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J Assist Reprod Genet ; 28(3): 211-6, 2011 Mar.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-21125326

ABSTRACT

PURPOSE: Development of an ad hoc protocol for the preimplantion genetic diagnosis of propionic acidemia in a couple carrying the mutations c.737G>T (G246V) and c.1218del14ins12 (ins/del) in the PCCB gene. Propionic acidemia is an autosomal recessive metabolic disorder where the body is unable to process certain parts of proteins and lipids. Symptoms manifest few days after birth and sometimes progress to more serious medical problems, including heart abnormalities, coma and death. METHODS: Four short tandem repeat markers closely linked to the PCCB gene were tested, in order to support the direct mutation detection diagnosis. Multiplex fluorescent heminested polymerase chain reaction followed by fragment analysis and minisequencing was used. RESULTS: Fourteen single blastomeres from nine embryos were tested and two carrier embryos were transferred, resulting in the birth of two healthy boys. CONCLUSIONS: Preimplantation genetic diagnosis represents a valid reproductive option for couples affected of propionic acidemia, in order to avoid transmission to offspring.


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Pregnancy Outcome , Preimplantation Diagnosis , Propionic Acidemia/genetics , Twins , Adult , Female , Humans , Male , Methylmalonyl-CoA Decarboxylase/genetics , Microsatellite Repeats , Mutation , Pedigree , Pregnancy , Propionic Acidemia/diagnosis , Propionic Acidemia/pathology
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Reprod Biomed Online ; 21(5): 658-62, 2010 Nov.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-20888297

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Hereditary angiooedema is an autosomal dominant disease caused by mutations in the SERPING1 gene. It is characterized by oedemas in different parts of the body, being particularly dangerous when swelling involves the upper airway. Preimplantation genetic diagnosis (PGD) was performed in a couple where the woman carries a deletion of 2.9Kb that includes exon 4 of the SERPING1 gene. Four polymorphic short tandem repeat markers were tested in order to establish the disease-bearing haplotype and three of them were fully informative. Amplification efficiency at the preclinical work up ranged from 71% to 100% for each locus and allele drop out rates were between 0% and 20% for the polymorphic markers. The couple underwent PGD using fluorescent multiplex heminested polymerase chain reaction. Six embryos were biopsied and five of them were diagnosed as healthy. Two embryos were transferred and a singleton pregnancy was achieved, resulting in the birth of a healthy boy.


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Angioedemas, Hereditary/genetics , Complement C1 Inactivator Proteins/genetics , Preimplantation Diagnosis/methods , Adult , Complement C1 Inhibitor Protein , Female , Humans , Male , Pedigree , Polymerase Chain Reaction/methods , Pregnancy , Sequence Deletion
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Reprod Biomed Online ; 21(2): 206-11, 2010 Aug.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-20541469

ABSTRACT

Hypokalaemic periodic paralysis is a rare dominant inherited disease where a person suffers sudden falls of circulating potassium concentrations, producing muscle weakness and sometimes severe paralysis. Attacks can occur as frequently as several times a day or once in a year. The age of onset is usually adolescence but symptoms can appear as early as 10 years of age. Muscle weakness can compromise vital functions such as breathing or swallowing and heart arrhythmias are also frequent during attacks. Preimplantation genetic diagnosis, an early form of prenatal diagnosis for couples at risk of transmitting inherited diseases, was used to prevent the transmission of this disease. Six polymorphic short tandem repeat or microsatellite markers (STR) closely linked to the CACNA1S gene were tested. Three fully informative markers were chosen to establish the disease-bearing haplotype in the family and to determine the genetic status of five embryos by multiplex fluorescent heminested PCR. Four of the five embryos tested were diagnosed as non-affected and one as affected. Two embryos were transferred resulting in a singleton pregnancy and the birth of a healthy girl.


Subject(s)
Hypokalemic Periodic Paralysis/diagnosis , Preimplantation Diagnosis , Adult , Base Sequence , DNA Primers , Female , Humans , Hypokalemic Periodic Paralysis/genetics , Male , Pedigree , Polymerase Chain Reaction
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J Assist Reprod Genet ; 26(5): 263-71, 2009 May.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-19621255

ABSTRACT

PURPOSE: Description of the confluence of different molecular techniques to detect three different mutations in one cell. The man carries a 20 base pair insertion in exon 12 of the POR gene (c.1551_1552ins20), and the woman carries a point mutation in exon 8 of the POR gene (c.859G>C) plus a triplet repeat expansion in the HTT gene. METHODS: Huntington Disease (HD) had to be diagnosed using short tandem repeat (STR) markers linked to the HTT gene. The mutation c.1551_1552ins20 was analyzed by fragment size and c.859G>C was minisequenced. Furthermore, STR markers linked to the POR gene were included to support the diagnosis of P450 oxidoreductase (POR) deficiency. RESULTS: Nine embryos were diagnosed in total: three as POR deficiency affected, two as HD affected, one as POR deficiency and HD affected, and two as carriers of the paternal POR deficiency mutation and healthy for HD. These two last embryos were transferred but no pregnancy was achieved. CONCLUSIONS: A successful procedure combining direct and indirect methods for the detection of three different mutations in a single cell has been achieved for the first time.


Subject(s)
Huntington Disease/diagnosis , Huntington Disease/genetics , Mutation , NADPH-Ferrihemoprotein Reductase/deficiency , NADPH-Ferrihemoprotein Reductase/genetics , Preimplantation Diagnosis/methods , DNA Mutational Analysis , Embryo Transfer , Exons , Female , Genetic Markers , Humans , Male , Microsatellite Repeats , Pedigree , Point Mutation , Pregnancy
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