Development and Validation of a Probe-Free Real-time SYBR Green ARMS-PCR for UGT1A1*6 genotyping in the Vietnamese Kinh Population

Ta Van Thao, Nguyen Thi Nghiep, Bui Thi Bao, Tran Thi Chi Mai, Tran Khanh Hoa

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Irinotecan-induced toxicities, such as neutropenia and diarrhea, affect up to 36% of East Asian colorectal cancer patients due to impaired UGT1A1 glucuronidation, primarily from the UGT1A1*6 variant (c.211G>A, rs4148323). We developed a real-time SYBR Green ARMS-PCR assay using three parallel reactions: internal control with outer primers (OF/OR, 353 bp amplicon), G-specific (OF/IR_G, 176 bp), and A-specific (IF_A/OR, 232 bp). The assay was validated on 30 NGS-confirmed samples (10 GG, 10 GA, 10 AA) and applied to 100 healthy Kinh individuals. It achieved 100% NGS concordance, with ΔCt thresholds (≤ -8 for GG, -3 < ΔCt < 5 for GA, ≥ 8 for AA) yielding 100% sensitivity/specificity. In the Kinh cohort, genotypes were 75 GG (75%), 23 GA (23%), and 2 AA (2%), with G allele frequency 86.5% and A allele 13.5%, conforming to Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium (p=0.877). This probe-free assay enables rapid (<2 hours), low-cost genotyping for personalized irinotecan dosing in low-resource settings.

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