Genetically identified complete hydatidiform mole coexisting with a normal fetus following IVF-ET

• 作 者: Sui Jianzhong Sun Xiaofang
• 机 构: Guangzhou Key Laboratory of Reproductive and Genetics, the Third Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Me
• 出 处: 中国人民解放军军医大学学报（英文版）
• 发表日期: 2009年6期
• 关键词: STR Complete hydatidiform mole In vitro fertilization Twin pregnancy

A complete hydatidiform mole coexisting with a fetus following in vitro fertilization and embryo transfer (IVF-ET) is a rare event. The diagnosis is often not easy because of the morphological similarity to a partial mole, but important to the treatment. We present a recent case in which STR polymorphism analysis clearly revealed a different genetic origin for the fetal and molar parts. STR polymorphisms on 15 variable number tandem repeat loci and a gender-determination locus, which were detected by polymerase chain reaction, indicating that the cord/placenta and molar tissue were parental and androgenous, respectively. During follow-up, the patient developed persistent gestational trophoblastic tumor (GTT) which was successfully treated with chemotherapy. In this case, STR polymorphism analysis exactly diagnosed a twin pregnancy consisting of a complete hydatidiform mole and a fetus.