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G Seidlitz

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Haplotype analysis of classical and mild phenotype of phenylketonuria in the German Democratic Republic.

The restriction fragment length polymorphism (RFLP)-haplotypes have been analysed in 16 families from the northern part of the GDR at risk for classical and mild phenylketonuria (PKU). Ten different RFLP haplotypes associated with the normal and mutant phenylalanine hydroxylase (PAH) alleles were identified. Of the 32 mutant alleles analysed, 29 (90.6%) were associated with haplotypes 1, 2, 3 and 4; 53.1% of the mutant alleles were linked with haplotype 2. The distribution of RFLP haplotypes in 16 patients of clinical different PKU phenotypes (classical and mild) is reported.

Alleles↗

[Non-immunologic fetal ascites--case report].

In this paper 4 cases with fetal nonimmunologic ascites are reported. Etiology from ascites and outcome of pregnancies are discussed. To elucidate the cause of ascites may be important for further pregnancies.

Abnormalities, Multiple↗

[Diagnostic chorionic biopsies in the first trimester. Report of experiences over a 2 year period].

We report about 58 ultrasonographically guided transcervical chorionic villus biopsies from January 1985 to November 1987. Maternal age greater than 35 years (n = 28), followed by trisomy 21 or 18 (n = 10) were the mean indications. Biochemically evaluation of storage diseases (n = 6) and genomically DNA-analysis because of phenylketonuria (n = 2) were combined in each case with cytogenetic diagnosis. In the other cases certain indications were the reasons for biopsy. In 52 of 58 cases we were successful in biopsies and diagnoses. In the other 6 biopsy specimen we didn't found chorionic villi. 3 abortions we observed up to day 3 after operation (n = 3) and after 6 weeks (n = 1). Pathological findings were 1 trisomy 16, 1,47,XYY-karyotype and 1 embryo with phenylketonuria. Another reason for termination of pregnancy was male karyotype in a Morbus Duchenne-risk and 1 risk for Rett-syndrome. Meanwhile 30 healthy babies were born.

Adult↗

[Distribution of cystinuria subtypes in the Democratic Republic of Germany].

The classic cystinuria is a hereditary disorder characterized by a defective transport of cystine and the dibasic amino acids arginine, lysine and ornithine in the epithelial cells of the renale tubule and the gastrointestinal tract. The excretion patterns of cystine and the dibasic amino acids in 24-hour urine samples from heterozygotes can be used to the differentiation between the genetic subtypes. 120 probands in the age range from 3 to 70 years from 22 families with cystinuria were investigated by thin-layer chromatography and by ion exchange chromatography. In patients with cystinuria the genotype I-I has a frequency of 50%. These results and the distribution of the other subtypes are in accordance with published data. From 98 persons investigated in 22 families with cystinuria 14 run the risk to form cystine stones. Therefore, the knowledge of the subtypes is relevant for practice.

Adolescent↗

[Homocystinuria].

It is reported on a female patient with a classical homocystinuria who showed all typical symptoms of the cystathionine-synthesis-insufficiency, such as tall stature, phacetomy, arachnodactyly, kyphoscoliosis, generalized osteoporosis and thromboembolisms. While homocystin in the blood plasma and the urine could be proved only in the patient, the concentration of plasma methionine was much increased also in the clinically completely inconspicuous sister.

Adult↗

Reliability of the Tønnesen technique for the identification of Hunter carriers.

The procedure for the detection of Hunter carriers suggested by Tønnesen et al. (1982) was checked in different mixtures of normal and Hunter cells as well as by examination of five obligate and five potential Hunter carriers. In the presence of fructose 1-phosphate there was a strict correlation between the proportion of mutant cells in the fibroblast culture and sulphate accumulation, both in artificial cell mixtures and in native cell cultures of Hunter carriers. In all obligate heterozygotes studied, sulphate incorporation was increased by a factor of two. The new technique seems to be suitable for carrier diagnosis. Its limitations are discussed.

Biopsy↗

[Detection of phenylalanine hydroxylase activity in leukocytes and fibroblasts].

Phenylalanine hydroxylase activity measured in leucocytes and fibroblasts by the fluorometric method is nonspecific and can be released by other aromatic hydroxylases. Investigations with the inhibitors p-Cl-phenylalanine, 3-I-tyrosine and 6-F-tryptophan made evident that these results may be caused by the tryptophan hydroxylase and the tyrosine hydroxylase. Phenylalanine hydroxylase activities in leucocytes could also not be measured by radiochemical investigations with [3-14C] phenylalanine (scanner and liquid scintillation technique).

Fibroblasts↗

[Gene mapping].

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