Article
Reliable co-segregation analysis for prenatal diagnosis and heterozygote detection in Gaucher disease.
Prenatal diagnosis - 1 Mar 1998
Cormand B, Montfort M, Chabás A, Grinberg D, Vilageliu L L
Abstract excerpt
Mutations in the gene encoding beta-glucocerebrosidase are the main cause of Gaucher disease. The identification of some of these mutations in prenatal tests is a good complement to enzymatic assay and allows diagnosis and, in some cases, prognosis of the disease to be made. DNA analysis is parti...
Topics
- Abortion, Induced
- Alleles
- Base Sequence
- Chorionic Villi Sampling
- DNA
- DNA Mutational Analysis
- DNA Primers
- Female
- Fetal Diseases
- Gaucher Disease
- Genetic Carrier Screening
- Genetic Markers
- Glucosylceramidase
- Humans
- Male
- Microsatellite Repeats
- Mutation
- Pedigree
