynda Hicks Kristine Jones Abraham Aviv Masayuki Kimura Hormuzd Katki Geraldine Aubert Neelam Giri Blanche Alter Sharon Savage Shahinaz Gadalla

Several methods have been employed to measure telomere length (TL) in human studies. It has been difficult to directly compare the results from these studies because of differences in the laboratory techniques and output parameters. We compared TL measurements (TLMs) by the three most commonly used methods, quantitative polymerase chain reaction (qPCR), flow cytometry with fluorescence in situ hybridization (flow FISH) and Southern blot, in a cohort of patients with the telomere biology disorder dyskeratosis congenita (DC) and in their unaffected relatives (controls). We observed a strong correlation between the Southern blot average TL and the flow FISH total lymphocyte TL in both the DC patients and their unaffected relatives (R2 of 0.68 and 0.73, respectively). The correlation between the qPCR average TL and that of the Southern blot method was modest (R2 of 0.54 in DC patients and of 0.43 in unaffected relatives). Similar results were noted when comparing the qPCR average TL and the flow FISH total lymphocyte TL (R2 of 0.49 in DC patients and of 0.42 in unaffected relatives). In conclusion, the strengths of the correlations between the three widely used TL assays (qPCR, flow FISH, and Southern blot) were significantly different. Careful consideration is warranted when selecting the method of TL measurement for research and for clinical studies.

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