Bennett Carolyn M, Boye Eileen, Neufeld Ellis J
Division of Hematology/Oncology, Children's Hospital Boston, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA.
Am J Hematol. 2008 Oct;83(10):778-80. doi: 10.1002/ajh.21219.
We describe monozygotic female twins discordant for hemophilia A, born to a carrier mother and normal father. Affected twin A presented at age 1 year with excessive bruising and factor VIII procoagulant activity (FVIII:C) of less than 1% of normal. Twin B is an asymptomatic carrier with FVIII:C level of 42%. Peripheral blood DNA was tested for X-chromosome inactivation (methylation) patterns of the X-linked human androgen receptor gene, comparing the twins' patterns to parental. Twin A showed nonrandom inactivation skewed toward the paternal X, whereas twin B showed random X-inactivation. This is the first reported case of discordance for hemophilia A between female monozygotic twins.
我们描述了一对同卵双胞胎女性,她们患血友病A的情况不一致,母亲为携带者,父亲正常。患病的双胞胎A在1岁时出现过度瘀伤,凝血因子VIII促凝活性(FVIII:C)低于正常水平的1%。双胞胎B是无症状携带者,FVIII:C水平为42%。检测了外周血DNA中X连锁人类雄激素受体基因的X染色体失活(甲基化)模式,并将双胞胎的模式与父母的模式进行比较。双胞胎A显示出偏向父本X染色体的非随机失活,而双胞胎B显示出随机X染色体失活。这是首例报道的同卵双胞胎女性血友病A不一致的病例。