Cerebral venous thrombosis associated with homozygous factor V Leiden mutation in a 15-year-old girl of Tunisian origin

Cerebral venous thrombosis [CVT] is a rare disease. It has numerous and complex etiologies. Inherited or acquired prothrombotic states play a key role in the development of this disease, such as factor V G1691A mutation [FV Leiden]. A 15-year-old girl presented to the Department of Neurology with a complaint of severe headache with visual blurring. The diagnosis of CVT was not initially suspected because of the patient's condition on presentation. An MRI showed thrombosis in the superior sagittal sinus, confirming venous stroke. Anticardiolipin and antiphospholipid antibodies were assessed. In addition, inherited prothrombotic defects, such as protein C, protein S, and antithrombin deficiencies, and genetic mutations for FV Leiden, prothrombin gene G20210A [Fll G20210A], and methyltetrahydrofolate reductase C677T [MTHFR C677T] were studied. All results were unremarkable except for the unique homozygous FV Leiden mutation, which likely contributed to this prothrombotic situation. This study highlights the fact that FV Leiden may play a significant role in the onset of CVT in young patients

Haplotipo del gen del factor VIII en el diagnóstico molecular de la hemofilia A: estudio de una familia / Factor VIII gene haplotype in the haemophilia a molecular dagnosis: a family study

La hemofilia A se caracteriza por ser una enfermedad congénita del trastorno de la coagulación y constituye un desorden recesivo ligado al cromosoma X. El estudio molecular se realiza por estudio indirecto, por ser causada por mutaciones heterogéneas en el gen del factor VIII. Se estudió una familia afectada, para la detección de portadora de la gestante y posteriormente se realizó el diagnóstico prenatal. La extracción de ADN se hizo por el método de precipitación salina Salting Out a tres muestras de sangre y una de líquido amniótico. Se efectuó el análisis de los polimorfismos St14, Bcl I y Hind III. Para la determinación de sexo fetal, se estudió el gen AMXY. La técnica empleada fue la reacción en cadena de la polimerasa. El análisis del marcador Bcl I arrojó que la gestante era portadora de hemofilia A, pero al ser homocigótica no era informativa; el polimorfismo St14 por sí solo no brindaba la información de la condición de la gestante, pero al ser heterocigótica para el mismo y conociendo de antemano la información de ser portadora, se pudo realizar diagnóstico prenatal, gracias al análisis conjunto de los marcadores. El polimorfismo Hind III no fue informativo. El feto resultó ser varón sano (AU)

Hemophilia A is a coagulation disorder congenital disease which consist in a recessive disorder linked to X chromosome. HA is cause by heterogeneous mutations in factor VIII gen, that's why, the study was carry out by indirect studies. We studied one family afected; we were determinated of carrier status of pregnancy woman and later we relizated of prenatal diagnosis. The DNA extraction from the three blood samples and one amniotic fluid was obtained by the saline precipitation procedure (Salting Out). We studied the polymorphisms St14, Hind III and Bcl1. The determination of fetal sex was studied of AMXY gen. The technique used was Polymerase Chain Reaction. The Bcl I marker analysis showed that the mother was a carrier of haemophilia A but being homozygous was not informative, ST14 polymorphism alone did not provide information on the condition of the mother but to be heterozygous for it and knowing beforehand information of being a carrier prenatal diagnosis was possible thanks to joint analysis of the markers. Hind III polymorphism was not informative. The male fetus was found to be healthy (AU)

Fibrinogen Yecheon: Congenital Dysfibrinogenemia with Gamma Methionine-310 to Threonine Substitution

This case study reports a rare fibrinogen variant, gamma Met310Thr mutation, for the first time in Korea. The case shows a point mutation from T to C in the 1,007th nucleotide of the FGG gene. This report describes a variant fibrinogen, hereinafter called "fibrinogen Yecheon", using the name after the town where the patient was living at the time of diagnosis. Fibrinogen Yecheon has a de novo heterozygous point mutation of FGG resulting in gamma Met310Thr and subsequent extra N-glycosylation at gamma Asn308. Extra N-glycosylated fibrinogen is considered a main inhibitor of normal fibrinogen activity.