Prenatal diagnosis of cystinosis utilizing chorionic villus sampling

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Abstract
The prenatal diagnosis of cystinosis is currently based on the increased amount of free‐cystine present in amniotic fluid cells. Amniocyte cultures must be grown for at least 2 weeks to obtain sufficient cells for such measurements. Thus, the diagnosis cannot be made until close to 20 weeks gestational age by this method. We report a case in which chorionic villi were used for direct cystine measurement resulting in the in utero diagnosis of cystinosis at 9 weeks gestational age. The diagnosis was confirmed by the study of cultured chorionic villus cells, and of the 10‐week abortus.