{"id":6015,"date":"2020-06-15T12:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-06-15T12:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/olgafertilityclinic.com\/invasive\/"},"modified":"2020-06-15T12:00:00","modified_gmt":"2020-06-15T12:00:00","slug":"invasive","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/olgafertilityclinic.com\/de\/prenatal\/invasive\/","title":{"rendered":"Invasive prenatal diagnostic techniques"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><P>If&nbsp;a risk of chromosome disease in&nbsp;fetus is hgher than&nbsp;populational (women aged above 35, child birth with a chromosome disease or&nbsp;presence of biochemical markers of chromosome disease\u2013 typical changes of the levels alpha \u2013 fetoprotein and&nbsp;chorionic gonadotropin), prenatal investigation of the fetal karyotype (chromosomal analysis) is recommended. For&nbsp;chromosamal analysis of the fetus fetal cells are required.<\/P><\/p>\n<p><P>Invasive prenatal testing is used to identify fetus chromosome abnormalities (Down\u2019s syndrome, Edwards\u2019 syndrome, etc). Thus <B>karyotyping<\/B> of cells of chorion\/placenta\/amniocytes or&nbsp;blood lymphocytes sampling is provided.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/P><br \/>\n<P><B>Karyotype analysis is a<\/B><B> standard method available in&nbsp;our clinic for&nbsp;identifying numerical and&nbsp;structural <a href=\"\/en\/terminology\/#67\" title=\"Aberration in&nbsp;chromosomes\">chromosomal aberrations<\/a><\/B>.<\/P><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/p\/en\/510-1.jpg\" width=\"517\" height=\"383\" alt=\"Computer-aided analysis of the karyotype of a fetus with a Down syndrome, performed in&nbsp;our clinic\"><br \/>\n<P class=fig>Fig.1 Computer-aided analysis of the karyotype of a fetus with a Down syndrome, performed in&nbsp;our clinic<\/P><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/p\/en\/510-2.gif\" width=\"512\" height=\"493\" alt=\"Schematic of chromosome structure using the G-staining method in&nbsp;compliance with the international classification\"><br \/>\n<P class=fig>Fig.2 Schematic of chromosome structure using the G-staining method in&nbsp;compliance with the international classification <\/P><\/p>\n<p><P>The chromosome, chorion and&nbsp;placenta fibre cells analyses contribute significantly to the identification of chromosomal anomalies, such aberrations are revealed in&nbsp;98.6% which&nbsp;helps to take the timely measures.<\/P><\/p>\n<p><P>The up-to-date techniques allowed finding out that&nbsp;many severe congenital abnormalities are caused by numerical and&nbsp;structural chromosomal aberrations. Down syndrome is one of the most common and&nbsp;well-known chromosome abnormalities, being a severe congenital pathology with mental retardation, immunity disorders and&nbsp;heart activity disorders, etc. It occurs because&nbsp;of the presence of an extra 21st chromosome in&nbsp;the karyotype. <\/P><\/p>\n<p><P><B>Invasive prenatal testing<\/B> for&nbsp;fetus chromosome abnormalities is recommended in&nbsp;the following cases: <\/P><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>For&nbsp;pregnant woman aged above 35 years old (e.g. Down\u2019s syndrome generally occurs for&nbsp;1 in&nbsp;700 of newborns, but&nbsp;for&nbsp;1 in&nbsp;30 of children born by women aged above 35, this is true for&nbsp;other chromosome abnormalities as&nbsp;well);<\/li>\n<li>Down\u2019s syndrome, other chromosome diseases, or&nbsp;multiple congenital abnormalities in&nbsp;history of a previous child (children);<\/li>\n<li>Ultrasonic markers of fetus chromosome abnormalities;<\/li>\n<li>Balanced chromosomal rearrangement in&nbsp;either parent;<\/li>\n<li>Realtive indication is a result of biochemical screening (alpha \u2013 fetoprotein and&nbsp;chorionic gonadotropin) indicating a high risk of Down syndrome.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><P><B>Invasive methods<\/B> alow to get a sample of fetal cells, or&nbsp;cells from provisional organs (chorionic villus sampling, placenta) for&nbsp;chromosomal analysis. This procedures is performed through transabdominal biopsy under ultrasound control. Techniques differ depending on&nbsp;pregnancy term.<\/P><br \/>\n<P><B>Invasive methods performed in&nbsp;our clinic include:<\/B><\/P><br \/>\n<P><B>Chorion biopsy<\/B> is a procedure for&nbsp;taking a small piece of placental tissue (chorionic villi) (in 10-14 weeks);<\/P><br \/>\n<P><B>Placenta biopsy <\/B>is a procedure for&nbsp;taking a small piece of placenta cells (in 14-20 weeks);<\/P><br \/>\n<P><B>Amniocentesis<\/B> is a puncture of the fetal bladder for&nbsp;taking some amniotic fluid (in 15-18 weeks);<\/P><br \/>\n<P><B>Cordocentesis <\/B>is a procedure for&nbsp;obtaining blood cells from the umbilical cord (umbilical blood sampling) (after 20 weeks);<\/P><br \/>\n<P>In&nbsp;rare cases a <B>fetal tissues biopsy<\/B> can be performed.<\/P><br \/>\n<P>The risk of pregnancy complications (spontaneous termination of a pregnancy or&nbsp;a fetal death) after&nbsp;chorion biopsy and&nbsp;placenta biopsy\u00a0 is 1% which&nbsp;is typical rate for&nbsp;the first trimester; for&nbsp;amniocentesis this rate is even&nbsp;lower &#8211; about 0.2%; for&nbsp;cerdocentesis\u00a0it increases up to 3.3%.<\/P><br \/>\n<P>Invasive prenatal techniques are available for&nbsp;the majority of <B>monogenic diseases<\/B>. All invasive testing techniques are used for&nbsp;this purpose. However, unlike the cytogenetic prenatal diagnostics including the karyotype study, the gene sequences or&nbsp;areas are examined.\u00a0 <\/P><br \/>\n<P>In&nbsp;case of monogenic diseases we provide all the invasive techniques for&nbsp;assesment of fetal cells. The samples are sent to professional laboratories specializing in&nbsp;particular molecular diagnostic techniques. <\/P><br \/>\n<P>Nowadays in&nbsp;Russia the following testing for&nbsp;monogenic disorders is available:<\/P><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Adrenogenital syndrome<\/li>\n<li>Albinism type OCA 1<\/li>\n<li>Friedreich\\&#8217;s ataxia <\/li>\n<li>Achondroplasia<\/li>\n<li>Wilson\u2019s disease<\/li>\n<li>Willebrand\u2019s disease<\/li>\n<li>Lesch-Nyhan syndrome<\/li>\n<li>Norry\u2019s disease<\/li>\n<li>Unterricht-Lunborg\u2019s disease<\/li>\n<li>Hunter\u2019s disease<\/li>\n<li>Congenital arachnodactylia<\/li>\n<li>Congenital myodystrophy, type Fukuyama<\/li>\n<li>b- thalassemia<\/li>\n<li>Haemophilia A and&nbsp;B<\/li>\n<li>Hypophyseal nanosomia<\/li>\n<li>deficiency of acyl-CoA dehydrogenase of fatty acids with a medium chain length<\/li>\n<li>deficiency of alfa-1-antitrypsin<\/li>\n<li>Dushenn-Bekker myodystrophy<\/li>\n<li>Emery-Dreiyfus myodystrophy<\/li>\n<li>myotonic myodystrophy<\/li>\n<li>Tompson-Bekker myotonia<\/li>\n<li>Cystic fibrosis<\/li>\n<li>Sharko-Mary-Tut 1st type atrophy<\/li>\n<li>sensorineural hearing loss<\/li>\n<li>oculopharyngeal myodystrophy<\/li>\n<li>pseudoachondroplastic dysplasia <\/li>\n<li>recessive polycystic renal disease<\/li>\n<li>familial hypercholesteremia <\/li>\n<li>Alport\\&#8217;s syndrome<\/li>\n<li>Acrosphenosyndactylia<\/li>\n<li>Coffin-Lowry\u2019s syndrome<\/li>\n<li>Louis-Bar syndrome<\/li>\n<li>Martin-Bel\u2019s syndrome<\/li>\n<li>Marfan\u2019s syndrome<\/li>\n<li>Miller-Dicker syndrome<\/li>\n<li>Nijmegen syndrome<\/li>\n<li>Smitt-Lemly-Opitz syndrome<\/li>\n<li>Feminizing testes syndrome<\/li>\n<li>Holt-Omar\u2019s syndrome<\/li>\n<li>Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (classical type)<\/li>\n<li>Spastic paraplegia <\/li>\n<li>Spinal and&nbsp;bulbar Kennedy\u2019s amyotrophy <\/li>\n<li>Spinal Hoffmann\u2019s, Kugelberg-Welander\u2019s amyotrophy <\/li>\n<li>Felling\u2019s disease<\/li>\n<li>Huntington\\&#8217;s chorea<\/li>\n<li>Anhydrotic ectodermal dysplasia<\/li>\n<li>X-linked agammaglobulinemia<\/li>\n<li>X-linked lymphoproliferative disorder (Duncan\u2019s disease)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><P><B>Invasive prenatal diagnostics <\/B>is applied for&nbsp;sex determination and&nbsp;determination of the paternity during the early pregnancy.<\/P><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If&nbsp;a risk of chromosome disease in&nbsp;fetus is hgher than&nbsp;populational (women aged above 35, child birth with a chromosome disease or&nbsp;presence of biochemical markers of chromosome disease\u2013 typical changes of the levels alpha \u2013 fetoprotein and&nbsp;chorionic gonadotropin), prenatal investigation of the fetal karyotype (chromosomal analysis) is recommended. 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