Quantification of telomerase activity, porphobilinogen deaminase and human telomerase reverse transcriptase mRNA in testicular tissue - new parameters for a molecular diagnostic classification of spermatogenesis disorders.
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Quantification of telomerase activity, porphobilinogen deaminase and human telomerase reverse transcriptase mRNA in testicular tissue - new parameters for a molecular diagnostic classification of spermatogenesis disorders. / Schrader, M; Müller, M; Schulze, Wolfgang; Heicappell, R; Krause, H; Straub, B; Miller, K.
In: INT J ANDROL, Vol. 25, No. 1, 1, 2002, p. 34-44.Research output: SCORING: Contribution to journal › SCORING: Journal article › Research › peer-review
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T1 - Quantification of telomerase activity, porphobilinogen deaminase and human telomerase reverse transcriptase mRNA in testicular tissue - new parameters for a molecular diagnostic classification of spermatogenesis disorders.
AU - Schrader, M
AU - Müller, M
AU - Schulze, Wolfgang
AU - Heicappell, R
AU - Krause, H
AU - Straub, B
AU - Miller, K
PY - 2002
Y1 - 2002
N2 - The aim of the study was to evaluate the quantitative detection of human telomerase reverse transcriptase (hTERT) mRNA and telomerase activity as new molecular diagnostic parameters for a subclassification of spermatogenesis disorders. Telomerase activity was detected by a quantitative telomerase PCR ELISA, and hTERT mRNA expression was quantified by fluorescence real-time RT-PCR in a LightCycler in cryopreserved testicular tissue specimens. This was paralleled by a histological workup. The discriminant analysis showed that detection of normalized hTERT expression was able to correctly classify 89.0% of the investigated tissue specimens into the subgroups of full spermatogenesis, maturation arrest or Sertoli-cell-only syndrome. In contrast, discriminant analysis revealed an only 58% accuracy of telomerase activity for the investigated tissue specimens. This study shows that the quantification of hTERT expression in testicular tissue by real-time fluorescence RT-PCR is well suited for correctly classifying spermatogenesis disorders and proved to be markedly superior to the determination of telomerase activity.
AB - The aim of the study was to evaluate the quantitative detection of human telomerase reverse transcriptase (hTERT) mRNA and telomerase activity as new molecular diagnostic parameters for a subclassification of spermatogenesis disorders. Telomerase activity was detected by a quantitative telomerase PCR ELISA, and hTERT mRNA expression was quantified by fluorescence real-time RT-PCR in a LightCycler in cryopreserved testicular tissue specimens. This was paralleled by a histological workup. The discriminant analysis showed that detection of normalized hTERT expression was able to correctly classify 89.0% of the investigated tissue specimens into the subgroups of full spermatogenesis, maturation arrest or Sertoli-cell-only syndrome. In contrast, discriminant analysis revealed an only 58% accuracy of telomerase activity for the investigated tissue specimens. This study shows that the quantification of hTERT expression in testicular tissue by real-time fluorescence RT-PCR is well suited for correctly classifying spermatogenesis disorders and proved to be markedly superior to the determination of telomerase activity.
M3 - SCORING: Zeitschriftenaufsatz
VL - 25
SP - 34
EP - 44
IS - 1
M1 - 1
ER -