OBJECTIVE: A non-invasive prenatal determination of the fetal RhD status might be useful for the management of pregnancies in RhD-negative women whose partners are RhD positive. METHODS: Maternal peripheral blood of 32 RhD-negative women (17-24 weeks of gestation) was collected, and circulating fetal cells were enriched by CD71 mini-magnetic activated cell sorting. The RhD status of the fetuses was assessed using multiparametric flow cytometry, and results were compared to those of reverse transcriptase (RT)-polymerase chain reaction (PCR), or PCR, which acted as control. Flow-cytometric study of fetal cells employed monoclonal antibodies directed against CD71, glycophorin A (GPA) and RhD antigens. RESULTS: The median percentage of CD71- and RhD-positive cells was 0.83% (range 0.14-6.44%), and that of CD71 and GPA-positive cells was 10.07% (range 0.52-45.84%). Flow-cytometric analysis correlated with RT-PCR results of RNA obtained from whole maternal blood. In 1 case, an incorrect result was due to the failure of the amplification of the specific RhD band on RNA extracted from the CD71-positive fraction. In two instances, we observed false-positive results for RhD in PCR of DNA obtained from maternal plasma. CONCLUSION: Based on our results, flow-cytometric analysis might be proposed as a clinical tool for the non-invasive prenatal determination of the fetal RhD status independently of fetal gender

Di Simone, N., Lai, M., Rumi, C., Riccardi, P., D'Asta, M., Leone, G., Mancuso, S., Caruso, A., Non-invasive detection of fetal Rhesus D Status: A comparison between Polymerase Chain Reaction and flow Cytometry, <<FETAL DIAGNOSIS AND THERAPY>>, 2006; 21 (5): 404-409. [doi:10.1159/000093880] [http://hdl.handle.net/10807/21252]

Non-invasive detection of fetal Rhesus D Status: A comparison between Polymerase Chain Reaction and flow Cytometry

Di Simone, Nicoletta;Lai, Marco;Rumi, Carlo;Riccardi, Patrizia;Leone, Giuseppe;Mancuso, Salvatore;Caruso, Alessandro
2006

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: A non-invasive prenatal determination of the fetal RhD status might be useful for the management of pregnancies in RhD-negative women whose partners are RhD positive. METHODS: Maternal peripheral blood of 32 RhD-negative women (17-24 weeks of gestation) was collected, and circulating fetal cells were enriched by CD71 mini-magnetic activated cell sorting. The RhD status of the fetuses was assessed using multiparametric flow cytometry, and results were compared to those of reverse transcriptase (RT)-polymerase chain reaction (PCR), or PCR, which acted as control. Flow-cytometric study of fetal cells employed monoclonal antibodies directed against CD71, glycophorin A (GPA) and RhD antigens. RESULTS: The median percentage of CD71- and RhD-positive cells was 0.83% (range 0.14-6.44%), and that of CD71 and GPA-positive cells was 10.07% (range 0.52-45.84%). Flow-cytometric analysis correlated with RT-PCR results of RNA obtained from whole maternal blood. In 1 case, an incorrect result was due to the failure of the amplification of the specific RhD band on RNA extracted from the CD71-positive fraction. In two instances, we observed false-positive results for RhD in PCR of DNA obtained from maternal plasma. CONCLUSION: Based on our results, flow-cytometric analysis might be proposed as a clinical tool for the non-invasive prenatal determination of the fetal RhD status independently of fetal gender
2006
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Di Simone, N., Lai, M., Rumi, C., Riccardi, P., D'Asta, M., Leone, G., Mancuso, S., Caruso, A., Non-invasive detection of fetal Rhesus D Status: A comparison between Polymerase Chain Reaction and flow Cytometry, <<FETAL DIAGNOSIS AND THERAPY>>, 2006; 21 (5): 404-409. [doi:10.1159/000093880] [http://hdl.handle.net/10807/21252]
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