Prenatal diagnosis

Prenatal diagnosis of Chinese families with phenylketonuria

N. Liu, Kong, X. D., Zhao, D. H., Wu, Q. H., Li, X. L., Guo, H. F., Cui, L. X., Jiang, M., and Shi, H. R., Prenatal diagnosis of Chinese families with phenylketonuria, vol. 14, pp. 14615-14628, 2015.

The aim of this study is to investigate the ability to prenatally diagnose phenylketonuria (PKU) by using phenylalanine hydroxylase (PAH) gene mutation analysis combined with short tandem repeat (STR) linkage analysis in 118 fetuses from 112 Chinese families. Genomic DNA was extracted from the peripheral blood from members of 112 families and the exons and exon-intron boundaries of the PAH gene were amplified by PCR. PCR products were analyzed by bi-directional Sanger sequencing and multiplex ligation-dependent probe amplification (MLPA).

Clinical and cytogenetic results of a series of amniocentesis cases from Northeast China: a report of 2500 cases

N. An, Li, L. L., Wang, R. X., Yue, J. M., and Liu, R. Z., Clinical and cytogenetic results of a series of amniocentesis cases from Northeast China: a report of 2500 cases, vol. 14, pp. 15660-15667, 2015.

The aims of this study were to demonstrate the clinical and cytogenetic results of amniocentesis (AS) cases in Northeast China, to compare the incidence of different kinds of chromosomal abnormalities, and to study the association between the detection rate of chromosomal abnormalities and different indications for prenatal diagnosis. Cytogenetic analysis was performed on long-term tissue cultures of 2500 second-trimester amniotic fluid samples. The most common indication for genetic AS was abnormal maternal serum-screening test (69.56%), followed by advanced maternal age (15.04%).

Analysis and application of ATP7B gene mutations in 35 patients with hepatolenticular degeneration

Y. N. Zong and X. Kong, Analysis and application of ATP7B gene mutations in 35 patients with hepatolenticular degeneration, vol. 14, pp. 18764-18770, 2015.

We investigated the genetic mutations involved in Wilson’s disease to improve prenatal genetic diagnosis and presymptomatic diagnosis. The polymerase chain reaction (PCR) was used to amplify the exons and exon-intron boundaries of the ATP7B gene in 35 Wilson’s disease pedigrees. The PCR products were further analyzed by Sanger sequencing. Prenatal genetic diagnoses were performed by chorionic villus sampling after the genotypes of parents of the probands were identified. The overall mutation detection frequency was 92.9%.

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