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Vol. 45. Issue 7.
Pages 305-308 (January 2002)
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Vol. 45. Issue 7.
Pages 305-308 (January 2002)
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Diagnóstico prenatal en una gestación gemelar con defecto del tubo neural en uno de los fetos
Prenatal diagnosis of a twin pregnancy with neural tube defect in one fetus
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I. Olmo, J.J. Rodenas
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Correspondencia: C/Levante, 29. 46670 La Pobla Llarga. Valencia
, A. Secaduras, A. Benac, M. Gonzalvo, B. Campo, V. Maiques
Unidad de Diagnóstico Prenatal. Servicio de Obstetricia. Maternidad. Hospital Universitario La Fe. Valencia.
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La alfafetoproteína y la acetilcolinesterasa son dos marcadores en líquido amniótico de defectos abiertos del tubo neural (DTN) fetal, pero por su conocida capacidad de difusión a través de la membrana amniótica, aunque no de esperar en la acetilcolinesterasa por su elevado peso molecular, en gestaciones gemelares en la que un feto presente DTN, la ecografía constituiría una técnica complementaria útil en la valoración del gemelo aparentemente normal, aunque sin la fiabilidad diagnóstica suficiente para descartar con seguridad la existencia de un DTN en este gemelo, como se describe en un caso de estas características acontecido en nuestro hospital

Palabras clave:
Defectos abiertos del tubo neural
Gestación gemelar
Ecografía
Marcadores bioquímicos
Summary

Alpha-fetoprotein and acetyl-cholinesterase are two open neural tube defects scorers in amniotic fluid, but due to the well-known diffusion capacity through amniotic membrane of AFP although not expected with acetylcholinesterase for its high molecular weight, in twin pregnancies with one anencephalic fetus the ultrasound study would be an useful complementary technic to evaluate the apparent healthy fetus, but without sufficient diagnostic security to reject existence of an open neural tube defect in this fetus, as we describe in one case in our hospital

keywords:
Open neural tube defects
Twin pregnancy
Ultrasonography
Biochemical scorers
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