Qiagen, 59695, EpiTect PCR Control DNA Set (100)

EpiTect Control DNAs are ready-to-use, completely methylated or completely unmethylated bisulfite converted DNAs, and untreated, unmethylated genomic DNA, for standardized and reliable control reactions for methylation analysis. The methylated, bisulfite converted DNA as well as unmethylated, bisulfite converted and unconverted DNA are stored in EB Buffer (10 mM Tris Cl) in a ready-to-use solution.
EpiTect Control DNAs are highly suited for use as quantification standards for probe-based real-time PCR methylation analysis (see figure "Real-time PCR standards") and high-resolution melting (HRM) methylation analysis (see figure "HRM quantification standards").
The EpiTect Control DNA Set contains all control DNAs needed for standardized and reliable methylation control reactions in a ready-to-use kit format. In methylation-specific PCR, for example, control reactions must be carried out to ensure that PCR probes and primers bind specifically to methylated or unmethylated DNA (see figure Use of EpiTect Control DNA in PCR for methylation analysis). These reactions require various concentrations of completely bisulfite converted control DNA that is fully methylated or fully unmethylated (see figures EpiTect Control DNA Pyrogram and "EpiTYPER MALDI-TOF analysis of WBA DNA"). Additionally, mixtures of these control DNAs can serve as quantification standards when determining degree of methylation in HRM and probe-based methylation experiments.
Standardized workflows in epigenetics Accessing epigenetic information is of prime importance for many areas of biological and medical research — particularly oncology, but also stem cell research and developmental biology. However, the analysis of changes in DNA methylation is challenging, due to the lack of standardized methods for providing reproducible data particularly from limited sample material. With its newly introduced EpiTect solutions, QIAGEN makes available standardized, pre-analytical and analytical solutions from DNA sample collection, stabilization and purification, to bisulfite conversion and real-time or end-point PCR methylation analysis or sequencing (see figure "Standardized workflows in epigenetics").