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Prenatal diagnosis of a lethal form of Netherton syndrome by SPINK5 mutation analysis
Authors:E. Bitoun  C. Bodemer  J. Amiel  Y. de Prost  C. Stoll  P. Calvas  A. Hovnanian
Affiliation:1. Wellcome Trust Centre for Human Genetics, Oxford, UK;2. Department of Dermatology, Necker Hospital, Paris, France;3. Department of Genetics, Necker Hospital, Paris, France;4. Department of Medical Genetics, Hautepierre Hospital, Strasbourg, France;5. Department of Medical Genetics, Purpan Hospital, Toulouse, France
Abstract:Netherton syndrome (NS) is a severe autosomal recessive ichthyosis with no specific treatment or prenatal diagnosis available at present. The recent identification of SPINK5, which encodes a serine protease inhibitor, as the defective gene enables DNA-based prenatal diagnosis to be carried out. Here we report the first direct molecular prenatal diagnosis of a lethal form due to a recurrent SPINK5 mutation in three consanguineous Turkish families. XmnI restriction enzyme digestion and DNA sequencing demonstrated that each deceased affected child was homozygous for mutation 153delT inherited from each parent. Analysis of fetal DNA from amniotic fluid cells in Family 1 and from a chorionic villus sampling in Family 3 showed that the fetus was heterozygous for 153delT in both cases. The pregnancies were carried to term and the newborns were unaffected. In Family 2, fetal DNA analysis from chorionic villus biopsy showed in a first pregnancy that the fetus was homozygous for 153delT. The pregnancy was terminated at 13 weeks and DNA analysis of fetal keratinocytes confirmed the prenatal prediction. In a second pregnancy in Family 2, fetal DNA analysis showed heterozygosity for 153delT, and the pregnancy was continued. Direct SPINK5 mutation analysis in families at risk for NS represents the first early, rapid and reliable method for prenatal diagnosis of this life-threatening form of ichthyosis. Copyright © 2002 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
Keywords:Netherton syndrome  prenatal diagnosis  SPINK5  serine protease inhibitor Kazal-type 5  lympho-epithelial Kazal-type related inhibitor
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