SALSA MLPA Probemix FH detects copy number changes in the FH gene.
Contents: 19 MLPA probes, including 10 probes for FH (covering all exons).
Tissue: human genomic DNA.
Application: research on FH tumour predisposition syndrome, and FH deficiency.
For research use only (RUO). Not for use in diagnostics.
The SALSA MLPA Probemix P198 FH is a research use only (RUO) assay for the detection of deletions or duplications in the fumarate hydratase (FH) gene, which is associated with FH tumour predisposition syndrome and FH deficiency.
FH tumour predisposition syndrome (also known as hereditary leiomyomatosis and renal cell cancer, HLRCC) is an autosomal dominant tumour syndrome characterized by leiomyomas in the skin and uterus. A subset of patients develops renal cell cancer (Smit et al. 2011). In the exceptional case of autosomal recessive inheritance, homozygous FH mutations result in FH deficiency (also known as fumarase deficiency or fumaric aciduria), which causes neonatal and early infantile encephalopathy. FH deficiency is characterized by poor feeding, failure to thrive, hypotonia, lethargy and seizures. FH deficiency is often fatal in early childhood.
The FH gene (10 exons) spans ~22 kb of genomic DNA and is located on chromosome 1q43, about 240 Mb from the p-telomere. The protein encoded by FH is an enzymatic component of the Krebs cycle. It catalyzes the conversion of fumarate to malate.
More information is available at https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK1252/ (FH tumour predisposition syndrome) and https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK1506/ (FH deficiency).
SALSA MLPA Probemix P198 FH 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.
The commercially available positive samples below can be used with the current (A4) version of this product.