Diagnosis of the RhD status using conventional polymerase chain reaction / Diagnóstico do fator RhD utilizando a reação em cadeia da polimerase convencional

AUTOR(ES)

Conrado Milani Coutinho

DATA DE PUBLICAÇÃO

2008

RESUMO

Molecular biology techniques have added some advantages to conventional diagnosis of the Rhesus (Rh) blood group. Many researches have demonstrated the practical superiority of RhD genotyping using polymerase chain reaction (PCR) over phenotypic identification tests obtained by hemagglutination. The use of different kinds of molecular analysis techniques and genetic sequences has been described. The Rh blood group contains two homologous genes, one encoding the D antigen and the other one coding C/c and E/e antigens. This study objectives were: (1) Detect the RhD sequence specific for the Rh positive individuals; (2) Compare the presence/absence of these sequences with the blood group identified by hemagglutination to calculate PCRs sensitivity and specificity rates. To accomplish these objectives, DNA extracted from venous blood of 23 individuals (4 men and 19 women), Rh positive (11) and negative (12), were analyzed using conventional PCR to amplify RhD and RhCE gene sequences. The comparison of PCR with hemagglutination results has shown total agreement. The sensitivity of this PCR method was evaluated using progressive dilutions of Rh positive samples on water and also on Rh negative samples, which demonstrated successful amplification of until 4 pg/l DNA concentration. These results have indicated that PCR was effective for the RhD genotyping, foreseeing the possibility of its utilization with other embryofetal tissues for invasive diagnosis orientation and anti-D immunoglobulin use only in cases of maternal-fetal incompatibility. Also, with an increase of this techniques sensitivity, fewer DNA amounts could be detected, which will certainly be an important step towards noninvasive fetal RhD diagnosis.

ASSUNTO(S)

rhd factor pcr convencional fator rhd prenatal diagnosis conventional pcr diagnóstico pré-natal

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