NIH, National Cancer Institute, Division of Cancer Treatment and Diagnosis (DCTD) NIH - National Institutes of Health National Cancer Institute DCTD - Division of Cancer Treatment and Diagnosis

The importance of evaluation of DNA amplificability in KRAS mutation testing with dideoxy sequencing using formalin-fixed and paraffin-embedded colorectal cancer tissues.

Author(s): Okayama N, Nishioka M, Hazama S, Sakai K, Suehiro Y, Maekawa M, Sakamoto J, Iwamoto S, Kato T, Mishima H, Oka M, Hinoda Y

Publication: Jpn J Clin Oncol, 2011, Vol. 41, Page 165-71

PubMed ID: 20926413 PubMed Review Paper? No

Purpose of Paper

The purpose of this paper was to determine the effects of duration of fixation, deparaffinization, and storage on DNA quantity and quality from formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded (FFPE) colorectal cancer specimens.

Conclusion of Paper

Amplification of products less than 278 bp long was possible in all specimens, regardless of time in fixative or storage duration, but amplification of fragments longer than 313 bp failed in most specimens, regardless of time in fixative or storage duration. Amplification of KRAS was possible in all specimens, regardless of deparaffinization time, but more DNA was isolated from specimens treated with xylene for 60 min or more than from specimens treated with xylene for 10 min.

Studies

  1. Study Purpose

    The purpose of this study was to determine the effects of duration of fixation, deparaffinization, and storage on DNA quantity and quality from FFPE colorectal cancer specimens.

    Summary of Findings:

    Amplification of products less than 278 bp long was possible in all specimens, regardless of time in fixative and storage duration, but amplification of products between 298 and 313 bp long failed in 2 of 19 specimens, including the specimen stored for 63 months. Amplification of products longer than 313 bp failed in most specimens, regardless of time in fixative or storage duration. Amplification of 201, 240 and 360 bp fragments of KRAS was possible in all specimens, regardless of deparaffinization time, but more DNA was isolated from specimens treated with xylene for at least 60 min.

    Biospecimens
    Preservative Types
    • Formalin
    Diagnoses:
    • Neoplastic - Carcinoma
    Platform:
    AnalyteTechnology Platform
    DNA Spectrophotometry
    DNA PCR
    Pre-analytical Factors:
    ClassificationPre-analytical FactorValue(s)
    Analyte Extraction and Purification Deparaffinization Xylene 10 min
    Xylene 60 min
    Xylene 180 min
    Xylene overnight
    Storage Storage duration 9 months
    11 months
    13 months
    15 months
    16 months
    18 months
    20 months
    23 months
    24 months
    26 months
    28 months
    29 months
    39 months
    63 months
    Biospecimen Preservation Time in fixative 10 days
    11 days
    12 days
    18 days
    19 days
    20 days
    4 days
    6 days
    7 days
    8 days
    9 days
    PCR Specific Targeted nucleic acid KRAS
    UGT1A1
    UGT1A7
    UGT1A9
    XPC
    XPD
    TNF-alpha
    MIF
    IL-1 beta
    PCR Specific Length of gene fragment 96 bp
    201 bp
    221 bp
    240 bp
    241 bp
    258 bp
    278 bp
    298 bp
    313 bp
    360 bp
    555 bp
    565 bp

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