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Klinefelter syndrome is a sex chromosomal abnormality (47, XXY karyotype), occuring approximately in 1 in 1000 male live births In the present study proteomic analysis was performed in twelve 2nd trimester amniotic fluid samples, eight coming from pregnancies with normal males and four with Klinefelter syndrome foetuses, as shown by routine prenatal cytogenetic analysis Samples were analysed by 2-DE, coupled with MALDI-TOF-MS analysis. Three proteins (Ceruloplasmin, Alpha-1-antitrypsin and Zinc-alpha-2-glycoprotein) were found to be up-regulated in samples obtained from pregnancies with Klinefelter syndrome foetuses, whereas four proteins (Apolipoprotein A-I, Plasma retinal-binding protein, Gelsolin, and Vitamin D-binding protein) were down regulated when compared to proteins detected in samples from normal foetuses The differential expression of Ceruloplasmin, Apolipoprotein A-I and Plasma retinol-binding protein was further confirmed by immunoblotting. Since these proteins are likely to cross the placenta barrier and be detected in maternal plasma they could be used as biomarkers for the non-invasive prenatal diagnosis of Klinefelter syndrome (C) 2009 Elsevier B V All rights reserved |
