Mutation detection in DNA isolated from cerebrospinal fluid and urine: Clinical utility and pitfalls of multiple displacement amplification.

ABSTRACT

This study describes the use of cerebral spinal fluid (CSF) and/or urine as source of DNA for mutation analysis combined with multiple displacement amplification. The findings illustrate the opportunities and pitfalls of these methods in the search for identification of the pathogenic mutations in the case that only scarce material is available such as CSF.