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Application of touch FISH in the study of mosaic tetraploidy and maternal cell contamination in pregnancy losses.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  20676750     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
PURPOSE: karyotype is a well established technique in the study of spontaneous miscarriages but is associated with selective overgrowth of maternal cells and other culture artefact (spp) such as tetraploidy, which could mask the true karyotype of the conceptus.
METHODS: 328 cases of pregnancy losses were studied by karyotype and Multiplex Ligation Dependent Probe Amplification technique. Touch FISH performed in non-cultured cells was used to evaluate the ploidy complement and sex discrepancies using centromeric probes for chromosomes X, Y and 18.
RESULTS: touch FISH confirmed 13 cases of maternal contamination, identified a triploidy and a monosomy X. True tetraploidy was confirmed in 7/14 cases studied.
CONCLUSION: touch FISH protocol is extremely accurate in the distinction of genuine mosaicism from tissue culture artifacts namely in cases with suspicion of tetraploidy and can be used to confirm maternal cell contamination in cases with sex discrepancy between karyotype and MLPA.
Authors:
Sofia Dória; Vera Lima; Berta Carvalho; Maria Lina Moreira; Mário Sousa; Alberto Barros; Filipa Carvalho
Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article     Date:  2010-07-31
Journal Detail:
Title:  Journal of assisted reproduction and genetics     Volume:  27     ISSN:  1573-7330     ISO Abbreviation:  J. Assist. Reprod. Genet.     Publication Date:  2010 Nov 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2010-11-24     Completed Date:  2011-04-01     Revised Date:  2011-11-01    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  9206495     Medline TA:  J Assist Reprod Genet     Country:  Netherlands    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  657-62     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Genetics, Faculty of Medicine, University of Porto, Alameda Prof. Hernâni Monteiro, 4200-319 Porto, Portugal. sdoria@med.up.pt
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Abortion, Spontaneous / genetics*
Cells, Cultured
DNA Contamination
Female
Humans
In Situ Hybridization, Fluorescence / methods*
Karyotyping
Mosaicism*
Pregnancy
Sensitivity and Specificity
Tetraploidy*

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