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Table 6 Comparison of genotypes identified by SSCP and pyrosequencing

From: Detection of three closely located single nucleotide polymorphisms in the EAAT2 promoter: comparison of single-strand conformational polymorphism (SSCP), pyrosequencing and Sanger sequencing

SSCP

PYROSEQUENCING

Genotype

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

1. WT/WT (n = 3)

2 (66.7%)

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

1 (33.3%)

0.0

0.0

2. WT/MT (n = 11)

0.0

9 (81.8%)

1 (9.1%)

0.0

0.0

0.0

1 (9.1%)

0.0

0.0

3. MT/MT (n = 1)

0.0

0.0

1 (100%)

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

n = 15

n = 15

  1. For SSCP EAAT2F and EAAT2Pyro primers were used and pyrosequencing was done with EAAT2PyroSeq1 primer. The genotypes that were correctly identified by both methods are indicated in bold.