Exploring SOD1 gene for the detection of fetal Down syndrome
Objective: Fetal cells and circulating cellfree fetal DNA increases in the maternal circulation in women carrying trisomy 21 fetus. Methods: We attempted the use of superoxide dismutase (SOD-1) gene, which is located at the Down Syndrome Critical Region, to overcome this situation for the prena...
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| author | Karrupiah, Thilakavathy Rosli, Rozita Baskaran, T. P. |
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| description | Objective:
Fetal cells and circulating cellfree fetal DNA increases in the maternal circulation in women carrying trisomy 21 fetus.
Methods:
We attempted the use of superoxide dismutase (SOD-1) gene, which is located at the Down Syndrome Critical Region, to overcome this situation for the prenatal screening of Down syndrome. The prospective of the gene using real-time quantitative polymerase chain reaction was explored.
Results:
The level of SOD-1 sequences is significantly elevated in the third trimester normal pregnancies (mean = 11728 copies/μl) when compared to the second trimester (mean = 5705.6 copies/μl), (p<0.005) and non pregnant normal women (mean = 3580.2 copies/μl), (p<0.0001). Down syndrome pregnancies have the greatest elevation compared to all the three trimesters of normal singleton pregnancies and twin pregnancies, p<0.05.
Conclusions:
These data indicate that a quantitative analysis using a gene associated with a disorder could be used in screening for the prenatal diagnosis of fetal aneuploidies regardless of the sex of the fetus. |
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| spelling | upm-146622019-11-01T03:59:40Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/14662/ Exploring SOD1 gene for the detection of fetal Down syndrome Karrupiah, Thilakavathy Rosli, Rozita Baskaran, T. P. Objective: Fetal cells and circulating cellfree fetal DNA increases in the maternal circulation in women carrying trisomy 21 fetus. Methods: We attempted the use of superoxide dismutase (SOD-1) gene, which is located at the Down Syndrome Critical Region, to overcome this situation for the prenatal screening of Down syndrome. The prospective of the gene using real-time quantitative polymerase chain reaction was explored. Results: The level of SOD-1 sequences is significantly elevated in the third trimester normal pregnancies (mean = 11728 copies/μl) when compared to the second trimester (mean = 5705.6 copies/μl), (p<0.005) and non pregnant normal women (mean = 3580.2 copies/μl), (p<0.0001). Down syndrome pregnancies have the greatest elevation compared to all the three trimesters of normal singleton pregnancies and twin pregnancies, p<0.05. Conclusions: These data indicate that a quantitative analysis using a gene associated with a disorder could be used in screening for the prenatal diagnosis of fetal aneuploidies regardless of the sex of the fetus. CIC Edizioni Internazionali 2008-09 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/14662/1/Exploring%20SOD1%20gene%20for%20the%20detection%20of%20fetal%20down%20syndrome.pdf Karrupiah, Thilakavathy and Rosli, Rozita and Baskaran, T. P. (2008) Exploring SOD1 gene for the detection of fetal Down syndrome. Journal of Prenatal Medicine, 2 (3). pp. 36-39. ISSN 1971-3282; ESSN: 1971-3290 https://www.prenatalmedicine.com/index.php?PAGE=articolo_dett&ID_ISSUE=391&id_article=3390 |
| spellingShingle | Karrupiah, Thilakavathy Rosli, Rozita Baskaran, T. P. Exploring SOD1 gene for the detection of fetal Down syndrome |
| title | Exploring SOD1 gene for the detection of fetal Down syndrome |
| title_full | Exploring SOD1 gene for the detection of fetal Down syndrome |
| title_fullStr | Exploring SOD1 gene for the detection of fetal Down syndrome |
| title_full_unstemmed | Exploring SOD1 gene for the detection of fetal Down syndrome |
| title_short | Exploring SOD1 gene for the detection of fetal Down syndrome |
| title_sort | exploring sod1 gene for the detection of fetal down syndrome |
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