title: [First prenatal diagnosis of familial hypercholesterolemia by a molecular biology technic].
abstract: The first prenatal diagnosis for exclusion of homozygous familial hypercholesterolemia by using the so called technique of Restriction Polymorphism Fragment Length (RFLP's) on chorial villus DNA, was performed. The test was used when the mother of a seven-year-old child with homozygous familial hypercholesterolemia, became pregnant. Previous examination of DNA of both parents and of one hypercholesterolemic child, showed a mutation of the gene encoding for the synthesis of LDL-receptor. The comparison between first degree relatives RFLP's and the chorial villus RFLP's, showed the absence of a previously recognized mutation in the foetus. After a normal pregnancy, the child was born and his plasma cholesterol was within the "normal" range.
authors.affiliation: Istituto di Terapia Medica Sistematica, Università degli Studi di Roma La Sapienza.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Stefanutti
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Vivenzio
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D015193:Chorionic Villi Sampling; D004247:DNA; D005260:Female; D006720:Homozygote; D006801:Humans; D006938:Hyperlipoproteinemia Type II / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000235:genetics*; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D008967:Molecular Biology; D010375:Pedigree; D012150:Polymorphism, Restriction Fragment Length; D011247:Pregnancy; D011296:Prenatal Diagnosis / Q000379:methods
chemical_list: D004247:DNA
vernacular_title: La prima diagnosi prenatale di ipercolesterolemia familiare mediante tecniche di biologia molecolare.