Prenatal diagnosis of glutaric acidemia type 2 with the use of exome sequencing - an up-to-date review and new case report.
Anna M Kucinska-ChahwanTomasz RoszkowskiMaciej GeremekMagdalena A PaczkowskaMichal CiebieraJulia BijokDiana MassalskaGrzegorz PanekKrzysztof SiemionSebastian KwiatkowskiPublished in: Ginekologia polska (2021)
Exome sequencing approach used in case of fetal hyperechoic kidneys allows to identify pathogenic variants without earlier knowledge of the precise genetic background of the disease. Hyperechoic, enlarged kidneys could be one of the clinical features of metabolic diseases. After exclusion of chromosomal abnormalities, urinary tract obstruction and intrauterine infections, glutaric acidemia type 2 and number of monogenic disorders should be consider.