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Prenatal diagnosis of Prader-Willi syndrome using PW71 methylation analysis--uniparental disomy and the significance of residual trisomy 15.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  9061757     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Chorionic villus sampling (CVS) was performed on a 38-year-old woman at 10 weeks' gestation for advanced maternal age. Two long-term cultures showed true mosaicism of cells with a normal karyotype and cells with trisomy 15. Follow-up amniocentesis showed only cells with a normal karyotype. Methylation analysis of amniocyte DNA using the probe PW71B showed a result consistent with a diagnosis of Prader-Willi syndrome. This result was confirmed using dinucleotide microsatellite polymorphism analysis, which showed that the fetus had maternal uniparental heterodisomy for chromosome 15. This report describes the use of methylation analysis for prenatal diagnosis of uniparental disomy 15 but also indicates that there is some doubt regarding the methylation status of all amniocyte samples, as one of nine controls showed hypomethylation. Fetal skin was found to show low-level mosaicism for trisomy 15, indicating a prolonged persistence of mosaic trisomy 15, which raises questions regarding the management of pregnancies found to be mosaic for trisomy 15.
Authors:
H R Slater; C Vaux; M Pertile; T Burgess; V Petrovic
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Case Reports; Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Prenatal diagnosis     Volume:  17     ISSN:  0197-3851     ISO Abbreviation:  Prenat. Diagn.     Publication Date:  1997 Feb 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1997-05-15     Completed Date:  1997-05-15     Revised Date:  2004-11-18    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  8106540     Medline TA:  Prenat Diagn     Country:  ENGLAND    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  109-13     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
VCGS Cytogenetics Laboratory, Royal Children's Hospital, Parkville, Australia.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Adult
Amniocentesis
Chorionic Villi Sampling
Chromosomes, Human, Pair 15*
DNA Methylation*
Female
Humans
Karyotyping
Maternal Age
Mosaicism
Prader-Willi Syndrome / diagnosis*,  genetics*
Pregnancy
Pregnancy, High-Risk
Prenatal Diagnosis*
Trisomy*

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