A novel electrochemical immunosensor for the quantitative detection of 5-hydroxymethylcytosine in genomic DNA of breast cancer tissue

A novel electrochemical immunosensor was fabricated for the quantitative detection of 5-hydroxymethylcytosine (5-hmC) in genomic DNA based on anti-5-hmC antibody, biotin functionalized phos-tag and avidin functionalized alkaline phosphatase. It is demonstrated that the levels of 5-hmC are dramatically reduced in human breast cancer tissue compared with those in normal tissue.