Abstract
Aim: Depending upon the degree of DNA degradation of formalin-fixed and paraffin-embedded tissue samples, accuracy of measurement by Infinium MethylationEPIC BeadChip assay (Illumina, CA, USA) was assessed. Materials & methods: DNA quality of six formalin-fixed and paraffin-embedded lung tissue samples with different formalin fixation periods was assessed by Illumina quality control, DNA copy numberand DNA integrity numbervalue. Infinium data from restored bisulfite treated DNA were compared with datum from a fresh-frozen sample. Results: The correlation coefficient decreased from 0.993 to 0.970 depending upon DNA degradation, even if the Illumina quality control was met. Exclusion of specific probes improved the correlation regardless of tissue. Conclusion: Poor DNA quality can be assessed as an amplifiable DNA copy number and DNA integrity number value. Probe filtering has the potential to improve assay accuracy.
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