Duplex, triplex and quadruplex PCR for the preimplantation genetic diagnosis (PGD) of cystic fibrosis (CF), an exhaustive approach.

abstract：:The sister of a child affected by Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) was referred for genetic counselling to assess the risk of her being a carrier. Her brother had died 15 years previously at the age of 8. There were no other affected males in the family. There were no methods for DNA investigation at the time of the ...

journal_title：Prenatal diagnosis

authors： Restagno G,Ferrone M,Doriguzzi C,Palmucci L,Mongini T,Carbonara A

更新日期：1995-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fetal severe central nervous system ventriculomegaly is associated with poor neurologic outcomes, usually driven by a primary malformation, deformation, or disruption of brain parenchyma. In utero shunting of excess cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) in hopes of improving neurologic outcomes was attempted in the 1980s but was ...

journal_title：Prenatal diagnosis

authors： Emery SP,Narayanan S,Greene S

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine the effect of needle and syringe size on the amount of tissue obtained at chorionic villus sampling METHODS:Two needle sizes, 18 and 20 gauge, and two syringe sizes 5 mL and 20 mL, were used to assess samples from term post-partum placentae. Each of the four combinations was tested by 25 aspirat...

journal_title：Prenatal diagnosis

authors： Cochrane L,Ainscough M,Alfirevic Z

更新日期：2003-12-30 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To present the prenatal diagnosis of a fetus of mos46,X,del(Y)(q11.2)/45,X by cytogenetic and molecular analysis. CASE AND METHODS:A 35-year-old pregnant woman came to our hospital for amniocentesis, and fetal chromosomal aberrations with mos46,X, + mar/45,X were found. Fluorescence in situ hybridization re...

journal_title：Prenatal diagnosis

authors： Hwa HL,Ko TM,Chang YY,Huang CH,Su YN,Tseng LH,Hsieh FJ

更新日期：2004-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report the first molecular prenatal diagnosis of 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl CoA lyase (HL) deficiency. The proband had a classic but severe presentation with hypoketotic hypoglycaemia and acidosis, secondary mental retardation, and epilepsy, and HL deficiency was documented in cultured fibroblasts. We found him to ...

journal_title：Prenatal diagnosis

authors： Mitchell GA,Jakobs C,Gibson KM,Robert MF,Burlina A,Dionisi-Vici C,Dallaire L

更新日期：1995-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To display and compare the different published formulae that specify the association between maternal age and the risk of a Down syndrome live birth. METHODS:Papers published since 1987 on the prevalence of Down syndrome live births in relation to maternal age were located using MEDLINE and the references g...

journal_title：Prenatal diagnosis

authors： Morris JK,Wald NJ,Mutton DE,Alberman E

更新日期：2003-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Despite the large impact of ultrasonographic and biochemical markers on prenatal screening, the ability to accurately diagnose Down syndrome (DS) is still limited and better diagnostic testing is needed. METHODS:Plasma from 8 women carrying a DS foetus and 12 with non-DS foetuses matched for gestational age...

journal_title：Prenatal diagnosis

authors： Kolialexi A,Tsangaris GT,Papantoniou N,Anagnostopoulos AK,Vougas K,Bagiokos V,Antsaklis A,Mavrou A

更新日期：2008-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Thirty perinatal solid tissue samples were used in a pilot study to test the efficacy of collagenase disaggregation onto coverslips, open system culture under low O2 conditions, pre-harvest incubation in bromodeoxyuridine (BrdU) and colcemid, and in situ automated harvesting. Following the success of the pilot study, ...

journal_title：Prenatal diagnosis

authors： Fisher AM,Cockwell AE,Moore KJ,Gregson NM,Campbell PL,Campbell CM,Herbert A,Barber JC,Crolla JA

更新日期：1996-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To present a report on prenatal diagnosis using direct SPG4 gene analysis in a family with autosomal dominant hereditary spastic paraplegia (AD-HSP). METHODS:Genetic linkage and haplotype analysis were previously carried out with chromosome 2p markers. DNA was obtained from affected individuals, the affected...

journal_title：Prenatal diagnosis

authors： Nielsen JE,Koefoed P,Kjaergaard S,Jensen LN,Nørremølle A,Hasholt L

更新日期：2004-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Low levels of maternal serum pregnancy associated plasma protein-A (PAPP-A) have been linked to chromosome anomalies such as trisomy 21, 13 and 18, triploidy and sex chromosome aneuploidy. Low levels of PAPP-A have also been implicated in spontaneous miscarriage. The purpose of this study was to evaluate whet...

journal_title：Prenatal diagnosis

authors： Yaron Y,Heifetz S,Ochshorn Y,Lehavi O,Orr-Urtreger A

更新日期：2002-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To test the hypothesis that free fetal DNA (ffDNA) circulating in maternal plasma originates mainly from the placenta we studied ffDNA levels in anembryonic pregnancies. METHODS:Maternal blood samples were collected from 15 normal first-trimester pregnancies in which fetal sex was subsequently determined and...

journal_title：Prenatal diagnosis

authors： Alberry M,Maddocks D,Jones M,Abdel Hadi M,Abdel-Fattah S,Avent N,Soothill PW

更新日期：2007-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Little is known about the obstetric care of an ongoing pregnancy with trisomy 21. We sought to ascertain an obstetric profile for pregnancies with Down syndrome to help guide prenatal management. METHOD:Pregnancies managed for delivery with trisomy 21 between 2003 and 2014 were analyzed. We reviewed demograp...

journal_title：Prenatal diagnosis

authors： Guseh SH,Little SE,Bennett K,Silva V,Wilkins-Haug LE

更新日期：2017-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Preimplantation genetic diagnosis (PGD) involves the screening of biopsied cells from in vitro fertilization (IVF) generated embryos. This procedure allows the selective transfer of unaffected embryos and thus may be preferable to prenatal diagnosis for couples at high risk of transmitting genetic defects to their off...

journal_title：Prenatal diagnosis

authors： Ioulianos A,Wells D,Harper JC,Delhanty JD

更新日期：2000-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to measure anxiety in pregnant women who had low maternal serum alpha-fetoprotein (MSAFP) screening test levels, received genetic counselling and chose to undergo amniocentesis for fetal chromosome analysis. Their anxiety levels were compared with the levels in women undergoing amniocente...

journal_title：Prenatal diagnosis

authors： Abuelo DN,Hopmann MR,Barsel-Bowers G,Goldstein A

更新日期：1991-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the utility of determining the presence/absence of nasal bone in a low-risk fetal population. METHODS:Prospective study of the presence/absence of nasal bone among 1800 consecutive unselected fetuses, with complete follow-up of results. RESULTS:An adequate sonographic evaluation of nasal bone wa...

journal_title：Prenatal diagnosis

authors： Ramos-Corpas D,Santiago JC,Montoya F

更新日期：2006-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To develop a simulation model and assess the learning curve of fetal shunting. METHODS:Three staff and three trainees performed fetal shunting on a model using the fetal bladder stent. The model was evaluated according to various sources of validity evidence. The number of procedures to reach competency was...

journal_title：Prenatal diagnosis

authors： Phithakwatchara N,Nawapun K,Viboonchart S,Jaingam S,Wataganara T

更新日期：2019-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:We aim to develop non-invasive prenatal diagnosis (NIPD) for cystic fibrosis (CF) and determine costs and implications for implementation. METHODS:A next-generation sequencing assay was developed to detect ten common CF mutations for exclusion of the paternal mutation in maternal plasma. Using uptake data f...

journal_title：Prenatal diagnosis

authors： Hill M,Twiss P,Verhoef TI,Drury S,McKay F,Mason S,Jenkins L,Morris S,Chitty LS

更新日期：2015-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The objective of this article is to evaluate the utility of fetal lung mass imaging for predicting neonatal respiratory distress. METHOD:Pregnancies with fetal lung masses between 2009 and 2014 at a single center were analyzed. Neonatal respiratory distress was defined as intubation and mechanical ventilatio...

journal_title：Prenatal diagnosis

authors： Girsen AI,Hintz SR,Sammour R,Naqvi A,El-Sayed YY,Sherwin K,Davis AS,Chock VY,Barth RA,Rubesova E,Sylvester KG,Chitkara R,Blumenfeld YJ

更新日期：2017-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Consanguineous partners had a boy with campomelic dysplasia who died of increasing respiratory distress soon after birth. The next pregnancy was monitored frequently by ultrasonography and a healthy male infant was born at term. During a further pregnancy, ultrasonography suggested campomelic dysplasia in the 16th wee...

journal_title：Prenatal diagnosis

authors： Winter R,Rosenkranz W,Hofmann H,Zierler H,Becker H,Borkenstein M

更新日期：1985-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report the first prenatal diagnosis of an affected fetus with Chediak-Higashi syndrome (CHS). Diagnosis was accomplished via fetal blood sampling at 17 menstrual weeks and was confirmed after birth. Retrospective measurement of the largest acid phosphatase-positive lysosomes in cultured amniotic fluid cells and cho...

journal_title：Prenatal diagnosis

authors： Diukman R,Tanigawara S,Cowan MJ,Golbus MS

更新日期：1992-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chemical and biochemical studies were performed on two unrelated fetuses affected with Niemann-Pick disease type A, following abortion at about the 19th week of gestation. Abortion was performed as a consequence of previous findings, in amniotic fluid cell cultures, that sphingomyelinase activity was completely absent...

journal_title：Prenatal diagnosis

authors： Schoenfeld A,Ovadia J,Neri A,Abramovici A,Klibanski C

更新日期：1982-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To assess the attitudes of health professionals in Lebanon towards prenatal diagnosis and termination of pregnancy, for a series of genetic, non-genetic and non-medical conditions. METHODS:A total of 158 questionnaires were sent to geneticists, family doctors, pediatricians and obstetricians/gynecologists, ...

journal_title：Prenatal diagnosis

authors： Zahed L,Nabulsi M,Tamim H

更新日期：2002-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Anomalies of the thorax and abdomen can be found in a number of genetic syndromes. Whilst it may not be possible to make a definitive diagnosis before birth, knowledge of the potential associations can be useful for the prenatal diagnostician when examining the fetus and counselling the parents. In this article, we de...

journal_title：Prenatal diagnosis

authors： Hurst J,Firth HV,Chitty LS

更新日期：2008-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To develop a model for the prediction of gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) from maternal characteristics and biochemical markers at 11 to 13 weeks' gestation. METHODS:A prospective screening study on early prediction of pregnancy complications (n = 11, 464), including 297 (2.6%) cases of GDM was used to cr...

journal_title：Prenatal diagnosis

authors： Nanda S,Savvidou M,Syngelaki A,Akolekar R,Nicolaides KH

更新日期：2011-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Second trimester amniotic fluid fibrinolytic system was examined in normal pregnancies and those complicated by anencephaly, spina bifida and fetal chromosome abnormalities. No significant difference was demonstrated between the fibrinolytic systems from normal pregnancies and those complicated by fetal chromosome abn...

journal_title：Prenatal diagnosis

authors： Legge M

更新日期：1983-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A case is described of the diagnosis by ultrasound scanning during the second trimester of Conradi-Hünermann's syndrome (asymmetrical rhizomelic limb shortening or chondrodysplasia calcificans punctata). The prenatal diagnosis of limb shortening deformities is discussed. ...

journal_title：Prenatal diagnosis

authors： Tuck SM,Slack J,Buckland G

更新日期：1990-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Deficiency of amylo-1,6-glucosidase activity was expressed in parallel in liver and skin fibroblasts from a patient with type III glycogenosis. In crude extracts of control liver and muscle, amylo-1,6-glucosidase (M.W. 164000) was identified by immunoprecipitation; no cross-reacting material was found in the patient's...

journal_title：Prenatal diagnosis

authors： Besley GT,Cohen PT,Faed MJ,Wolstenholme J

更新日期：1983-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Despite efforts at prevention through the use of preconception folic acid, spina bifida remains one of the most common congenital anomalies of the central nervous system that is compatible with life. It is, however, associated with a significant degree of lifelong morbidity. The development of open fetal surgery for m...

journal_title：Prenatal diagnosis

authors： Bebbington MW,Danzer E,Johnson MP,Adzick NS

更新日期：2011-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The aim of this study is to develop an approach for analyzing plasma DNA sequencing data for noninvasive fetal chromosomal aneuploidy testing that does not require the comparison with control samples or a series of selected genomic regions. RESULTS:We developed the control-free noninvasive fetal chromosomal ...

journal_title：Prenatal diagnosis

authors： Sun K,Chan KC,Hudecova I,Chiu RW,Lo YM,Jiang P

更新日期：2017-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The objective of the study was to detect aneuploidy in single fetal nucleated red blood cells (FNRBCs) from placental villi using whole genome amplification (WGA) and next generation sequencing. METHODS:Three single FNRBCs per sample were manually picked from villi collected from ten women undergoing electiv...

journal_title：Prenatal diagnosis

authors： Hua R,Barrett AN,Tan TZ,Huang Z,Mahyuddin AP,Ponnusamy S,Sandhu JS,Ho SS,Chan JK,Chong S,Quan S,Choolani M

更新日期：2015-07-01 00:00:00