Prenatal diagnosis of Chediak-Higashi syndrome |
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| Authors: | Rony Diukman Shingo Tanigawara Morton J Cowan Dr Mitchell S Golbus |
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| Institution: | Department of Obstetrics. Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences and of Pediatrics, University of California, San Francisco, California, U.S.A. |
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| 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 chorionic villus cells showed that in CHS these lysosomes are significantly larger than those in normal cells. This method may be used for prenatal diagnosis of CHS by amniocentesis and chorionic villus sampling (CVS). |
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| Keywords: | Prenatal diagnosis Fetal blood sampling Amniocentesis Chorionic villus sampling Chediak-Higashi |
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