Prenatal diagnosis of infantile sialic acid storage disease in a twin pregnancy |
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Authors: | B. D. Lake E. P. Young K. Nicolaides |
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Affiliation: | (1) Department of Histopathology, Hospital for Sick Children and Institute of Child Health, Great Ormond Street, WC1 3JH London;(2) Department of Clinical Biochemistry, Hospital for Sick Children and Institute of Child Health, Great Ormond Street, WC1 3JH London;(3) Harris-Birthright Department of Fetal Medicine, King's College Hospital, London |
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Abstract: | Summary A diagnosis of infantile sialic acid storage disease was made in an infant who died aged 17 months. In the mother's next pregnancy no morphological or biochemical abnormality was found in chorionic villi, amniotic fluid, cultured amniotic fluid cells or fetal blood and a normal boy was born. In the subsequent pregnancy an ultrasound scan revealed a twin pregnancy. Chorionic villus samples were obtained from both twins and microscopic and biochemical analysis indicated one twin to be affected with sialic acid storage disease. Selective fetocide was performed. The unaffected twin proceeded to term. |
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