Biological evidence that separate hypothalamic hormones release the follicle stimulating and lutneinizing hormones |
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Authors: | C Y Bowers B L Currie K N Johansson K Folkers |
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Affiliation: | 1. Department of Pediatrics University of Minnesota Medical Center Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455 USA;2. Dight Institute for Human Genetics University of Minnesota Medical Center Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455 USA |
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Abstract: | The first diagnosis of Sandhoff's disease was made in an at-risk fetus by the demonstration of deficient β-N-acetyl-hexosaminidase A and B activities in amniotic fluid components the day of amniocentesis. These enzymatic deficiencies were determined by enzyme assay and electrophoresis using 4-methylumbelliferyl-β-N-acetyl-glucosaminide as substrate. The concentrations of the neutral glycosphingolipids were quantified in amniotic fluid; the level of the glycosphingolipid substrate, globoside, was markedly increased in amniotic fluid from the at-risk fetus compared to that of fetal controls. In addition, ultrastructural examination demonstrated pathologic glycosphingolipid accumulation in uncultured amniotic cells. These enzymatic, chemical and ultrastructural procedures provided the rapid and accurate diagnosis Sandhoff's disease within three days of amniocentesis. The diagnosis was confirmed by the marked deficiencies of β-N-acetyl-hexosaminidase A and B in plasma and various tissues from the aborted fetus. These findings indicated that maternal hexosaminidases do not cross the fetal-placental barrier. |
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