Development of a multiplex selected reaction monitoring assay for quantification of biochemical markers of down syndrome in amniotic fluid samples

J Proteome Res. 2012 Jul 6;11(7):3880-7. doi: 10.1021/pr300355a. Epub 2012 Jun 15.

Abstract

Down syndrome (DS) is one of the most common chromosomal abnormalities affecting about 1 of every 700 fetuses. Current screening strategies have detection rates of 90-95% at a 5% false positive rate. The aim of this study was to discover new biomarkers of DS in amniotic fluid by using a multiplex selected reaction monitoring assay. Nine proteins were analyzed: CEL, CPA1, MUC13, CLCA1, MUC5AC, PLUNC, and HAPLN1, and CGB as positive control and serotransferrin as negative control. One proteotypic peptide for each protein was selected, and internal heavy isotope-labeled peptide standards were spiked into the samples. Fifty-four samples from pregnant women carrying normal (n = 37) or DS-affected (n = 17) fetuses were analyzed. The median protein concentrations for DS and normal samples, respectively, were as follows: 20 and 49 ng/mL (p < 0.01) for CEL; 3.7 and 14 ng/mL (p < 0.001) for CPA1; 80 and 263 ng/mL (p < 0.001) for MUC13; 46 and 135 ng/mL (p < 0.001) for CLCA1; 0.65 and 0.93 μg/mL (p < 0.05) for MUC5AC; 61 and 73 ng/mL (p > 0.05) for PLUNC; 144 and 86 ng/mL (p < 0.01) for HAPLN1; 0.89 and 0.54 μg/mL (p = 0.05) for CGB; 91 and 87 μg/mL (p > 0.05) for serotransferrin. Statistically significant differences were found in six out of the seven candidate proteins analyzed, reflecting a different regulation in DS.

MeSH terms

  • Amniocentesis*
  • Amniotic Fluid / metabolism*
  • Area Under Curve
  • Biomarkers / metabolism
  • Carboxypeptidases A / metabolism
  • Case-Control Studies
  • Chloride Channels / metabolism
  • Down Syndrome / diagnosis*
  • Down Syndrome / metabolism
  • Extracellular Matrix Proteins / metabolism
  • Female
  • Glycoproteins / metabolism
  • Humans
  • Lipase / metabolism
  • Mucin 5AC / metabolism
  • Mucins / metabolism
  • Phosphoproteins / metabolism
  • Pregnancy
  • Proteoglycans / metabolism
  • ROC Curve
  • Tandem Mass Spectrometry

Substances

  • BPIFA1 protein, human
  • Biomarkers
  • CLCA1 protein, human
  • Chloride Channels
  • Extracellular Matrix Proteins
  • Glycoproteins
  • MUC13 protein, human
  • MUC5AC protein, human
  • Mucin 5AC
  • Mucins
  • Phosphoproteins
  • Proteoglycans
  • link protein
  • CEL protein, human
  • Lipase
  • Carboxypeptidases A