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- Title
Prenatal diagnosis of trisomy 13 on fetal cells obtained from maternal blood after minor enrichment.
- Authors
Oosterwijk, Jan C.; Mesker, Wilma E.; Ouwerkerk-Van Velzen, Maria C. M.; Knepflé, Cecile F. H. M.; Wiesmeijer, Karien C.; Beverstock, Geoffrey C.; Van Ommen, Gert-Jan B.; Tanke, Hans J.; Kanhai, Humphrey H. H.
- Abstract
In a pilot study to establish fetal nucleated red blood cell (NRBC) detection in maternal blood, trisomy 13 was diagnosed by FISH analysis at 11 weeks' gestation. The NRBCs were detected after a single-step ficoll density gradient enrichment. In blood samples taken both before and after CVS, 52 and 80 NRBCs, respectively, were found to be positive for fetal haemoglobin. In 47 per cent of these cells, FISH analysis for X and Y chromosomes confirmed the fetal sex. Moreover, 48 per cent of these NRBCs showed three fluorescent signals for a chromosome 13 probe, which confirmed the diagnosis of trisomy 13, previously detected at CVS karyotyping. This is the first report of non-invasive prenatal diagnosis of trisomy 13, i.e. pre-CVS, in the first trimester. The high number of fetal NRBCs detected indicates a connection with aneuploidy, probably due to early impairment of the feto-maternal barrier. Copyright © 1998 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
- Publication
Prenatal Diagnosis, 1998, Vol 18, Issue 10, p1082
- ISSN
0197-3851
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1002/(SICI)1097-0223(1998100)18:10<1082::AID-PD383>3.0.CO;2-D