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Preimplantation genetic diagnosis associated to Duchenne muscular dystrophy

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Title
Preimplantation genetic diagnosis associated to Duchenne muscular dystrophy
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Einstein (São Paulo), September 2017
DOI 10.1590/s1679-45082017rc3994
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Bianca Bianco, Denise Maria Christofolini, Gabriel Seixas Conceição, Caio Parente Barbosa

Abstract

Duchenne muscular dystrophy is the most common muscle disease found in male children. Currently, there is no effective therapy available for Duchenne muscular dystrophy patients. Therefore, it is essential to make a prenatal diagnosis and provide genetic counseling to reduce the birth of such boys. We report a case of preimplantation genetic diagnosis associated with Duchenne muscular dystrophy. The couple E.P.R., 38-year-old, symptomatic patient heterozygous for a 2 to 47 exon deletion mutation in DMD gene and G.T.S., 39-year-old, sought genetic counseling about preimplantation genetic diagnosis process. They have had a 6-year-old son who died due to Duchenne muscular dystrophy complications. The couple underwent four cycles of intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) and eight embryos biopsies were analyzed by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) for specific mutation analysis, followed by microarray-based comparative genomic hybridisation (array CGH) for aneuploidy analysis. Preimplantation genetic diagnosis revealed that two embryos had inherited the maternal DMD gene mutation, one embryo had a chromosomal alteration and five embryos were normal. One blastocyst was transferred and resulted in successful pregnancy. The other embryos remain vitrified. We concluded that embryo analysis using associated techniques of PCR and array CGH seems to be safe for embryo selection in cases of X-linked disorders, such as Duchenne muscular dystrophy. RESUMO A distrofia muscular de Duchenne é a doença muscular mais comum observadas em crianças do sexo masculino. Atualmente, não há terapia eficaz disponível para distrofia muscular de Duchenne, portanto, é essencial o diagnóstico pré-natal e o aconselhamento genético para reduzir o nascimento desses meninos. Relatamos um caso de diagnóstico genético pré-implantação associado à distrofia muscular de Duchenne. O casal E.P.R., 38 anos, heterozigota, sintomática para uma mutação de deleção dos éxons 2 a 47 no gene DMD e G.T.S., 39 anos, buscaram aconselhamento genético sobre o processo de diagnóstico genético pré-implantação. O casal relatou que tiveram um filho de 6 anos que morreu devido a complicações da distrofia muscular de Duchenne. Os pacientes realizaram quatro ciclos de injeção intracitoplásmica de espermatozoides (ICSI) e oito biópsias de embriões foram analisadas por reação em cadeia da polimerase (PCR) para análise de mutação específica, seguida hibridação genômica comparativa baseada em microarranjos ( array CGH) para a pesquisa de aneuploidias. O diagnóstico genético pré-implantação revelou que dois embriões haviam herdado a mutação materna no gene DMD , um embrião tinha uma alteração cromossômica e cinco embriões eram normais. Um blastocisto foi transferido e resultou em gravidez bem sucedida. Os outros embriões permanecem vitrificados. Concluímos que a análise de embriões utilizando técnicas associadas de PCR e CGH array mostrou-se segura para a seleção de embriões em casos de doenças ligadas ao X, como a distrofia muscular de Duchenne.

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Readers by professional status Count As %
Student > Bachelor 12 24%
Student > Master 6 12%
Student > Ph. D. Student 3 6%
Student > Doctoral Student 2 4%
Professor 1 2%
Other 3 6%
Unknown 22 45%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 10 20%
Medicine and Dentistry 8 16%
Veterinary Science and Veterinary Medicine 2 4%
Neuroscience 2 4%
Nursing and Health Professions 1 2%
Other 3 6%
Unknown 23 47%
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