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PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS OF HAEMOGLOBIN BART'S DISEASE BY CORDOCENTESIS AT 12–14 WEEKS' GESTATION

✍ Scribed by YUNG HANG LAM; MARY HOI YIN TANG

Publisher
John Wiley and Sons
Year
1997
Tongue
English
Weight
195 KB
Volume
17
Category
Article
ISSN
0197-3851

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✦ Synopsis

Couples with alpha-thalassaemia-1 face a 25 per cent risk of having fetuses with haemoglobin (Hb) Bart's disease. Prenatal diagnosis is conventionally performed by DNA studies of chorionic villi or amniocytes obtained from chorionic villus biopsy or amniocentesis. DNA studies are expensive and time-consuming. We identified 11 affected pregnancies on abdominal ultrasound examination at 12-14 weeks when the placental thickness exceeded the mean plus 2 SD measurement for the gestational week and the cardiothoraic ratio was more than 0.5. Cordocentesis was then performed with a free hand technique. The procedures were successful in ten cases using a 26-gauge spinal needle with a 20-gauge introducer. Hb Bart's disease was confirmed in all cases by Hb electrophoresis. The procedure was unsuccessful in one case when a 22-gauge spinal needle was used. Hb study of fetal blood collected at abortion also confirmed Hb Bart's disease. In conclusion, ultrasound findings of concomitant placentomegaly and cardiomegaly at 12-14 weeks is highly specific of disease in pregnancies at risk of Hb Bart's disease. Cordocentesis and Hb study in pregnancies with these sonographic manifestations may be an alternative prenatal diagnostic approach. This diagnostic approach is of particular value in areas where resources for molecular studies are limited.

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