SALSA MLPA Probemix P268 DYSF detects copy number variations in the DYSF gene.
Contents: 48 MLPA probes, including 40 probes for DYSF.
Tissue: human genomic DNA.
Application: research on limb-girdle muscular dystrophy type 2B (LGMD2B).
For research use only (RUO). Not for use in diagnostics.
The SALSA MLPA Probemix P268 DYSF is a research use only (RUO) assay for the detection of deletions or duplications in the DYSF gene, which is associated with limb-girdle muscular dystrophy type 2B (LGMD2B).
Limb-girdle muscular dystrophies (LGMD) are a group of phenotypically and genotypically heterogeneous disorders, characterised by progressive weakness and atrophy of the muscles of the pelvic and shoulder girdle. Mutations of the Dysferlin gene (DYSF) are the cause of LGMD2B or dysferlinopathy. Patients with LGMD2B have symmetrical and selective involvement of proximal limb-girdle muscles. The disease shows wide intra- and interfamilial clinical variability. The age at onset ranges from 2 to 40 years, but the disease usually first appears in the second or third decade of life, with the development of proximal weakness in the lower limbs. Mutations in DYSF result in a cascade of events leading eventually to muscular dystrophy. The precise underlying mechanisms have yet to be elucidated.
More information is available at https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK1303/.
SALSA MLPA Probemix P268 DYSF 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.
We have no information about specific commercially available positive samples that can be used with this product.