Background: Genetic variation in monoamine oxidase A (MAOA) and serotonin transporter (5-HTT)-linked polymorphic regions (LPR) is associated with neuropsychiatric behavior.
Methods: We genotyped 37 macaques using conventional PCR product gel fractionation and by capillary electrophoresis of multiplexed amplicons and compared the data.
Results: Genotype concordance was 97% and 95% for MAOA-LPR and 5-HTT-LPR, respectively. Capillary electrophoresis was more sensitive and cost-effective.
Conclusions: Multiplexing MAOA-LPR and 5-HTT-LPR will enhance the genotyping of large sample sets.
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