Detection of four beta-thalassemia point mutations in Iranians using a PCR-ELISA genotyping system.

Development of molecular techniques with analytical capability of mutation detection can realize the medical diagnosis of diseases and improve people's health. beta-Thalassemia is one of the most prevalent genetic disorders in Iran and using a simple and rapid test in laboratories for the mass screening and prenatal diagnosis is essential. Here, we described a simple method for rapid detection of four common beta-thalassemia point mutations in Iranians (IVS-II-1 (G-->A), IVS-I-5 (G-->C), FSC 8/9 (+G), IVS-I-110 (G-->A)) using a PCR-ELISA genotyping system.

Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay of nucleic acid sequence-based amplification for molecular detection of M. tuberculosis.

An enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay of nucleic acid sequence-based amplification (NASBA-ELISA) was developed for molecular detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis. The primers targeting 16S rRNA were used for the amplification of bacterial RNA by the isothermal digoxigenin (DIG)-labeling NASBA process, resulting in the accumulation of DIG-labeled RNA amplicons. The amplicons were hybridized with a specific biotinylated DNA probe which was non-covalently immobilized on streptavidin-coated microtiter plate.