Thromb Haemost 1999; 81(01): 76-80
DOI: 10.1055/s-0037-1614422
Review Article
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Double Fluorescent-amplification Refractory Mutation Detection (dF-ARMS) of the Factor V Leiden and Prothrombin Mutations

Caroline Maher
3   Department of Haematology, Waterford Regional Hospital, Waterford, Ireland
,
Dolores Crowley
3   Department of Haematology, Waterford Regional Hospital, Waterford, Ireland
,
Carmel Cullen
1   From the Molecular Diagnostics Unit, Cork Institute of Technology (CIT), Cork, Ireland
,
Carmel Wall
2   Department of Anaesthetics, Royal Brompton and Harefield NHS Trust, Harefield Hospital, Harefield, Middlesex, United Kingdom
,
David Royston
2   Department of Anaesthetics, Royal Brompton and Harefield NHS Trust, Harefield Hospital, Harefield, Middlesex, United Kingdom
,
Séamus Fanning
3   Department of Haematology, Waterford Regional Hospital, Waterford, Ireland
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Publication History

Received29 June 1998

Accepted after resubmission14 September 1998

Publication Date:
08 December 2017 (online)

Summary

Simultaneous fluorescent [F] detection of the factor V Leiden (G1691A) and the prothrombin 3’-untranslated region (G20210A) mutations were performed in a single tube polymerase chain reaction (PCR). Amplification refractory mutation detection system (ARMS) formed the basis of this assay design. Fluorescent-labelled primers incorporated into amplicons during the reaction facilitated detection directly by GeneScan analysis without further manipulation. To test the efficacy of this double [F]-ARMS (dF-ARMS) method, 48 patients with unexplained thrombotic tendencies were investigated for their factor V Leiden and prothrombin genotypes. These results corresponded exactly with data achieved using the more conventional methods of restriction fragment length polymorphism (RFLP)-PCR and direct DNA sequencing. Three out of the 48 patients in this group were found to be compound heterozygotes.

 
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