This invention relates to a kit and method for detecting
pathogenic genes of X-
chromosome-linked hereditary
retinal degenerative diseases. The kit includes a
library hybridization
reagent and a probe set for detecting XLIRD
pathogenic genes, including capture probes that can simultaneously and specifically capture the RPGR, RP2, RS1, and CHM
pathogenic genes. The capture probes for capturing the RPGR pathogenic
gene include probes with sequences as shown in SEQ ID NO. 1-96, and capture probes targeting the high-GC region of the RPGR
gene with sequences as shown in SEQ ID NO. 24-55. This invention targets the above four pathogenic genes, comprehensively analyzes their variation profiles and sequence characteristics, optimizes the amplification region range, and designs a high-density capture probe set including exons, introns, UTR regions, and upstream and downstream 20kb regions. Specifically targeting the high-
GC content region of
exon 15 of the RPGR
gene, the probe sequence and capture strategy are adjusted to achieve efficient capture of the high-GC region. During the
library PCR enrichment stage, the amplification enzymes in the
system are screened and optimized. Combined with the probe set, multiple amplification
enzyme systems are used, and finally, the most suitable amplification
enzyme combination for this gene
system is optimized.