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Prenatal diagnosis of hemophilia B by an immunoradiometric assay of factor IX

Holmberg, Lars LU ; Gustavii, B LU ; Cordesius, E ; Kristoffersson, A C LU ; Ljung, R LU orcid ; Löfberg, L ; Strömberg, P and Nilsson, Inga Marie (1980) In Blood 56(3). p.397-401
Abstract

An immunoradiometric assay of factor IX was developed based on homologous antibodies that arose in a hemophilic patient. With this assay, 11 of 12 patients with severe hemophilia B had factor IX antigen levels below 1 U/dl and 6 patients with mild hemophilia B had various levels. Factor IX antigen in 8 fetuses (16th-20th gestational week) aborted for therapeutic reasons ranged from 1.8 to 10.0 U/dl. Six amniotic fluids contained 0.28-1.2 U/dl factor IX antigen. Using the immunoradiometric assay, we could diagnose hemophilia B prenatally in one fetus at risk. No factor IX antigen (< 0.2 U/dl) was detectable in the fetoscopic sample. After termination of the pregnancy, analysis of blood from the abortus confirmed the diagnosis of... (More)

An immunoradiometric assay of factor IX was developed based on homologous antibodies that arose in a hemophilic patient. With this assay, 11 of 12 patients with severe hemophilia B had factor IX antigen levels below 1 U/dl and 6 patients with mild hemophilia B had various levels. Factor IX antigen in 8 fetuses (16th-20th gestational week) aborted for therapeutic reasons ranged from 1.8 to 10.0 U/dl. Six amniotic fluids contained 0.28-1.2 U/dl factor IX antigen. Using the immunoradiometric assay, we could diagnose hemophilia B prenatally in one fetus at risk. No factor IX antigen (< 0.2 U/dl) was detectable in the fetoscopic sample. After termination of the pregnancy, analysis of blood from the abortus confirmed the diagnosis of severe hemophilia B. We conclude that very sensitive immunologic assays, such as the one described here, will prove useful in prenatal diagnosis of severe hemophilia B, since determination of factor IX activity in fetoscopic samples is unrealiable because of possible contamination with thromboplastic material.

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Dose-Response Relationship, Immunologic, Factor IX, Female, Hemophilia B, Humans, Male, Pregnancy, Prenatal Diagnosis, Radioimmunoassay, Case Reports, Journal Article
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Blood
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56
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American Society of Hematology
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0006-4971
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  author       = {{Holmberg, Lars and Gustavii, B and Cordesius, E and Kristoffersson, A C and Ljung, R and Löfberg, L and Strömberg, P and Nilsson, Inga Marie}},
  issn         = {{0006-4971}},
  keywords     = {{Dose-Response Relationship, Immunologic; Factor IX; Female; Hemophilia B; Humans; Male; Pregnancy; Prenatal Diagnosis; Radioimmunoassay; Case Reports; Journal Article}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  number       = {{3}},
  pages        = {{397--401}},
  publisher    = {{American Society of Hematology}},
  series       = {{Blood}},
  title        = {{Prenatal diagnosis of hemophilia B by an immunoradiometric assay of factor IX}},
  volume       = {{56}},
  year         = {{1980}},
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