Rapid molecular method for prenatal detection of Down's syndrome.
basic_science · Level V
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Abstract
We have evaluated a rapid method that allows prenatal detection of Down's syndrome in less than 24 hours. DNA from uncultured amniotic fluid, fetal blood, and tissue samples was amplified with the small tandem repeat (STR) marker D21S11. Quantitative analysis of fluorescent STR products with evaluation of their sizes provided clear evidence for trisomy 21. Whilst most normal samples showed two amplification peaks of equal size, Down's syndrome samples were characterised by either three STR peaks or two peaks with a ratio of 2:1. Co-amplification with a non-polymorphic sequence allowed analysis of samples that were homozygous for the 21-derived STRs.
Medical subject headings
- Chromosomes, Human, Pair 21
- Down Syndrome
- Polymerase Chain Reaction
- Prenatal Diagnosis
- Repetitive Sequences, Nucleic Acid