脊髓小脑性共济失调一家系的基因诊断和产前诊断

Molecular and prenatal diagnosis of a pedigree with spinocerebellar ataxia

目的 确定一脊髓小脑性共济失调（spinocerehellar ataxia,SCA）家系具体分型,并开展症状前患者检测和产前诊断.方法 收集该脊髓小脑性共济失调家系中的2例患者的血液标本,结合该家系的临床表现和我国该类疾病的发病率,采用聚合酶链反应对SCA1、SCA2和SCA3/MJD 3个基因的三核苷酸重复片段进行扩增,并通过琼脂糖凝胶电泳和PCR产物测序的方法确定所有正常和异常扩增等位基因内三核苷酸重复次数.明确致病基因后,对患者子女进行症状前检测,并对1例怀孕症状前患者进行了产前诊断.结果 SCA1和SCA2基因内三核苷酸重复次数在正常范围内,SCA3/MJD的2个等位基因中1个等位基因三核苷酸重复次数在正常范围内,另1个等位基因三核苷酸重复次数在异常范围内.患者子女有1人携带异常等位基因,胎儿携带异常等位基因.结论 该家系经基因诊断确诊为SCA3/MJD型,有1人为症状前患者,该症状前患者所孕胎儿也为症状前患者.

Objective To identify the type of a pedigree with spinocerebellar ataxia, and carry out asymptomatic carrier detection and prenatal diagnosis. Methods The blood samples of two patients in the spinocerebellar ataxia pedigree were collected. Based on the clinical characteristics of the pedigree and the disease incidence in China, the regions containing the CAG repeat of the SCA1, SCA2 and SCA3/MJD genes were amplified by polymerase chain reaction （PCR）. The numbers of CAG repeats in the normal and abnormal allele fragments were identified by using agarose gel electrophoresis and DNA sequencing. We further carried out tests on the children of the patients and fetus to identify the presence of the abnormal allele. Results The numbers of CAG repeat in the SCA1 and SCA2 genes were in the normal range. The CAG repeat number in one allele of SCA3/MJD gene was in the normal range, while that in the other allele was in the abnormal range. One of the children of the patients and the fetus carried the abnormal allele. Conclusion It was confirmed that the pedigree was SCA3/MJD by gene diagnosis. One of the children of the patients was asymptomatic carrier and the fetus also carried the abnormal allele.