Abstract:To establish a method for detection of mannose-binding lectin associated serine protease-2 ( MASP-2) mutations by high-resolution melting (HRM) analysis and to evaluate its effect. Methods Three different genotype reference substances of gene g.21370 (G>T) site were acquired by sequencing,and were used for establishment of HRM. Sixty DNA samples were used to evaluate the accuracy, repeatability and stability of this method. Results The amplification of gene analyzed by the HRM method was normal, three genotypes (G/G, G/T and T/T) were distinguished clearly, and the melting curves of the amplification products were good. The HRM analysis results were identical to the results of DNA sequencing.Repeated analyses showed that the coefficients of variance of Tm value were very small (0.017 and 0.023). x2 test showed that the distribution of genotype frequency of gene g.21370 (G>T) site in the selected population was accorded with Hardy-Weinberg genetic equilibrium. Conclusions The HRM method has high accuracy, good repeatability and stability for detection of gene g.21370 (G>T) mutations, whichprovides certain technical support for the clinical analysis of gene SNP in the next step.