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Linhuan H, Danlei C, Zhiming H, Shu K, Jiayi C, Jiayi P, Chuqi S, Yinghong Y, Ding W, Yingjun X, Yanmin L. The use of high-resolution SNP arrays to detect congenital cardiac defects. J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med 2024; 37:2301831. [PMID: 38311547 DOI: 10.1080/14767058.2024.2301831] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/06/2023] [Accepted: 12/26/2023] [Indexed: 02/06/2024]
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OBJECTIVE Copy number variations (CNVs) detected by high-resolution single nucleotide polymorphism microarrays (SNP arrays) have been associated with congenital heart defects (CHDs). The genetic mechanism underlying the development of CHDs remains unclear. METHODS High-resolution SNP arrays were used to detect CNVs and traditional chromosomal analyses, respectively, were carried out on 60 and 249 fetuses from gestational 12-37 weeks old, having isolated or complex CHDs that were diagnosed using prenatal ultrasound. RESULTS Twenty of the 60 fetuses (33.5%) had abnormalities, of which 23 CNVs (12 pathogenic, five probable pathogenic and six of undetermined significance) were detected by SNP arrays, and two distinct CNVs were present in three of these fetuses. In addition, in 39 patients with isolated congenital heart disease who had normal karyotypes, abnormal CNVs were present in 28.2% (11/39), and in patients with complex coronary artery disease, 19.0% (4/21) had abnormal karyotypes and 42.9% (9/21) had abnormal CNVs. In patients with complex coronary artery disease, 19.0% (4/21) had abnormal karyotypes and 42.9% (9/21) had abnormal CNVs. CONCLUSIONS In conclusion, genome-wide high-resolution SNP array can improve the diagnostic rate and uncover additional pathogenic CNVs. The submicroscopic deletions and duplications of Online Mendelian Inheritance in Man (OMIM) genes found in this study have haploinsufficient (deletion) or triplosensitive (duplication) traits, which further clarify the etiology and inheritance of CHDs.
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- Huang Linhuan
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Ultrasound, The First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Major Obstetric Diseases, Guangdong Provincial Clinical Research Center for Obstetrics and Gynecology, Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area Higher Education Joint Laboratory of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Major Obstetric Diseases, Guangdong Provincial Clinical Research Center for Obstetrics and Gynecology, Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area Higher Education Joint Laboratory of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Major Obstetric Diseases, Guangdong Provincial Clinical Research Center for Obstetrics and Gynecology, Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area Higher Education Joint Laboratory of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Major Obstetric Diseases, Guangdong Provincial Clinical Research Center for Obstetrics and Gynecology, Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area Higher Education Joint Laboratory of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Major Obstetric Diseases, Guangdong Provincial Clinical Research Center for Obstetrics and Gynecology, Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area Higher Education Joint Laboratory of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Major Obstetric Diseases, Guangdong Provincial Clinical Research Center for Obstetrics and Gynecology, Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area Higher Education Joint Laboratory of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Major Obstetric Diseases, Guangdong Provincial Clinical Research Center for Obstetrics and Gynecology, Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area Higher Education Joint Laboratory of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, People's Republic of China
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Zhang B, Zhang LX, Yi J, Wang CH, Zhao Y. Selection of prenatal screening with nuchal translucency > 95th centile and below 99th centile: a 4-year observational study with real-world data. Arch Gynecol Obstet 2024:10.1007/s00404-024-07500-7. [PMID: 38625542 DOI: 10.1007/s00404-024-07500-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/07/2024] [Accepted: 03/26/2024] [Indexed: 04/17/2024]
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OBJECTIVE We sought to analyze the genetic outcomes of fetuses with nuchal translucency (NT) > 95th centile, and determine whether prenatal genetic counseling, chromosomal microarray analysis (CMA) or non-invasive prenatal testing (NIPT) are truly beneficial for the outcomes of fetuses with increased NT > 95th centile and below 99th centile. MATERIALS AND METHODS A total of 535 pregnant women were included in this study, with a fetal NT > 95th centile at 11-13+6 weeks of gestation from January 2017 to December 2020. 324 pregnant women with fetal NT > 95th centile and below 99th centile combined with other risk factors and NT > 99th centile received prenatal diagnostic karyotype analysis and CMA, and 211 pregnant women with fetal isolated increased NT > 95th centile and below 99th centile were selected to carry out NIPT. RESULTS A total of 211 pregnant women who underwent NIPT were included in the study, NIPT results showed that 8 high-risk cases were confirmed by prenatal diagnosis. Overall, the detection rate of NIPT was 3.79%. A total of 324 pregnant women with fetal NT > 95th centile and below 99th centile, along with other risk factors, and those with fetal NT > 99th centile, received karyotype analysis and CMA for prenatal diagnosis. Among them, a total of 73 genetic abnormalities were detected, including 45 cases of chromosomal aneuploidy, 7 cases of structural abnormalities, and 21 cases of copy number variations (CNVs) with a size of less than 10 Mb. In addition, the 73 women with genetic abnormalities are divided into three groups based on the NT measurement (Group 1: Fetuses with NT > 95th centile and below 99th centile, Group 2: Fetuses with NT > 99th centile, and Group 3: Fetuses with NT > 99th centile). 13.11% (8/61) of pathogenic genetic abnormalities (6 chromosomal aneuploidy, 1 structural abnormality, and 1 likely pathogenic CNV) will be missed if genetic counseling and prenatal genetic testing were not conducted in fetuses with increased NT > 95th centile and below 99th centile combined with other risks. Pathogenic CNVs were the most common abnormalities in group 3, and one likely pathogenic CNV was detected in group 1 and group 3, respectively, and a total of 14 CNVs of unknown clinical significance (VOUS) were detected. CONCLUSIONS Through this study, we demonstrated that the critical value of NT > 95th centile for invasive detection or NIPT. Invasive testing combined with CMA may be recommended for fetuses with NT > 95th centile and below 99th centile and with other risks. But when isolated NT > 95th centile and below 99th centile, NIPT would be appropriate.
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- Bin Zhang
- Department of Science and Education, Maternal and Child Medical Centre, Anhui Medical University, Hefei Maternal and Child Health Hospital, Hefei, 230001, Anhui, China
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- Department of Imaging Centre, The Fifth Clinical School of Anhui Medical University, Children's Medical Centre of Anhui Medical University, Anhui Children's Hospital, Hefei, 230041, Anhui, China
- Teaching and Research Section of Nuclear Medicine, Department of School of Basic Medical Sciences, Teaching and Research Section of Nuclear Medicine of Anhui Medical University, 81 Meishan Road, Hefei, 230032, Anhui, China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Maternal and Child Medical Centre of Anhui Medical University, Hefei, 230001, Anhui, China
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- Clinical Genetics CenterMaternal and Child Medical Centre, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, 230001, Anhui, China.
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- Teaching and Research Section of Nuclear Medicine, Department of School of Basic Medical Sciences, Teaching and Research Section of Nuclear Medicine of Anhui Medical University, 81 Meishan Road, Hefei, 230032, Anhui, China.
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Church AJ, Akkari Y, Deeb K, Kolhe R, Lin F, Spiteri E, Wolff DJ, Shao L. Section E6.7-6.12 of the American College of Medical Genetics and Genomics (ACMG) Technical Laboratory Standards: Cytogenomic studies of acquired chromosomal abnormalities in solid tumors. Genet Med 2024; 26:101070. [PMID: 38376505 DOI: 10.1016/j.gim.2024.101070] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/03/2024] [Accepted: 01/08/2024] [Indexed: 02/21/2024] Open
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Clinical cytogenomic studies of solid tumor samples are critical to the diagnosis, prognostication, and treatment selection for cancer patients. An overview of current cytogenomic techniques for solid tumor analysis is provided, including standards for sample preparation, clinical and technical considerations, and documentation of results. With the evolving technologies and their application in solid tumor analysis, these standards now include sequencing technology and optical genome mapping, in addition to the conventional cytogenomic methods, such as G-banded chromosome analysis, fluorescence in situ hybridization, and chromosomal microarray analysis. This updated Section E6.7-6.12 supersedes the previous Section E6.5-6.8 in Section E: Clinical Cytogenetics of the American College of Medical Genetics and Genomics Standards for Clinical Genetics Laboratories.
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- Alanna J Church
- Department of Pathology, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA; Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
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- The Steve and Cindy Rasmussen Institute for Genomic Medicine, Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus, OH
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- Department of Pathology, Emory University, Atlanta, GA
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- Department of Pathology, Augusta University, Augusta, GA
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of California at Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC
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- Department of Pathology and Pediatrics, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
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Song T, Xu Y, Li Y, Zheng J, Guo F, Jin X, Li J, Zhang J, Yang H. Clinical Experience of Prenatal Chromosomal Microarray Analysis in 6159 Ultrasonically Abnormal Fetuses. Reprod Sci 2024; 31:1089-1107. [PMID: 38012523 DOI: 10.1007/s43032-023-01399-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/13/2023] [Accepted: 10/27/2023] [Indexed: 11/29/2023]
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A single-center retrospective study of G-band karyotyping and chromosomal microarray analysis (CMA) for the invasive prenatal diagnosis of 6159 fetuses with ultrasound abnormalities was conducted. This study aimed to investigate the incidence rates of chromosomal abnormalities and pregnancy outcomes and postpartum clinical manifestations by long-term follow-up and to explore the correlation between different types of prenatal ultrasound abnormalities and pathogenic chromosomal abnormalities. The overall incidence of pathogenic chromosomal aberrations in fetuses with ultrasound abnormalities was 7.58% (467/6159), which comprised 41.7% (195/467) with chromosome number abnormalities, 57.6% (269/467) with pathogenic copy-number variations (pCNVs), and 0.64% (3/467) with uniparental disomy (UPD). In addition, 1.72% (106/6159) with likely pathogenic copy-number variations (lpCNVs) and 3.04% (187/6159) with variants of unknown significance (VOUS) were detected by CMA. Ultrasound abnormalities were categorized into structural anomalies and soft marker anomalies. The incidence rate of pathogenic and likely pathogenic chromosomal abnormalities was significantly higher among fetuses with structural anomalies than soft markers (11.13% vs 7.59%, p < 0.01). We retrospectively analyzed the prenatal genetic outcomes for a large cohort of fetuses with different types of ultrasound abnormalities. The present study showed that the chromosomal abnormality rate and clinical outcomes of fetuses with different types of ultrasound abnormalities varied greatly. Our data have important implications for prenatal genetic counseling for fetuses with different types of ultrasound abnormalities.
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- Tingting Song
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Xijing Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, 710032, Shaanxi Province, China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Xijing Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, 710032, Shaanxi Province, China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Xijing Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, 710032, Shaanxi Province, China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Xijing Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, 710032, Shaanxi Province, China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Xijing Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, 710032, Shaanxi Province, China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Xijing Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, 710032, Shaanxi Province, China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Xijing Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, 710032, Shaanxi Province, China.
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Xijing Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, 710032, Shaanxi Province, China.
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Xijing Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, 710032, Shaanxi Province, China.
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Feng CS, Li SF, Ju HH. The application of the ICD-10 for antepartum stillbirth patients in a referral centre of Eastern China: a retrospective study from 2015 to 2022. BMC Pregnancy Childbirth 2024; 24:164. [PMID: 38408955 PMCID: PMC10895843 DOI: 10.1186/s12884-024-06313-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/10/2023] [Accepted: 02/01/2024] [Indexed: 02/28/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND The causes of some stillbirths are unclear, and additional work must be done to investigate the risk factors for stillbirths. OBJECTIVE To apply the International Classification of Disease-10 (ICD-10) for antepartum stillbirth at a referral center in eastern China. METHODS Antepartum stillbirths were grouped according to the cause of death according to the International Classification of Disease-10 (ICD-10) criteria. The main maternal condition at the time of antepartum stillbirth was assigned to each patient. RESULTS Antepartum stillbirths were mostly classified as fetal deaths of unspecified cause, antepartum hypoxia. Although more than half of the mothers were without an identified condition at the time of the antepartum stillbirth, where there was a maternal condition associated with perinatal death, maternal medical and surgical conditions and maternal complications during pregnancy were most common. Of all the stillbirths, 51.2% occurred between 28 and 37 weeks of gestation, the main causes of stillbirth at different gestational ages also differed. Autopsy and chromosomal microarray analysis (CMA) were recommended in all stillbirths, but only 3.6% received autopsy and 10.5% underwent chromosomal microarray analysis. CONCLUSIONS The ICD-10 is helpful in classifying the causes of stillbirths, but more than half of the stillbirths in our study were unexplained; therefore, additional work must be done. And the ICD-10 score may need to be improved, such as by classifying stillbirths according to gestational age. Autopsy and CMA could help determine the cause of stillbirth, but the acceptance of these methods is currently low.
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- Chuan-Shou Feng
- Obstetrical department, Changzhou Women and Children Health Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, Changzhou, Jiangsu, China.
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- Obstetrical department, Changzhou Women and Children Health Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, Changzhou, Jiangsu, China
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- Obstetrical department, Changzhou Women and Children Health Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, Changzhou, Jiangsu, China
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Xia Z, Zhou R, Xu Y, Li Y, Tan J, Luo C, Meng L, Huang M, Qiao F, Hu P, Mao P, Wu Y, Xu Z, Wang Y. Residual risk of clinically significant copy number variations in fetuses with nasal bone absence or hypoplasia after excluding non-invasive prenatal screening-detectable findings. Clin Chim Acta 2024; 553:117744. [PMID: 38158003 DOI: 10.1016/j.cca.2023.117744] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/17/2023] [Revised: 12/05/2023] [Accepted: 12/21/2023] [Indexed: 01/03/2024]
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BACKGROUND It remains controversial whether prenatal screening or diagnostic testing should be offered to fetuses with nasal bone (NB) absence or hypoplasia, and there are no studies comparing the yield of chromosomal microarray analysis (CMA) to non-invasive prenatal screening (NIPS). The aim of this study was to evaluate the residual risk of clinically significant copy number variations (CNVs) in fetuses with NB absence or hypoplasia after excluding theoretically NIPS-detectable abnormalities, and to assess their clinical outcomes. METHODS This prospective study encompassed 400 fetuses with NB absence or hypoplasia undergoing CMA testing between 2015 and 2022. Clinically significant CMA findings were categorized into three subgroups, including three-NIPS-detectable (trisomies 21, 18 and 13), five-NIPS-detectable (trisomies 21, 18 and 13 and sex chromosome aneuploidies) and genome-wide NIPS-detectable (variants over 7 Mb). We calculated the theoretical residual risk and compared it with the results of a control cohort of low-risk pregnancies. We further evaluated their clinical outcomes. RESULTS The overall diagnostic yield in our cohort was 7.8% (31/400). The detection rate of clinically significant CMA findings in fetuses with non-isolated NB absence or hypoplasia was significantly higher than that in fetuses with isolated NB absence or hypoplasia (20.0% vs. 6.6%, P =.005). The theoretical residual risks in all NIPS models were significantly higher when compared with the control cohort. The normal infant rate in fetuses with normal CMA results was 97.9% (323/330), and a significant higher incidence was observed in fetuses with isolated NB absence or hypoplasia compared with non-isolated NB absence or hypoplasia (98.4% vs. 91.7%, P =.028). CONCLUSIONS The residual risk of clinically significant CNVs in fetuses with NB absence or hypoplasia following the exclusion of theoretically NIPS-detectable findings was higher than that in low-risk pregnancies. This risk should be considered in genetic counseling to make a more comprehensive and precise choice regarding prenatal genetic testing.
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- Zhengyi Xia
- Department of Prenatal Diagnosis, Women's Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing Maternity and Child Health Care Hospital, Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, China
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- Department of Prenatal Diagnosis, Women's Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing Maternity and Child Health Care Hospital, Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, China
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- Department of Prenatal Diagnosis, Women's Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing Maternity and Child Health Care Hospital, Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, China
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- Department of Prenatal Diagnosis, Women's Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing Maternity and Child Health Care Hospital, Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, China
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- Department of Prenatal Diagnosis, Women's Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing Maternity and Child Health Care Hospital, Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, China
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- Department of Prenatal Diagnosis, Women's Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing Maternity and Child Health Care Hospital, Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, China
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- Department of Prenatal Diagnosis, Women's Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing Maternity and Child Health Care Hospital, Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, China
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- Department of Prenatal Diagnosis, Women's Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing Maternity and Child Health Care Hospital, Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, China
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- Department of Prenatal Diagnosis, Women's Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing Maternity and Child Health Care Hospital, Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, China
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- Department of Prenatal Diagnosis, Women's Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing Maternity and Child Health Care Hospital, Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, China
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- Department of Public Health, Women's Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing Maternity and Child Health Care Hospital, Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, China
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- Department of Ultrasonography, Women's Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing Maternity and Child Health Care Hospital, Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, China.
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- Department of Prenatal Diagnosis, Women's Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing Maternity and Child Health Care Hospital, Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, China.
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- Department of Prenatal Diagnosis, Women's Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing Maternity and Child Health Care Hospital, Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, China.
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Lestringant V, Guermouche-Flament H, Jimenez-Pocquet M, Gaillard JB, Penther D. Cytogenetics in the management of hematological malignancies: An overview of alternative technologies for cytogenetic characterization. Curr Res Transl Med 2024; 72:103440. [PMID: 38447270 DOI: 10.1016/j.retram.2024.103440] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/10/2023] [Revised: 12/22/2023] [Accepted: 01/11/2024] [Indexed: 03/08/2024]
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Genomic characterization is an essential part of the clinical management of hematological malignancies for diagnostic, prognostic and therapeutic purposes. Although CBA and FISH are still the gold standard in hematology for the detection of CNA and SV, some alternative technologies are intended to complement their deficiencies or even replace them in the more or less near future. In this article, we provide a technological overview of these alternatives. CMA is the historical and well established technique for the high-resolution detection of CNA. For SV detection, there are emerging techniques based on the study of chromatin conformation and more established ones such as RTMLPA for the detection of fusion transcripts and RNA-seq to reveal the molecular consequences of SV. Comprehensive techniques that detect both CNA and SV are the most interesting because they provide all the information in a single examination. Among these, OGM is a promising emerging higher-solution technique that offers a complete solution at a contained cost, at the expense of a relatively low throughput per machine. WGS remains the most adaptable solution, with long-read approaches enabling very high-resolution detection of CAs, but requiring a heavy bioinformatics installation and at a still high cost. However, the development of high-resolution genome-wide detection techniques for CAs allows for a much better description of chromoanagenesis. Therefore, we have included in this review an update on the various existing mechanisms and their consequences and implications, especially prognostic, in hematological malignancies.
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- Unité de Génétique Chromosomique, Service de Génétique moléculaire et cytogénomique, CHU Montpellier, Montpellier, France
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Li Y, Zhou R, Xia Z, Meng L, Huang M, Hu P, Xu Z, Wang Y. Reproductive outcomes in couples with recurrent pregnancy loss after embryonic chromosomal microarray analysis. J Assist Reprod Genet 2024; 41:161-170. [PMID: 37874532 PMCID: PMC10789713 DOI: 10.1007/s10815-023-02971-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/03/2023] [Accepted: 10/10/2023] [Indexed: 10/25/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Chromosomal microarray analysis (CMA) has been widely applied to explore the genetic etiology in recurrent pregnancy loss (RPL). However, the reproductive prognosis in RPL couples with different types of chromosomally abnormal miscarriage remains unclear. OBJECTIVES The main purpose of this study was to evaluate the reproductive prognosis among RPL couples after genetic testing in products of conception (POCs) by CMA. STUDY DESIGN In this retrospective study, 1101 RPL couples referred for genetic testing in POCs by CMA. A total of 830 couples who met the inclusion criteria were followed up for at least 24 months after the index miscarriage. The rates of live birth and adverse pregnancy events in subsequent pregnancy and cumulative pregnancies were examined. RESULTS For couples with three or more miscarriage, compared with those with chromosomally normal miscarriage, a significantly higher subsequent live birth rate was found in couples with chromosomally abnormal miscarriage (66.9% vs 71.6%, P = .040). However, differences in cumulative live birth rate among couples with chromosomally abnormal miscarriage and normal miscarriage were nonsignificant (82.7% vs 80.2%, P = .131). Women with advanced maternal age showed a significant decrease in the live birth rate (P < 0.01) and an increase in the miscarriage rate (P < 0.01) than those aged < 35 years old, regardless of whether the miscarriage was chromosomally normal or abnormal. RPL couples with chromosomally normal miscarriage showed a significant decrease in live birth rates in subsequent pregnancy and cumulative pregnancies, when they had experienced a large number of previous miscarriages; however, no significant difference was observed in those with chromosomally abnormal miscarriage. CONCLUSION For women with three or more previous miscarriages, RPL couples with chromosomally normal miscarriage manifested a poorer reproductive prognosis than those with chromosomally abnormal miscarriage in subsequent pregnancy, while the cumulative live birth rate was similar. Advanced maternal age was a predictor of adverse pregnancy events, regardless of embryonic chromosomal results. Furthermore, among RPL women with large numbers of previous miscarriages, the supportive care and counselling regarding individual risk is necessary for those with chromosomally normal miscarriage.
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- Yiming Li
- Department of Prenatal Diagnosis, Women's Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing Maternity and Child Health Care Hospital, Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, China
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- Department of Prenatal Diagnosis, Women's Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing Maternity and Child Health Care Hospital, Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, China
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- Department of Prenatal Diagnosis, Women's Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing Maternity and Child Health Care Hospital, Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, China
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- Department of Prenatal Diagnosis, Women's Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing Maternity and Child Health Care Hospital, Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, China
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- Department of Prenatal Diagnosis, Women's Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing Maternity and Child Health Care Hospital, Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, China
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- Department of Prenatal Diagnosis, Women's Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing Maternity and Child Health Care Hospital, Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, China
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- Department of Prenatal Diagnosis, Women's Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing Maternity and Child Health Care Hospital, Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, China.
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- Department of Prenatal Diagnosis, Women's Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing Maternity and Child Health Care Hospital, Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, China.
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Kocaaga A, Bildirici Y, Yimenicioglu S, Karademir-Arslan NC, Vural C, Yildirim E. Case report: Pai syndrome with multiple ventricular septal defect and without cleft palate. Clin Neurol Neurosurg 2024; 236:108045. [PMID: 38091702 DOI: 10.1016/j.clineuro.2023.108045] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/21/2023] [Revised: 11/03/2023] [Accepted: 11/03/2023] [Indexed: 02/04/2024]
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Pai syndrome is described as the association of a midline cleft lip, midline facial polyps, and lipoma of the central nervous system. However, only a few patients present the full triad, and most exhibit a wide spectrum of phenotypic variability. Its entire clinical spectrum is still poorly delineated and the etiology remains unknown. In this report, a newborn was presented with congenital nasal septal lipoma, lipoma of the corpus callosum, multiple ventricular septal defect, and additional minor facial dysmorphism. This entity, multiple ventricular septal defect, which has never been reported in PS. Cytogenetic analysis showed normal male 46, XY karyotype. Chromosomal microarray analysis (750 K array) was also unremarkable. This case draws attention with the presence of multiple ventricular septal defect in Pai syndrome and is important in terms of providing phenotypic diversity. To our knowledge, this is also the first genetically evaluated case of Pai syndrome from Turkey.
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- A Kocaaga
- Medical Genetics Department, Eskişehir City Hospital, Eskişehir Şehir Hastanesi, 71 Evler Mahallesi, Çavdarlar Sokak, TR 26080 Odunpazarı, Eskişehir, Turkiye.
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- Department of Pediatrics, Eskişehir City Hospital, Eskişehir Şehir Hastanesi, 71 Evler Mahallesi, Çavdarlar Sokak, TR 26080 Odunpazarı, Eskişehir, Turkiye
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- Department of Pediatric Neurology, Eskişehir City Hospital, Eskişehir Şehir Hastanesi, 71 Evler Mahallesi, Çavdarlar Sokak, TR 26080 Odunpazarı Eskişehir, Turkiye
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- Department of Pediatric Neurology, Eskişehir City Hospital, Eskişehir Şehir Hastanesi, 71 Evler Mahallesi, Çavdarlar Sokak, TR 26080 Odunpazarı Eskişehir, Turkiye
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- Department of Pediatric Cardiology, Eskişehir City Hospital, Eskişehir Şehir Hastanesi, 71 Evler Mahallesi, Çavdarlar Sokak, TR 26080 Odunpazarı, Eskişehir, Turkiye
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- Department Neonatal Intensive Care, Eskişehir City Hospital, Eskişehir Şehir Hastanesi, 71 Evler Mahallesi, Çavdarlar Sokak, TR 26080 Odunpazarı, Eskişehir, Turkiye
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Li M, Ye B, Chen Y, Gao L, Wu Y, Cheng W. Analysis of genetic testing in fetuses with congenital heart disease of single atria and/or single ventricle in a Chinese prenatal cohort. BMC Pediatr 2023; 23:577. [PMID: 37980516 PMCID: PMC10656988 DOI: 10.1186/s12887-023-04382-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/28/2023] [Accepted: 10/23/2023] [Indexed: 11/20/2023] Open
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OBJECTIVE This study aimed to investigate the genetic etiologies of fetuses with single atria and/or ventricle (SA or/and SV) using different genetic detection methods in a Chinese prenatal cohort. METHODS In this retrospective study, the various genetic results of 44 fetuses with SA and/or SV were analyzed. All 44 cases were tested by chromosomal microarray analysis (CMA) and karyotyping simultaneously, and 8 underwent whole exome sequencing (WES). Data on the pregnancy outcomes and neonatal prognoses were collected from medical records and postnatal follow-up. RESULTS The whole cohort of 44 fetuses included 14 SA cases (31.8%), 12 SV cases (27.3%), and 18 SA and SV cases (40.9%). A total of 9 pathogenic genetic results were detected by conventional karyotyping, CMA and trio-WES, indicating an overall detection rate of 20.5% (9/44). Six pathogenic chromosomal abnormalities were identified by CMA among the 44 cases, showing a detection rate of 13.6% (6/44). Two microdeletions being missed by karyotyping were diagnosed by CMA, showing an additional diagnostic yield of 4.5% for CMA in present cohort(2/44). Three pathogenic variants in two fetuses were identified by WES, indicating an incremental diagnostic yield of 4.5%(2/44) for WES in fetuses with SA or/and SV. CONCLUSION In this study, WES achieved an additional diagnostic yield of 4.5% in fetuses with SA or/and SV. WES is valuable for fetal prognosis assessment and could add diagnostic value for fetuses with SA and/or SV when CMA is negative. It would be a valuable technique for the identification of underlying pathogenic variants in prenatal cohorts.
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- Min Li
- Prenatal Diagnosis Center, the International Peace Maternity and Child Health Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Embryo Original Diseases, Shanghai, China
- Shanghai Municipal Key Clinical Specialty, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Ultrasonography, the International Peace Maternity and Child Health Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Reproductive Genetics, the International Peace Maternity and Child Health Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
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- Prenatal Diagnosis Center, the International Peace Maternity and Child Health Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
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- Prenatal Diagnosis Center, the International Peace Maternity and Child Health Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China.
- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Embryo Original Diseases, Shanghai, China.
- Shanghai Municipal Key Clinical Specialty, Shanghai, China.
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- Prenatal Diagnosis Center, the International Peace Maternity and Child Health Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China.
- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Embryo Original Diseases, Shanghai, China.
- Shanghai Municipal Key Clinical Specialty, Shanghai, China.
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Pan L, Liang H, Meng Z, Wang J, Zhang R, Wu Y. Assessing the value of second-trimester nasal bone hypoplasia in predicting chromosomal abnormalities: a retrospective chromosomal microarray analysis of 351 fetuses. Arch Gynecol Obstet 2023; 308:1263-1270. [PMID: 36269386 DOI: 10.1007/s00404-022-06808-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/02/2022] [Accepted: 09/27/2022] [Indexed: 11/02/2022]
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PURPOSE To evaluate the value of fetal nasal bone hypoplasia and other prenatal risk factors in predicting chromosomal abnormalities. METHODS In this retrospective cohort study, we collected data on singleton pregnancies diagnosed with fetal nasal bone hypoplasia during second-trimester ultrasound. Fetal karyotyping and chromosomal microarray analysis (CMA) were performed, and pregnancy outcomes were assessed. The association between fetal nasal bone hypoplasia and chromosomal abnormalities was evaluated according to whether other prenatal risk factors were observed. RESULTS Our final analysis included 351 pregnancies, of which 62 (17.7%) fetuses had chromosomal abnormalities, including 36 cases of trisomy-21, six cases of trisomy-18, one case each of trisomy-13, and 47, XYY syndrome, and 18 cases of copy number variations (CNVs). Among the 243 cases of isolated nasal bone hypoplasia, 28 (11.5%) cases of chromosomal aberrations were identified. The incidence was significantly higher if other soft markers or structural abnormalities were simultaneously detected. Pregnancy was terminated in 43 aneuploid fetuses and nine fetuses detected with CNVs. The parents of the fetuses diagnosed with 47, XYY syndrome and the other nine CNVs chose to continue the pregnancy, and no abnormalities were detected in the newborns. Furthermore, we found that other prenatal risk factors should be considered in evaluating the likelihood of chromosomal abnormalities in fetuses with nasal bone hypoplasia. CONCLUSIONS Nasal bone hypoplasia is a highly specific soft marker that is associated with multiple chromosomal abnormalities. The risk of chromosomal abnormalities increases when combined with structural abnormalities or increased nuchal translucency (NT). Chromosomal microarray analysis is a powerful prenatal test for chromosomal abnormalities, which may be warranted in fetuses with nasal bone hypoplasia.
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- Lei Pan
- Department of Medical Genetics and Prenatal Diagnosis, Baoan Women's and Children's Hospital, Jinan University, Shenzhen, 518102, China
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- Central Laboratory, Baoan Women's and Children's Hospital, Jinan University, Shenzhen, 518102, China
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- Department of Medical Image Center, Medical Research Institute, Baoan Women's and Children's Hospital, Jinan University, Shenzhen, 518102, China
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- Medical Research Institute, Baoan Women's and Children's Hospital, Jinan University, Shenzhen, 518102, China
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- Department of Medical Genetics and Prenatal Diagnosis, Baoan Women's and Children's Hospital, Jinan University, Shenzhen, 518102, China.
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- Medical Research Institute, Baoan Women's and Children's Hospital, Jinan University, Shenzhen, 518102, China.
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Kubota N, Takeda R, Kobayashi J, Hidaka E, Nishi E, Takano K, Wakui K. Reanalysis of Chromosomal Microarray Data Using a Smaller Copy Number Variant Call Threshold Identifies Four Cases with Heterozygous Multiexon Deletions of ARID1B, EHMT1, and FOXP1 Genes. Mol Syndromol 2023; 14:394-404. [PMID: 37901861 PMCID: PMC10601822 DOI: 10.1159/000530252] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/22/2022] [Accepted: 03/16/2023] [Indexed: 10/31/2023] Open
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Introduction Chromosomal microarray (CMA) is a highly accurate and established method for detecting copy number variations (CNVs) in clinical genetic testing. CNVs are important etiological factors for disorders such as intellectual disability, developmental delay, and multiple congenital anomalies. Recently developed analytical methods have facilitated the identification of smaller CNVs. Therefore, reanalyzing CMA data using a smaller CNV calling threshold may yield useful information. However, this method was left to the discretion of each institution. Methods We reanalyzed the CMA data of 131 patients using a smaller CNV call threshold: 50 kb 50 probes for gain and 25 kb 25 probes for loss. We interpreted the reanalyzed CNVs based on the most recently available information. In the reanalysis, we filtered the data using the Clinical Genome Resource dosage sensitivity gene list as an index to quickly and efficiently check morbid genes. Results The number of copy number loss was approximately 20 times greater, and copy number gain was approximately three times greater compared to those in the previous analysis. We detected new likely pathogenic CNVs in four participants: a 236.5 kb loss within ARID1B, a 50.6 kb loss including EHMT1, a 46.5 kb loss including EHMT1, and an 89.1 kb loss within the FOXP1 gene. Conclusion The method employed in this study is simple and effective for CMA data reanalysis using a smaller CNV call threshold. Thus, this method is efficient for both ongoing and repeated analyses. This study may stimulate further discussion of reanalysis methodology in clinical laboratories.
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- Noriko Kubota
- Life Science Research Center, Nagano Children’s Hospital, Azumino, Japan
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- Life Science Research Center, Nagano Children’s Hospital, Azumino, Japan
- Division of Medical Genetics, Nagano Children’s Hospital, Azumino, Japan
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- Life Science Research Center, Nagano Children’s Hospital, Azumino, Japan
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- Life Science Research Center, Nagano Children’s Hospital, Azumino, Japan
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- Division of Medical Genetics, Nagano Children’s Hospital, Azumino, Japan
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- Division of Medical Genetics, Nagano Children’s Hospital, Azumino, Japan
- Department of Medical Genetics, Shinshu University School of Medicine, Matsumoto, Japan
- Center for Medical Genetics, Shinshu University Hospital, Matsumoto, Japan
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- Life Science Research Center, Nagano Children’s Hospital, Azumino, Japan
- Department of Medical Genetics, Shinshu University School of Medicine, Matsumoto, Japan
- Center for Medical Genetics, Shinshu University Hospital, Matsumoto, Japan
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Yang Y, Hao W. Molecular and cytogenetic analysis of small supernumerary marker chromosomes in prenatal diagnosis. Mol Cytogenet 2023; 16:23. [PMID: 37667392 PMCID: PMC10476427 DOI: 10.1186/s13039-023-00655-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/05/2023] [Accepted: 08/23/2023] [Indexed: 09/06/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Small supernumerary marker chromosome (sSMC) is a structurally abnormal chromosome of unknown origin by conventional cytogenetics. The understanding of clinical significance of sSMC is still limited in prenatal diagnosis. The presence of sSMC poses a challenge for genetic counselling. METHODS We obtained the clinical information of 25 cases with sSMC. The fetal samples were subjected to multiple molecular and cytogenetic approaches including karyotype analysis, chromosomal microarray analysis, bacterial artificial chromosomes-on-beads assay, and fluorescence in situ hybridization. RESULTS Seven sSMCs were found to be r(X), and five of the cases terminated the pregnancy. Three markers were idic(15), and one of the cases was normal at birth. Two markers were i(12p), and both cases terminated the pregnancy. Other markers were r(Y) (outcome: normal at birth), i(18p) (outcome: stillbirth), der(15) (outcome: terminated), del(9) (outcome: terminated), dup(13) (outcome: follow-up loss), and derived from chromosome 21 (outcome: stillbirth). Seven markers were of unknown origin because not all methods were applied to them. CONCLUSION Applying multiple molecular and cytogenetic approaches could identify the origin and genetic content of sSMC to assist the genetic counselling in prenatal diagnosis.
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- Yang Yang
- Prenatal Diagnosis Center, Hangzhou Maternity and Child Care Hospital, #369 Kunpeng Road, Shangcheng District, Hangzhou, 310008, Zhejiang, China
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- Prenatal Diagnosis Center, Hangzhou Maternity and Child Care Hospital, #369 Kunpeng Road, Shangcheng District, Hangzhou, 310008, Zhejiang, China.
- Department of Cell Biology and Medical Genetics, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China.
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Guo N, Xue H, Liang B, Huang H, Cai M, Xu L. Genetic and ultrasonographic analyses of fetuses with 1q21.1q21.2 microdeletion/microduplication: a retrospective study. BMC Med Genomics 2023; 16:197. [PMID: 37612587 PMCID: PMC10463642 DOI: 10.1186/s12920-023-01618-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/02/2022] [Accepted: 07/29/2023] [Indexed: 08/25/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND 1q21.1q21.2 microdeletions/microduplications are rare and incompletely penetrant genetic mutations, and only a few reports regarding their prenatal diagnosis are currently available. Here, we analyzed the ultrasonographic phenotypic characteristics of fetuses with these mutations to improve the understanding, diagnosis, and screening of these mutations during gestation. METHODS We retrospectively analyzed 8700 cases of pregnant women who underwent invasive prenatal screening by karyotyping and chromosomal microarray analysis (CMA) between November 2016 and November 2021. RESULTS CMA revealed copy number changes in the 1q21.1q21.2 region of eleven fetuses, of which five had microdeletions and six had microduplications. These eleven fetuses exhibited variable ultrasonographic phenotypes. Of the five fetuses with the microdeletion, one exhibited a right-dominant heart, permanent right umbilical vein, and mild tricuspid regurgitation, another showed thickened nuchal translucency, and the remaining three had normal ultrasound phenotypes. Two of the six cases with 1q21.1q21.2 microduplication had structural malformations; one of them had a bilateral subependymal cyst, neck mass, and enlarged cardiothoracic ratio, while the other had right ventricular hypoplasia. Of the remaining four cases, two exhibited nasal bone dysplasia, one showed measurement slower than that during menopause and mild tricuspid regurgitation, and another did not show any notable abnormality in ultrasound examination. Among the eleven cases of 1q21.1q21.2 microdeletion/microduplication, only the parents of two fetuses underwent pedigree verification. The parents of these two fetuses with 1q21.1q21.2 microdeletion syndrome chose to continue the pregnancy, and all aspects of postnatal follow-up were normal. The parents of the other nine fetuses refused pedigree verification; of these cases, four cases terminated, and five cases continued the pregnancies. The five continued pregnancies were followed up after birth; no abnormalities were found. CONCLUSIONS Fetuses with 1q21.1q21.2 microdeletion/microduplication show different ultrasound characteristics and may have congenital heart disease, thickened nuchal translucency, and nasal bone dysplasia or show no notable abnormalities in an ultrasound examination. Our study highlights that CMA as a powerful diagnostic tool for these diseases can provide an accurate genetic diagnosis, while improving prenatal diagnosis standards.
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- Nan Guo
- Medical Genetic Diagnosis and Therapy Center, Fujian Maternity and Child Health Hospital College of Clinical Medicine for Obstetrics & Gynecology and Pediatrics, Fujian Medical University, Fujian Key Laboratory for Prenatal Diagnosis and Birth Defect, Fuzhou, China
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- Medical Genetic Diagnosis and Therapy Center, Fujian Maternity and Child Health Hospital College of Clinical Medicine for Obstetrics & Gynecology and Pediatrics, Fujian Medical University, Fujian Key Laboratory for Prenatal Diagnosis and Birth Defect, Fuzhou, China
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- Medical Genetic Diagnosis and Therapy Center, Fujian Maternity and Child Health Hospital College of Clinical Medicine for Obstetrics & Gynecology and Pediatrics, Fujian Medical University, Fujian Key Laboratory for Prenatal Diagnosis and Birth Defect, Fuzhou, China
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- Medical Genetic Diagnosis and Therapy Center, Fujian Maternity and Child Health Hospital College of Clinical Medicine for Obstetrics & Gynecology and Pediatrics, Fujian Medical University, Fujian Key Laboratory for Prenatal Diagnosis and Birth Defect, Fuzhou, China.
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- Medical Genetic Diagnosis and Therapy Center, Fujian Maternity and Child Health Hospital College of Clinical Medicine for Obstetrics & Gynecology and Pediatrics, Fujian Medical University, Fujian Key Laboratory for Prenatal Diagnosis and Birth Defect, Fuzhou, China.
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- Medical Genetic Diagnosis and Therapy Center, Fujian Maternity and Child Health Hospital College of Clinical Medicine for Obstetrics & Gynecology and Pediatrics, Fujian Medical University, Fujian Key Laboratory for Prenatal Diagnosis and Birth Defect, Fuzhou, China.
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Papageorgiou E, Athanasiadis A, Fidani S, Papoulidis I, Manolakos E, Siomou E, Chatzakis C, Sotiriadis A. The Effect of Resolution Level and Targeted Design in the Diagnostic Performance of Prenatal Chromosomal Microarray Analysis. Fetal Diagn Ther 2023; 50:397-405. [PMID: 37549642 DOI: 10.1159/000533137] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/04/2022] [Accepted: 07/10/2023] [Indexed: 08/09/2023]
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INTRODUCTION This study was performed to assess the optimal resolution for prenatal testing by array comparative genomic hybridization (aCGH), aiming to balance between maximum diagnostic yield and minimal detection of variants of uncertain significance (VOUS). METHODS This was a prospective study using data of 2,336 fetuses that underwent invasive prenatal diagnosis, and the samples were analyzed by aCGH. In total, six different aCGH platforms were studied; four different resolutions (0.18 Mb, 0.5 Mb, 1 Mb, and 2 Mb) and two platform designs (whole-genome [WG] and targeted). The results of these designs were compared based on their diagnostic yield and VOUS rate. The performance of the different designs was further analyzed according to indication for invasive testing. RESULTS The diagnostic yield of copy number variants increased with increasing level of analysis. The detection rates of clinically significant chromosomal abnormalities were almost the same across our targeted array designs; 7.2% with 0.18 Mb backbone/0.05 Mb versus 7.1% with 0.5 Mb backbone/0.05 Mb (p >0.05). However, a significant difference in the rate of VOUS was observed; 9.4% with 0.18 Mb backbone/0.05 Mb versus 6% with 0.5 Mb backbone/0.05 Mb (p <0.001). After analyzing the results across different indications for testing, we found that the application of non-targeted platform designs and lower levels of resolution analysis (such as 1 Mb WG or 0.5 MbL/1 MbG WG) would offer similar diagnostic yield in most cases with major congenital anomalies, with lower VOUS rates. However, the sample size for many indication groups was too small to extract robust associations. CONCLUSION It appears that the targeted array platform with 0.5 Mb backbone resolution and 0.05 Mb on targeted gene-rich regions is optimal for routine chromosomal microarray analysis use in prenatal diagnosis. It may be beneficial to individualize the minimum resolution in specific referral indications as the indications for invasive prenatal testing may be quite heterogeneous.
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- Elena Papageorgiou
- Second Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece
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- Third Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece
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- Department of General Biology, Faculty of Medicine, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece
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- Second Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece
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- Second Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece
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Ni M, Zhu X, Liu W, Gu L, Zhu Y, Cao P, Gu Y, Xu Y, Dai C, Wu X, Yang Y, Zhou C, Li J. Fetal congenital gastrointestinal obstruction: prenatal diagnosis of chromosome microarray analysis and pregnancy outcomes. BMC Pregnancy Childbirth 2023; 23:503. [PMID: 37422671 DOI: 10.1186/s12884-023-05828-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/21/2023] [Accepted: 07/02/2023] [Indexed: 07/10/2023] Open
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OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to investigate the incidence of chromosome anomalies in different types of congenital gastrointestinal obstruction and assess pregnancy outcomes of fetuses with congenital gastrointestinal obstruction. METHODS A total of 64 cases with gastrointestinal obstruction between January 2014 and December 2020 were enrolled in this study. They were divided into three groups according to sonographic images. Group A: isolated upper gastrointestinal obstruction; Group B: isolated lower gastrointestinal obstruction; Group C: non-isolated gastrointestinal obstruction. The rate of chromosome anomalies in different groups was calculated. Pregnant women with amniocentesis were followed up by medical records and telephone. The follow-up included pregnancy outcomes and development of the live born infants. RESULT From January 2014 to December 2020, there were 64 fetus with congenital gastrointestinal obstruction underwent chromosome microarray analysis(CMA), the overall detection rate of CMA testing was 14.1%(9/64). The detection rate of Group A, B and C were 16.2%, 0 and 25.0% respectively. 9 fetuses with abnormal CMA results were all terminated. Among 55 fetuses with normal chromosomes, 10(18.2%) fetuses were not found to have any gastrointestinal obstruction after birth. 17(30.9%) fetuses were diagnosed with gastrointestinal obstruction and underwent surgical treatment after birth, one of which had lower gastrointestinal obstruction combined with biliary obstruction and died due to liver cirrhosis. 11(20.0%) pregnancy were terminated due to multiple abnormalities. 5(9.1%) fetuses were intrauterine death. 3(5.5%) fetuses were neonatal deaths. 9(16.4%) fetuses were lost to follow-up. CONCLUSION It is crucial to understand whether the gastrointestinal tract abnormality is isolated or associated to other findings. The risk of chromosomal abnormalities in fetuses with isolated lower gastrointestinal obstruction is lower than upper gastrointestinal obstruction. While genetic abnormalities excluded, a promising prognosis is expected for fetuses with congenital gastrointestinal obstruction.
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- Mengyao Ni
- Center for Obstetrics and Gynecology, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, The Affiliated Hospital of Medical School, Nanjing University, Nanjing, China
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- Center for Obstetrics and Gynecology, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, The Affiliated Hospital of Medical School, Nanjing University, Nanjing, China.
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- Center for Obstetrics and Gynecology, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, The Affiliated Hospital of Medical School, Nanjing University, Nanjing, China
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- Center for Obstetrics and Gynecology, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, The Affiliated Hospital of Medical School, Nanjing University, Nanjing, China
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- Center for Obstetrics and Gynecology, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, The Affiliated Hospital of Medical School, Nanjing University, Nanjing, China
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- Center for Obstetrics and Gynecology, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, The Affiliated Hospital of Medical School, Nanjing University, Nanjing, China
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- Center for Obstetrics and Gynecology, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, The Affiliated Hospital of Medical School, Nanjing University, Nanjing, China
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- Center for Obstetrics and Gynecology, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, The Affiliated Hospital of Medical School, Nanjing University, Nanjing, China
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- Center for Obstetrics and Gynecology, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, The Affiliated Hospital of Medical School, Nanjing University, Nanjing, China
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- Center for Obstetrics and Gynecology, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, The Affiliated Hospital of Medical School, Nanjing University, Nanjing, China
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- Center for Obstetrics and Gynecology, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, The Affiliated Hospital of Medical School, Nanjing University, Nanjing, China
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- Center for Obstetrics and Gynecology, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, The Affiliated Hospital of Medical School, Nanjing University, Nanjing, China
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- Center for Obstetrics and Gynecology, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, The Affiliated Hospital of Medical School, Nanjing University, Nanjing, China.
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Gerik-Celebi HB, Aydin H, Bolat H, Unsel-Bolat G. Clinical and Genetic Characteristics of Patients with Unexplained Intellectual Disability/Developmental Delay without Epilepsy. Mol Syndromol 2023; 14:208-218. [PMID: 37323201 PMCID: PMC10267527 DOI: 10.1159/000529018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/28/2022] [Accepted: 01/05/2023] [Indexed: 10/21/2023] Open
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Introduction Global developmental delay (DD), intellectual disability (ID), and autism spectrum disorder (ASD) are mainly evaluated under the neurodevelopmental disorder framework. In this study, we aimed to determine the genetic diagnosis yield using step-by-step genetic analysis in 38 patients with unexplained ID/DD and/or ASD. Methods In 38 cases (27 male, 11 female) with unexplained ID/DD and/or ASD, chromosomal microarray (CMA) analysis, clinical exome sequencing (CES), and whole-exome sequencing (WES) analysis were applied, respectively. Results We found a diagnostic rate of only CMA analysis as 21% (8/38) presenting 8 pathogenic and likely pathogenic CNVs. The rate of patients diagnosed with CES/WES methods was 32.2% (10/31). When all pathogenic and likely pathogenic variants were evaluated, the diagnosis rate was 44.7% (17/38). A dual diagnosis was obtained in a case with 16p11.2 microduplication and de novo SNV. We identified eight novel variants: TUBA1A (c.787C>G), TMEM63A (c.334-2A>G), YY1AP1 (c.2051_2052del), ABCA13 (c.12064C>T), ABCA13 (c.13187G>A), USP9X (c.1189T>C), ANKRD17 (c.328_330dup), and GRIA4 (c.17G>A). Conclusion We present diagnostic rates of a complementary approach to genetic analysis (CMA, CES, and WES). The combined use of genetic analysis methods in unexplained ID/DD and/or ASD cases has contributed significantly to diagnosis rates. Also, we present detailed clinical characteristics to improve genotype-phenotype correlation in the literature for rare and novel variants.
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- Department of Pediatrics, Division of Child Neurology, Balıkesir University Faculty of Medicine, Balıkesir, Turkey
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- Department of Medical Genetics, Balıkesir University Faculty of Medicine, Balıkesir, Turkey
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- Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Balıkesir University Faculty of Medicine, Balıkesir, Turkey
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Cai M, Guo N, Fu M, Chen Y, Liang B, Que Y, Ji Q, Huang H, Xu L, Lin N. Prenatal diagnosis of genetic aberrations in fetuses with pulmonary stenosis in southern China: a retrospective analysis. BMC Med Genomics 2023; 16:119. [PMID: 37248535 DOI: 10.1186/s12920-023-01548-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/25/2022] [Accepted: 05/15/2023] [Indexed: 05/31/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND The genetic etiology of congenital pulmonary stenosis (PS) in fetuses remains inadequately studied. We used karyotype analysis and chromosomal microarray analysis (CMA) to investigate the genetic aberrations associated with PS in human fetuses. METHODS A retrospective analysis was performed on 84 fetuses with congenital PS in southern China. Fetal amniotic fluid and umbilical cord blood samples were obtained for chromosomal karyotype analysis and CMA. RESULTS The rate of pathogenic copy number variation (CNV) was 15.5% (13/84) after karyotyping and CMA. An abnormal karyotype was detected in five cases (6.0%, 5/84) via karyotyping, whereas pathogenic CNVs were detected in 13 cases (15.5%, 13/84) via CMA. In addition to the five abnormal karyotypes detected using karyotype analysis, eight additional chromosomal microduplications and microdeletions were detected using CMA, comprising three cases of 22q11.21 microdeletion; two cases of 16p11.2 microdeletion; one case of simultaneous 18q23 microdeletion and 22q13.33 microduplication; one case of 15q24.1q24.2 microdeletion; and one case of 1q21.1q21.2 microduplication. The rate of pathogenic CNV occurrence was 11.5% in fetuses with isolated PS and 17.2% in fetuses with PS combined with other ultrasound abnormalities. This difference between the two experimental groups was statistically significant. Among 84 fetuses with PS, 39 pregnancies were terminated, and five were lost to follow-up. CONCLUSIONS CMA was not only conducive to detect PS-related pathogenic genomic abnormalities but also to accurately evaluate fetal prognosis in genetic counseling. The early detection of PS and genomic abnormalities will exerta positive impact on fetal intervention and the related prognosis of PS in perinatal infants.
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- Meiying Cai
- Medical Genetic Diagnosis and Therapy Center, Fujian Maternity and Child Health Hospital College of Clinical Medicine for Obstetrics & Gynecology and Pediatrics, Fujian Medical University, Fujian Key Laboratory for Prenatal Diagnosis and Birth Defect, Fuzhou, China
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- Medical Genetic Diagnosis and Therapy Center, Fujian Maternity and Child Health Hospital College of Clinical Medicine for Obstetrics & Gynecology and Pediatrics, Fujian Medical University, Fujian Key Laboratory for Prenatal Diagnosis and Birth Defect, Fuzhou, China
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- Medical Genetic Diagnosis and Therapy Center, Fujian Maternity and Child Health Hospital College of Clinical Medicine for Obstetrics & Gynecology and Pediatrics, Fujian Medical University, Fujian Key Laboratory for Prenatal Diagnosis and Birth Defect, Fuzhou, China
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- Medical Genetic Diagnosis and Therapy Center, Fujian Maternity and Child Health Hospital College of Clinical Medicine for Obstetrics & Gynecology and Pediatrics, Fujian Medical University, Fujian Key Laboratory for Prenatal Diagnosis and Birth Defect, Fuzhou, China
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- Medical Genetic Diagnosis and Therapy Center, Fujian Maternity and Child Health Hospital College of Clinical Medicine for Obstetrics & Gynecology and Pediatrics, Fujian Medical University, Fujian Key Laboratory for Prenatal Diagnosis and Birth Defect, Fuzhou, China
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- Medical Genetic Diagnosis and Therapy Center, Fujian Maternity and Child Health Hospital College of Clinical Medicine for Obstetrics & Gynecology and Pediatrics, Fujian Medical University, Fujian Key Laboratory for Prenatal Diagnosis and Birth Defect, Fuzhou, China
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- Medical Genetic Diagnosis and Therapy Center, Fujian Maternity and Child Health Hospital College of Clinical Medicine for Obstetrics & Gynecology and Pediatrics, Fujian Medical University, Fujian Key Laboratory for Prenatal Diagnosis and Birth Defect, Fuzhou, China
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- Medical Genetic Diagnosis and Therapy Center, Fujian Maternity and Child Health Hospital College of Clinical Medicine for Obstetrics & Gynecology and Pediatrics, Fujian Medical University, Fujian Key Laboratory for Prenatal Diagnosis and Birth Defect, Fuzhou, China.
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- Medical Genetic Diagnosis and Therapy Center, Fujian Maternity and Child Health Hospital College of Clinical Medicine for Obstetrics & Gynecology and Pediatrics, Fujian Medical University, Fujian Key Laboratory for Prenatal Diagnosis and Birth Defect, Fuzhou, China.
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- Medical Genetic Diagnosis and Therapy Center, Fujian Maternity and Child Health Hospital College of Clinical Medicine for Obstetrics & Gynecology and Pediatrics, Fujian Medical University, Fujian Key Laboratory for Prenatal Diagnosis and Birth Defect, Fuzhou, China.
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Guo H, Sheng R, Zhang X, Jin X, Gu W, Liu T, Dong H, Jia R. Prenatal diagnosis of fetuses conceived by assisted reproductive technology by karyotyping and chromosomal microarray analysis. PeerJ 2023; 11:e14678. [PMID: 36684682 PMCID: PMC9854383 DOI: 10.7717/peerj.14678] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/05/2022] [Accepted: 12/12/2022] [Indexed: 01/18/2023] Open
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Background Invasive prenatal evaluation by chromosomal microarray analysis (CMA) and karyotyping might represent an important option in pregnant women, but limited reports have applied CMA and karyotyping of fetuses conceived by assisted reproductive technology (ART). This study aimed to examine the value of CMA and karyotyping in prenatal diagnosis after ART. Methods This retrospective study included all singleton fetuses conceived by ART from January 2015 to December 2021. Anomalies prenatally diagnosed based on karyotyping and CMA were analyzed. Prevalence rates for various CMA and karyotyping results were stratified based on specific testing indications including isolated-and non-isolated ART groups. The rates of CMA findings with clinical significance (pathogenic/likely pathogenic) and karyotype anomalies were assessed and compared to those of local control individuals with naturally conceived pregnancies and without medical indications. Results In total, 224 subjects were assessed by karyotyping and CMA. In the examined patients, chromosomal and karyotype abnormality rates were 3.57% (8/224) and 8.93% (20/224), respectively. This finding indicated a 5.35% (12/224)-incremental rate of abnormal CMA was obtained over karyotype analysis (p = 0.019). The risk of CMA with pathogenic findings for all pregnancies conceived by ART (5.80%, 13/224) was markedly elevated in comparison with the background value obtained in control individuals (1.47%, 9/612; p = 0.001). In addition, risk of CMA with clinically pathogenic results in isolated ART groups was significant higher compared to the background risk reported in the control cohort (p = 0.037). Conclusions Prenatal diagnosis including karyotyping and CMA is recommended for fetuses conceived by ART, with or without ultrasound findings.
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- Huan Guo
- Department of Clinical Laboratory, Affiliated Hospital of Jining Medical University, Jining, Shandong, China
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory, Affiliated Hospital of Jining Medical University, Jining, Shandong, China
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- Department of Obstetrics, Affiliated Hospital of Jining Medical University, Jining, Shandong, China
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- Department of Obstetrics, Affiliated Hospital of Jining Medical University, Jining, Shandong, China
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory, Affiliated Hospital of Jining Medical University, Jining, Shandong, China
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory, Affiliated Hospital of Jining Medical University, Jining, Shandong, China
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory, Affiliated Hospital of Jining Medical University, Jining, Shandong, China
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- Department of Obstetrics, Affiliated Hospital of Jining Medical University, Jining, Shandong, China
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Zhuang J, Xie M, Yao J, Fu W, Zeng S, Jiang Y, Wang Y, Xie Y, Wang G, Chen C. A de novo PAK1 likely pathogenic variant and a de novo terminal 1q microdeletion in a Chinese girl with global developmental delay, severe intellectual disability, and seizures. BMC Med Genomics 2023; 16:3. [PMID: 36624491 PMCID: PMC9830755 DOI: 10.1186/s12920-023-01433-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/01/2022] [Accepted: 01/06/2023] [Indexed: 01/11/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Pathogenic PAK1 variants were described to be causative of neurodevelopmental disorder with macrocephaly, seizures, and speech delay. Herein, we present a de novo PAK1 variant combine with a de novo terminal 1q microdeletion in a Chinese pediatric patient, aiming to provide more insights into the underlying genotype-phenotype relationship. METHODS Enrolled in this study was a 6-year-old girl with clinical features of global developmental delay, severe intellectual disability, speech delay, and seizures from Quanzhou region of China. Karyotype and chromosomal microarray analysis (CMA) were performed to detect chromosome abnormalities in this family. Whole exome sequencing (WES) was performed to investigate additional genetic variants in this family. RESULTS No chromosomal abnormalities were elicited from the entire family by karyotype analysis. Further familial CMA results revealed that the patient had a de novo 2.7-Mb microdeletion (arr[GRCh37] 1q44(246,454,321_249,224,684) × 1]) in 1q44 region, which contains 14 OMIM genes, but did not overlap the reported smallest region of overlap (SRO) responsible for the clinical features in 1q43q44 deletion syndrome. In addition, WES result demonstrated a de novo NM_002576: c.251C > G (p.T84R) variant in PAK1 gene in the patient, which was interpreted as a likely pathogenic variant. CONCLUSION In this study, we identify a novel PAK1 variant associated with a terminal 1q microdeletion in a patient with neurodevelopmental disorder. In addition, we believe that the main clinical features may ascribe to the pathogenic variant in PAK1 gene in the patient.
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- Jianlong Zhuang
- Prenatal Diagnosis Center, Quanzhou Women’s and Children’s Hospital, Quanzhou, 362000 People’s Republic of China
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- Prenatal Diagnosis Center, Yueyang Central Hospital, Yueyang, 414000 People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Women Healthcare, Quanzhou Women’s and Children’s Hospital, Quanzhou, 362000 People’s Republic of China
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- Prenatal Diagnosis Center, Quanzhou Women’s and Children’s Hospital, Quanzhou, 362000 People’s Republic of China
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- Prenatal Diagnosis Center, Quanzhou Women’s and Children’s Hospital, Quanzhou, 362000 People’s Republic of China
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- Prenatal Diagnosis Center, Quanzhou Women’s and Children’s Hospital, Quanzhou, 362000 People’s Republic of China
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- Prenatal Diagnosis Center, Quanzhou Women’s and Children’s Hospital, Quanzhou, 362000 People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Major Obstetric Diseases, Key Laboratory of Reproduction and Genetics of Guangdong Higher Education Institutes, Third Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guanghzou, 510150, People's Republic of China. .,Key Laboratory of Reproduction and Genetics of Guangdong Higher Education Institutes, Third Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, 510150, People's Republic of China.
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- Quanzhou Women's and Children's Hospital, Quanzhou, 362000, People's Republic of China.
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- Department of Neurology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Fujian Medical University, Quanzhou, 362000, Fujian Province, People's Republic of China.
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Coello-Cahuao E, Sánchez-Durán MÁ, Calero I, Higueras MT, García MA, Rodó C, Maiz N, Plaja Rustein A, Castells-Sarret N, Mediano-Vizuete C, Carreras E. Array study in fetuses with nuchal translucency above the 95th percentile: a 4-year observational single-centre study. Arch Gynecol Obstet 2023; 307:285-92. [PMID: 35486155 DOI: 10.1007/s00404-022-06564-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/22/2022] [Accepted: 04/05/2022] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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PURPOSE To evaluate the performance of chromosomal microarray analysis (CMA) in fetuses with nuchal translucency (NT) > 95th percentile. Secondary objectives were to analyze these results according to NT thickness, below or above 3.5 mm, and those without associated anomalies. METHODS This observational single-cohort study was conducted between 2015 and 2018 in fetuses with NT > 95th percentile. Following an invasive test, quantitative fluorescence-polymerase chain reaction (QF-PCR) was performed, and if normal, CMA was performed. Pathogenic copy number variants (CNVs), non-reported pathogenic CNV, pathogenic autosomal recessive variants and variants of unknown significance (VUS) were analysed. RESULTS One-hundred and sixty-two fetuses with NT > 95th percentile, normal QF-PCR and CMA were included. Amongst 128 fetuses with NT between the 95th percentile and 3.5 mm, one (0.8%) had a pathogenic CNV, four (3.1%) had non-reported pathogenic CNV, one (0.8%) had pathogenic autosomal recessive variant and 13 (10.2%) had VUS. Amongst 34 fetuses with NT ≥ 3.5 mm, four (11.8%) had pathogenic CNV, one (2.9%) had non-reported pathogenic CNV, one (2.9%) had pathogenic autosomal recessive variant and four (11.8%) had VUS. Four in 162 (2.5%) fetuses had CNVs at the chromosome 16p13.11 region. Amongst 154 fetuses without structural abnormalities and normal QF-PCR, three (1.9%) had a pathogenic CNV, 5 (3.2%) had non-reported pathogenic CNV, one (0.6%) autosomal recessive pathogenic CNV and 16 (10.4%) had VUS. CONCLUSION Pathogenic CNVs were found in 1% of fetuses with an NT thickness between the 95th percentile and 3.5 mm and in 12% of fetuses with NT ≥ 3.5 mm. CNVs were found at the 16p13.11 region in 2.5% of cases.
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Miclea D, Osan S, Bucerzan S, Stefan D, Popp R, Mager M, Puiu M, Zimbru C, Chirita-Emandi A, Alkhzouz C. Copy number variation analysis in 189 Romanian patients with global developmental delay/intellectual disability. Ital J Pediatr 2022; 48:207. [PMID: 36585697 PMCID: PMC9801529 DOI: 10.1186/s13052-022-01397-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/31/2021] [Accepted: 12/13/2022] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Developmental delay and intellectual disability represent a common pathology in general population, involving about 3% of the pediatric age population, the genetic etiology being often involved. The aim of this study was to determine the clinically relevant copy number variants in patients diagnosed with global developmental delay/intellectual disability in our population, using the chromosomal microarray analysis. METHODS We analyzed 189 patients diagnosed with global developmental delay/intellectual disability, presented in Clinical Emergency Hospital for Children, Cluj-Napoca. The patients were completely clinically investigated, including dysmorphic and internal malformations evaluation, psychiatric, neuropsychological and metabolic evaluation, standard karyotyping. Genomic analysis was done using chromosomal microarray analysis. RESULTS Pathogenic findings (including uniparental disomy) and variants of unknown significance were detected in 53 of 189 patients (28.04%). Pathogenic copy number variants and uniparental disomy were observed in 35 of 189 patients (18.51%). Two patients presented uniparental disomy for chromosome 15, one with clinical phenotype of Prader-Willi syndrome and the other with clinical phenotype with Angelman syndrome. Within the category of pathogenic findings, the recurrent copy number variants were seen in 21 of 35 patients (60%). CONCLUSIONS The increased percentage of pathogenic structural variants observed in patients with global developmental delay/intellectual disability analyzed by chromosomal microarray technique supports its use in patients with a non-specific phenotype such as these neurodevelopmental disorders. The high percentage of recurrent pathogenic variants between these findings is a finding that support their initial evaluation when a genetic testing algorithm could be a useful option.
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- Diana Miclea
- grid.411040.00000 0004 0571 5814Department of Molecular Sciences, “Iuliu Hatieganu” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Pasteur Street, No 6, 400349 Cluj-Napoca, Romania ,Emergency Clinical Hospital for Children, Pasteur Street, No 6, 400349 Cluj-Napoca, Romania
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- grid.411040.00000 0004 0571 5814Department of Molecular Sciences, “Iuliu Hatieganu” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Pasteur Street, No 6, 400349 Cluj-Napoca, Romania
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- Emergency Clinical Hospital for Children, Pasteur Street, No 6, 400349 Cluj-Napoca, Romania ,grid.411040.00000 0004 0571 5814Department of Mother and Child, “Iuliu Hatieganu” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
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- grid.411040.00000 0004 0571 5814Department of Molecular Sciences, “Iuliu Hatieganu” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Pasteur Street, No 6, 400349 Cluj-Napoca, Romania
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- grid.411040.00000 0004 0571 5814Department of Molecular Sciences, “Iuliu Hatieganu” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Pasteur Street, No 6, 400349 Cluj-Napoca, Romania
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- Emergency Clinical Hospital for Children, Pasteur Street, No 6, 400349 Cluj-Napoca, Romania ,grid.411040.00000 0004 0571 5814Department of Neuroscience, “Iuliu Hatieganu” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
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- grid.22248.3e0000 0001 0504 4027“Victor Babes” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Timisoara, Romania
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- grid.6992.40000 0001 1148 0861Polytechnic University, Timisoara, Romania
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- grid.22248.3e0000 0001 0504 4027“Victor Babes” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Timisoara, Romania
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- Emergency Clinical Hospital for Children, Pasteur Street, No 6, 400349 Cluj-Napoca, Romania ,grid.411040.00000 0004 0571 5814Department of Mother and Child, “Iuliu Hatieganu” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
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Luo M, Gu X, Zhou T, Chen C. Prenatal diagnosis and molecular cytogenetic analyses of a paternal inherited deletion of 1q23.3 encompassing PBX1 gene. Mol Cytogenet 2022; 15:53. [PMID: 36544198 PMCID: PMC9768991 DOI: 10.1186/s13039-022-00632-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/09/2022] [Accepted: 12/13/2022] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Patients with deletions involving the long arm of chromosome 1 are rare. The PBX1 gene is located on chromosome 1q23.3. PBX1 encodes a transcription factor which promotes protein-protein interaction and plays a crucial role in several developmental processes. PBX1 haploinsufficiency had been reported to lead syndromic congenital anomalies of kidney and urinary tract (CAKUT) in humans. CASE PRESENTATION In this research, a 24-year-old woman (gravida 1, para 0) underwent amniocentesis at 22 weeks' gestation because of a horseshoe kidney of the fetus on prenatal ultrasound. RESULTS Chromosomal microarray analysis (CMA) from this family revealed a 1.14 Mb paternal inherited deletion on chromosome 1q23.3, spanning from position 163,620,000 to 164,760,000 (hg19). Trio whole-exome sequencing (WES) showed heterozygous deletions in exons 1-2 of the PBX1 in fetal and paternal samples. At the 3-year follow-up, the baby did not have an abnormal phenotype except a horseshoe kidney. CONCLUSION We provide a detailed description of the phenotype in a family with paternal inherited deletion of 1q23.3 encompassing exons 1-2 of the PBX1 gene. Combination of karyotype analysis, CMA, WES, prenatal ultrasound and genetic counseling is helpful for the prenatal diagnosis of chromosomal microdeletions/microduplications.
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- Man Luo
- grid.440222.20000 0004 6005 7754Department of Obstetrics, Maternal and Child Health Hospital of Hubei Province, Wuhan, Hubei People’s Republic of China
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- grid.440222.20000 0004 6005 7754Department of Obstetrics, Maternal and Child Health Hospital of Hubei Province, Wuhan, Hubei People’s Republic of China
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- grid.440222.20000 0004 6005 7754Medical Genetics Center, Maternal and Child Health Hospital of Hubei Province, Wuhan, Hubei People’s Republic of China
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- grid.440222.20000 0004 6005 7754Department of Obstetrics, Maternal and Child Health Hospital of Hubei Province, Wuhan, Hubei People’s Republic of China
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Hu R, Huang W, Zhou W, Luo X, Ren C, Huang H, Hou Y, Guo L, He W, Lu J. Phenotypic findings and pregnancy outcomes of fetal rare autosomal aneuploidies detected using chromosomal microarray analysis. Hum Genomics 2022; 16:64. [PMID: 36457118 PMCID: PMC9714082 DOI: 10.1186/s40246-022-00438-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/01/2022] [Accepted: 11/22/2022] [Indexed: 12/03/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Aneuploidies are the most common chromosomal abnormality and the main genetic cause of adverse pregnancy outcomes. Since numerous studies have focused on common trisomies, relatively little is known about the association between phenotypic findings and rare autosomal aneuploidies (RAAs). We conducted a retrospective study of 48,904 cases for chromosomal microarray analysis in a large tertiary referral center and reported the overall frequencies, clinical manifestations, and outcomes of prenatal RAAs. RESULTS A total of 90 RAAs were detected, of which 83 cases were mosaic trisomies and 7 were non-mosaic trisomies. Chromosomes 16, 22, and 9 were identified as the major chromosomes involving RAAs. The four predominant indications for prenatal diagnosis in our RAA cases were RAA-positive in noninvasive prenatal screening, advanced maternal age, ultrasound abnormalities, and high-risk for serum prenatal screening. Cardiovascular defects were the most frequently observed structural abnormalities, followed by musculoskeletal anomalies. Increased nuchal translucency and persistent left superior vena cava, the major soft marker abnormalities involved, were also observed in our RAA cases. Clinical outcomes were available for all RAAs, with 63 induced abortions and 27 live births recorded. CONCLUSIONS Variable phenotypes and outcomes were observed, which were highly heterogeneous in cases of prenatal RAAs. Thus, a cautious and comprehensive strategy should be implemented during prenatal counseling for RAAs.
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- Rong Hu
- grid.459579.30000 0004 0625 057XMedical Genetic Center, Guangdong Women and Children Hospital, No.521, Xingnan Road, Panyu District, Guangzhou, 511400 Guangdong China ,grid.459579.30000 0004 0625 057XMaternal and Children Metabolic-Genetic Key Laboratory, Guangdong Women and Children Hospital, Guangzhou, 511400 China
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- grid.459579.30000 0004 0625 057XMedical Genetic Center, Guangdong Women and Children Hospital, No.521, Xingnan Road, Panyu District, Guangzhou, 511400 Guangdong China ,grid.459579.30000 0004 0625 057XMaternal and Children Metabolic-Genetic Key Laboratory, Guangdong Women and Children Hospital, Guangzhou, 511400 China
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- grid.459579.30000 0004 0625 057XMedical Genetic Center, Guangdong Women and Children Hospital, No.521, Xingnan Road, Panyu District, Guangzhou, 511400 Guangdong China ,grid.459579.30000 0004 0625 057XMaternal and Children Metabolic-Genetic Key Laboratory, Guangdong Women and Children Hospital, Guangzhou, 511400 China
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- grid.459579.30000 0004 0625 057XMedical Genetic Center, Guangdong Women and Children Hospital, No.521, Xingnan Road, Panyu District, Guangzhou, 511400 Guangdong China ,grid.459579.30000 0004 0625 057XMaternal and Children Metabolic-Genetic Key Laboratory, Guangdong Women and Children Hospital, Guangzhou, 511400 China
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- grid.459579.30000 0004 0625 057XMedical Genetic Center, Guangdong Women and Children Hospital, No.521, Xingnan Road, Panyu District, Guangzhou, 511400 Guangdong China ,grid.459579.30000 0004 0625 057XMaternal and Children Metabolic-Genetic Key Laboratory, Guangdong Women and Children Hospital, Guangzhou, 511400 China
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- grid.459579.30000 0004 0625 057XMedical Genetic Center, Guangdong Women and Children Hospital, No.521, Xingnan Road, Panyu District, Guangzhou, 511400 Guangdong China ,grid.459579.30000 0004 0625 057XMaternal and Children Metabolic-Genetic Key Laboratory, Guangdong Women and Children Hospital, Guangzhou, 511400 China
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- grid.459579.30000 0004 0625 057XMedical Genetic Center, Guangdong Women and Children Hospital, No.521, Xingnan Road, Panyu District, Guangzhou, 511400 Guangdong China ,grid.459579.30000 0004 0625 057XMaternal and Children Metabolic-Genetic Key Laboratory, Guangdong Women and Children Hospital, Guangzhou, 511400 China
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- grid.459579.30000 0004 0625 057XMedical Genetic Center, Guangdong Women and Children Hospital, No.521, Xingnan Road, Panyu District, Guangzhou, 511400 Guangdong China ,grid.459579.30000 0004 0625 057XMaternal and Children Metabolic-Genetic Key Laboratory, Guangdong Women and Children Hospital, Guangzhou, 511400 China
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- grid.459579.30000 0004 0625 057XMedical Genetic Center, Guangdong Women and Children Hospital, No.521, Xingnan Road, Panyu District, Guangzhou, 511400 Guangdong China ,grid.459579.30000 0004 0625 057XMaternal and Children Metabolic-Genetic Key Laboratory, Guangdong Women and Children Hospital, Guangzhou, 511400 China
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- grid.459579.30000 0004 0625 057XMedical Genetic Center, Guangdong Women and Children Hospital, No.521, Xingnan Road, Panyu District, Guangzhou, 511400 Guangdong China ,grid.459579.30000 0004 0625 057XMaternal and Children Metabolic-Genetic Key Laboratory, Guangdong Women and Children Hospital, Guangzhou, 511400 China
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Li P, Chen W, Li M, Zhao Z, Feng Z, Gao H, Suo M, Xu Z, Tian G, Wu F, Wei S, Huang G. Copy number variant analysis for syndromic congenital heart disease in the Chinese population. Hum Genomics 2022; 16:51. [PMID: 36316717 DOI: 10.1186/s40246-022-00426-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/05/2022] [Accepted: 10/19/2022] [Indexed: 11/04/2022] Open
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Background Syndromic congenital heart disease (CHD) is among the most severe conditions in the pediatric population. Copy number variant (CNV) is an important cause of syndromic CHD, but few studies focused on CNVs related to these patients in China. The present study aimed to identify pathogenic CNVs associated with syndromic CHD in the Chinese population. Methods A total of 109 sporadic patients with syndromic CHD were applied chromosomal microarray analysis (CMA). Phenotype spectrum of pathogenic or likely pathogenic CNVs was analyzed. CHD-related genes were prioritized from genes within pathogenic or likely pathogenic CNVs by VarElect, OVA, AMELIE, and ToppGene. Results Using CMA, we identified 43 candidate CNVs in 37/109 patients. After filtering CNVs present in the general population, 29 pathogenic/likely pathogenic CNVs in 24 patients were identified. The diagnostic yield of CMA for pathogenic/likely pathogenic CNVs was 23.1% (24/104), excluding 5 cases with aneuploidies or gross chromosomal aberrations. The overlapping analysis of CHD-related gene lists from different prioritization tools highlighted 16 CHD candidate genes. Conclusion As the first study focused on CNVs in syndromic CHD from the Chinese population, this study reveals the importance of CMA in exploring the genetic etiology of syndromic CHD and expands our understanding of these complex diseases. The bioinformatic analysis of candidate genes suggests several CHD-related genes for further functional research. Supplementary Information The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1186/s40246-022-00426-8.
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Yang Y, Hao W. Identification of a familial complex chromosomal rearrangement by optical genome mapping. Mol Cytogenet 2022; 15:41. [PMID: 36127686 PMCID: PMC9490972 DOI: 10.1186/s13039-022-00619-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/31/2022] [Accepted: 09/07/2022] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Complex chromosomal rearrangements (CCRs) are rare chromosomal structural variations, containing a variety of rearrangements such as translocation, inversion and/or insertion. With the development of cytogenetic and molecular genetic techniques, some chromosomal rearrangements that were initially considered to be simple reciprocal translocations in the past might eventually involve more complex chromosomal rearrangements. CASE PRESENTATION In this case, a pregnant woman, who had a spontaneous abortion last year, had abnormal prenatal test results again in the second pregnancy. Applying a combination of genetic methods including karyotype analysis, chromosomal microarray analysis, fluorescence in situ hybridization and optical genome mapping confirmed that the pregnant woman was a carrier of a CCR involving three chromosomes and four breakpoints, and the CCR was paternal-origin. Her first and second pregnancy abnormalities were caused by chromosomal microdeletions and microduplications due to the malsegregations of the derivative chromosomes. CONCLUSIONS We presented a rare familial CCR involving three chromosomes and four breakpoints. This study provided precise and detailed information for the subsequent reproductive decision-making and genetic counselling of the patient.
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- Yang Yang
- Prenatal Diagnosis Center, Hangzhou Maternity and Child Care Hospital, #369 Kunpeng Road, Shangcheng District, Hangzhou, 310008, Zhejiang, China
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- Prenatal Diagnosis Center, Hangzhou Maternity and Child Care Hospital, #369 Kunpeng Road, Shangcheng District, Hangzhou, 310008, Zhejiang, China. .,Department of Cell Biology and Medical Genetics, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China.
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Meena JP, Pathak N, Gupta AK, Bakhshi S, Gupta R, Makkar H, Seth R. Molecular evaluation of gene mutation profiles and copy number variations in pediatric acute myeloid leukemia. Leuk Res 2022; 122:106954. [PMID: 36162216 DOI: 10.1016/j.leukres.2022.106954] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/23/2022] [Revised: 08/19/2022] [Accepted: 09/17/2022] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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BACKGROUND The objectives of this study were to investigate the mutation profiles of targeted genes and copy number variations (CNVs) in normal cytogenetics (CN) pediatric acute myeloid leukemia (AML). METHODS This prospective study was conducted from October 2018 to December 2020. The next-generation sequencing (NGS) and chromosomal microarray analyses (CMA) were performed in pediatric CN-AML patients. RESULTS Out of 94 children (aged ≤18 years), 70 patients with AML (24 excluded) underwent conventional karyotyping/cytogenetic analyses. Forty-five (64.3%) of patients had abnormal/ recurrent cytogenetic abnormalities and 25 (35.7%) had normal cytogenetics. Twenty-three out of 25 CN-AML were further processed for gene mutation profile and CNVs using NGS and CMA, respectively. Twenty-two out of 23 (95.7%) patients were detected to have mutations in various genes. The common mutations were: NRAS, NPM1, CEBPA, KRAS, KIT, RUNX1, NOTCH1, WT1, GATA1, GATA2, FLT3, KMT2D, FLT3-TKD, and PHF6. Copy number variations (CNVs) were detected in nine patients (39%), and eight (34.8%) had a long contiguous stretch of homozygosity (LCSH) /loss of heterozygosity (LOH). An LCSH was detected on chromosomes 5, 7, 11, and 19. The gains were more common than losses (8 vs 2). The gains were observed on chromosomes 8, 9, 14, 19, 21, and 22, and the losses were detected on chromosomes 7 and 10. Monosomy was observed in three patients. Three patients (monosomy7, n = 2, and FLT-ITD, n = 1) were reclassified into the high-risk category. Post-induction, complete remission was achieved in all evaluable patients. CONCLUSION CN-AML patients have genetic abnormalities that can be detected by more advanced techniques like NGS and CMA. These genetic abnormalities play a role in risk stratification that may remain hidden in otherwise CN-AML.
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- Jagdish Prasad Meena
- Division of Pediatric Oncology, Department of Pediatrics, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi 110029, India.
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- Division of Pediatric Oncology, Department of Pediatrics, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi 110029, India.
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- Division of Pediatric Oncology, Department of Pediatrics, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi 110029, India.
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Dr. B.R.A. IRCH, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi 110029, India.
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- Laboratory Oncology Unit, Dr. B.R.A. IRCH, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi 110029, India.
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- Division of Pediatric Oncology, Department of Pediatrics, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi 110029, India.
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- Division of Pediatric Oncology, Department of Pediatrics, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi 110029, India.
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Gu C, Li K, Li L, Gao H, Li R, He Y. Genomic imbalance in euploid pregnancy loss. J Assist Reprod Genet 2022; 39:2115-2124. [PMID: 35666339 PMCID: PMC9474742 DOI: 10.1007/s10815-022-02527-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/10/2021] [Accepted: 05/23/2022] [Indexed: 10/18/2022] Open
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PURPOSE This study aims to investigate genomic imbalance in euploid products of conceptions (POCs) detected by chromosomal microarray analysis (CMA) and its association with clinical characteristics. METHODS In a retrospective cohort study where all women with singleton pregnancy losses underwent CMA detection of POCs, only patients with euploid POCs were included in the analysis. The clinical features were compared between those with and without a copy number variant (CNV). The pathogenic CNVs and the variant of uncertain significance (VOUS) were analyzed, and the common pathogenic CNVs and uniparental disomy (UPD) were investigated. RESULTS A total of 610 POCs were detected as chromosomal euploid, of which 176 were euploid with CNVs and 434 were euploid without CNVs. Regarding maternal age, gestational age, and history of pregnancy loss, no significant differences were found between the two groups. Furthermore, 104 pathogenic CNVs were identified in 93 POCs, and the deletion of 8p23.3 was found in 10 subjects. All CNVs greater than 3 Mb and 39.5% of CNVs ranging from 1 to 2 Mb were pathogenic, and only 3 CNVs < 1 Mb were pathogenic. UPD was detected in 12 POCs. CONCLUSION Besides aneuploidy, 15.24% pregnancy loss might have an association with pathogenic genomic imbalance, and the occurrence of genomic imbalance is not related to clinical characteristics. CNVs greater than 3 Mb in pregnancy losses have a high probability to be pathogenic, and approximately 40% of CNVs ranging from 1 to 2 Mb are pathogenic. The deletion of 8p23.3 is the most common pathogenic CVN in POCs of Chinese-Han women. The clinical significance of UPD in pregnancy loss needs further study.
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- Chongjuan Gu
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Guangzhou Women and Children's Medical Center, Guangzhou Medical University, 9 Jinsui Road, Tianhe District, Guangzhou, 510623, China.
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- Institute of Pediatrics, Guangzhou Women and Children's Medical Center, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Institute of Pediatrics, Guangzhou Women and Children's Medical Center, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Toxicology, School of Public Health, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, China
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- Prenatal Diagnostic Center, Guangzhou Women and Children's Medical Center, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Guangzhou Women and Children's Medical Center, Guangzhou Medical University, 9 Jinsui Road, Tianhe District, Guangzhou, 510623, China
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Zhou Y, Quan Y, Wu Y, Zhang Y. Prenatal diagnosis and molecular cytogenetic characterization of an inherited microdeletion of 18q12.3 encompassing SETBP1. J Int Med Res 2022; 50:3000605221121955. [PMID: 36113068 PMCID: PMC9478714 DOI: 10.1177/03000605221121955] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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The 18q12.3 region contains the SET binding protein 1 (SETBP1) gene. SETBP1 mutations or deletions are associated with Schinzel-Giedion syndrome or intellectual developmental disorder, autosomal dominant 29. We report the prenatal diagnosis and genetic counseling of a patient with a maternally inherited 18q12.3 microdeletion. In this family, the mother and son carried the same microdeletion. Chromosomal microdeletions and microduplications are difficult to detect using conventional cytogenetics, whereas the combination of prenatal ultrasound, karyotype analysis, chromosomal microarray analysis, and genetic counseling is helpful for the prenatal diagnosis of chromosomal microdeletions/microduplications.
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- Yaqing Zhou
- Reproductive Center Laboratory, Ninghai County Maternal and Child Health Hospital, Ningbo, Zhejiang, PR China
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- Department of Maternal Health Care, Shiyan Maternal and Child Health Hospital, Shiyan, Hubei, PR China
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- Department of Obstetrics, Huanggang Central Hospital, Huanggang, Hubei, PR China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Huangshi Central Hospital, Affiliated Hospital of Hubei Polytechnic University, Edong Healthcare Group, Huangshi, Hubei, PR China
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Li M, Liu L, Wu Y, Guan J. Prenatal diagnosis and molecular cytogenetic characterization of an inherited microdeletion of chromosome 16p11.2. J Int Med Res 2022; 50:3000605221109400. [PMID: 35808818 PMCID: PMC9274417 DOI: 10.1177/03000605221109400] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Copy number variations (CNVs) in chromosome 16p11.2 (deletions and duplications) are not rare. 16p11.2 microdeletion is among the most commonly known genetic etiologies of autism spectrum disorder, overweightness, and related neurodevelopmental disorders. Here, we report the prenatal diagnosis and genetic counseling of a maternally inherited 16p11.2 microdeletion. In this family, the mother and fetus both have a normal phenotype and the same microdeletion. Following the use of molecular genetic techniques, including array-based methods, the number of reported cases has rapidly increased. The combination of prenatal ultrasound, karyotype analysis, chromosomal microarray analysis (CMA), and genetic counseling is helpful for the prenatal diagnosis of chromosomal microdeletions/microduplications.
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- Meihua Li
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Maternal and Child Health Hospital of Dongxihu District, Wuhan, Hubei, PR China
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- Institute of Health Inspection and Testing, Hubei Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Wuhan, Hubei, PR China
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- Department of Obstetrics, Huanggang Central Hospital, Huanggang, Hubei, PR China
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory, Maternal and Child Health Hospital of Xiaogan, Xiaogan, Hubei, PR China
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de Souza VS, da Cunha GCR, Versiani BR, de Oliveira CP, Rosa MTAS, de Oliveira SF, Moretti PN, Mazzeu JF, Pic-Taylor A. Characterization of Associated Nonclassical Phenotypes in Patients with Deletion in the WAGR Region Identified by Chromosomal Microarray: New Insights and Literature Review. Mol Syndromol 2022; 13:290-304. [PMID: 36158055 PMCID: PMC9421677 DOI: 10.1159/000518872] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/16/2021] [Accepted: 08/03/2021] [Indexed: 01/03/2023] Open
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WAGR syndrome (Wilms' tumor, aniridia, genitourinary changes, and intellectual disability) is a contiguous gene deletion syndrome characterized by the joint deletion of PAX6 and WT1 genes, located in the short arm of chromosome 11. However, most deletions include other genes, leading to multiple associated phenotypes. Therefore, understanding how genes deleted together can contribute to other clinical phenotypes is still considered a challenge. In order to establish genotype-phenotype correlation in patients with interstitial deletions of the short arm of chromosome 11, we selected 17 patients with deletions identified by chromosomal microarray analysis: 4 new subjects and 13 subjects previously described in the literature with detailed clinical data. Through the analysis of deleted regions and the phenotypic changes, it was possible to suggest the contribution of specific genes to several nonclassical phenotypes, contributing to the accuracy of clinical characterization of the syndrome and emphasizing the broad phenotypic spectrum found in the patients. This study reports the first patient with a PAX6 partial deletion who does not present any eye anomaly thus opening a new set of questions about the functional activity of PAX6.
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- Vanessa Sodré de Souza
- Programa de Pós-graduação em Biologia Animal, Universidade de Brasília, Brasília, Brazil,Programa de Pós-graduação em Ciências da Saúde, Universidade de Brasília, Brasília, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-graduação em Biologia Animal, Universidade de Brasília, Brasília, Brazil,Programa de Pós-graduação em Ciências da Saúde, Universidade de Brasília, Brasília, Brazil
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- Hospital de Apoio de Brasília, Secretária de Estado de Saúde do Distrito Federal, Brasília, Brazil,Hospital Universitário, Universidade de Brasília, Brasília, Brazil
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- Hospital de Apoio de Brasília, Secretária de Estado de Saúde do Distrito Federal, Brasília, Brazil,Hospital Universitário, Universidade de Brasília, Brasília, Brazil
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- Hospital Universitário, Universidade de Brasília, Brasília, Brazil,Programa de Pós-graduação em Ciências Médicas, Universidade de Brasília, Brasília, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-graduação em Biologia Animal, Universidade de Brasília, Brasília, Brazil,Programa de Pós-graduação em Ciências da Saúde, Universidade de Brasília, Brasília, Brazil,Departamento de Genética e Morfologia, Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade de Brasília, Brasília, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-graduação em Ciências Médicas, Universidade de Brasília, Brasília, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-graduação em Ciências da Saúde, Universidade de Brasília, Brasília, Brazil,Programa de Pós-graduação em Ciências Médicas, Universidade de Brasília, Brasília, Brazil,Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Brasília, Brasília, Brazil,*Juliana F. Mazzeu,
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- Programa de Pós-graduação em Biologia Animal, Universidade de Brasília, Brasília, Brazil,Programa de Pós-graduação em Ciências da Saúde, Universidade de Brasília, Brasília, Brazil,Programa de Pós-graduação em Ciências Médicas, Universidade de Brasília, Brasília, Brazil,Departamento de Genética e Morfologia, Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade de Brasília, Brasília, Brazil,**Aline Pic-Taylor,
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Huang R, Zhou H, Fu F, Li R, Lei T, Li Y, Cheng K, Wang Y, Yang X, Li L, Jing X, Zhang Y, Li F, Li D, Liao C. Prenatal diagnosis of Williams-Beuren syndrome by ultrasound and chromosomal microarray analysis. Mol Cytogenet 2022; 15:27. [PMID: 35765027 PMCID: PMC9238061 DOI: 10.1186/s13039-022-00604-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/28/2022] [Accepted: 06/09/2022] [Indexed: 11/27/2022] Open
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Background There are a few literature reports of prenatal ultrasound manifestations of Williams-Beuren syndrome. We aimed to explore the prenatal diagnosis of Williams-Beuren syndrome by ultrasound and chromosomal microarray analysis and describe the prenatal ultrasound performance of this syndrome. Methods In this retrospective study, we reported eight cases of Williams-Beuren syndrome diagnosed at our prenatal diagnostic center from 2016 to 2021. We systematically reviewed clinical data from these cases, including indications for invasive testing, sonographic findings, QF-PCR results, chromosomal microarray analysis results, and pregnancy outcomes. Results In this study, the common ultrasound features were ventricular septal defect (37.5%), intrauterine growth retardation (25%), and aortic coarctation (25%). Moreover, all patients were found to have a common deletion in the Williams-Beuren syndrome chromosome region at the 7q11.23 locus, which contained the elastin gene. Deletion sizes ranged from 1.42 to 2.07 Mb. Seven parents asked for termination of pregnancy, and one patient was lost to follow-up. Conclusions This study is the most extensive prenatal study using chromosomal microarray analysis technology for detailed molecular analysis of Williams-Beuren syndrome cases. We reported three cases combined with first-reported ultrasound manifestations. Case 1 was concomitant with multicystic dysplastic kidney and duodenal atresia combined with case 3. Notably, case 4 was combined with multiple cardiovascular malformations: Tetralogy of Fallot, right aortic arch, and supravalvar aortic stenosis. These manifestations expand the intrauterine ultrasound phenotype of Williams-Beuren syndrome in previous literature reports.
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- Ruibin Huang
- Prenatal Diagnostic Center, Guangzhou Women and Children's Medical Center, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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- Prenatal Diagnostic Center, Guangzhou Women and Children's Medical Center, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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- Prenatal Diagnostic Center, Guangzhou Women and Children's Medical Center, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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- Prenatal Diagnostic Center, Guangzhou Women and Children's Medical Center, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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- Prenatal Diagnostic Center, Guangzhou Women and Children's Medical Center, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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- Prenatal Diagnostic Center, Guangzhou Women and Children's Medical Center, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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- School of Medicine, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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- Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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- Prenatal Diagnostic Center, Guangzhou Women and Children's Medical Center, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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- Prenatal Diagnostic Center, Guangzhou Women and Children's Medical Center, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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- Prenatal Diagnostic Center, Guangzhou Women and Children's Medical Center, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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- Prenatal Diagnostic Center, Guangzhou Women and Children's Medical Center, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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- Prenatal Diagnostic Center, Guangzhou Women and Children's Medical Center, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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- Prenatal Diagnostic Center, Guangzhou Women and Children's Medical Center, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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- Prenatal Diagnostic Center, Guangzhou Women and Children's Medical Center, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China.
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Cao Q, Zhen L, Pan M, Han J, Yang X, Xu LL, Li DZ. Prenatal persistent left superior vena cava in low population: Not a benign vascular anomaly. Taiwan J Obstet Gynecol 2022; 61:459-63. [PMID: 35595438 DOI: 10.1016/j.tjog.2022.03.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 03/16/2021] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE The aim of this study is to identify prenatally diagnosed cases of persistent left superior vena cava (PLSVC) in our clinic, to evaluate the associated structural and chromosomal results, and to review their outcome. MATERIALS AND METHODS During a four-year period, patients with fetal PLSVC were detected by echocardiography. We reviewed medical records of these affected pregnancies, including maternal demographics, sonographic findings, chromosomal microarray results and pregnancy outcomes. RESULTS There were a total of 140 cases of fetal PLSVC. Eighty-nine fetuses (63.6%) had associated structural anomalies, while the remaining 51 fetuses (36.3%) had PLSVC as an isolated finding. In the non-isolated cases, cardiac anomalies were present in 72 fetuses (80.9%), and extracardiac abnormalities in 45 fetuses (50.6%). Among the 89 cases with non-isolated PLSVC, 12 cases had chromosomal abnormalities including 5 cases of aneuploidies. Among the 51 cases with isolated PLSVC, one pregnancy of chromosomal microduplication was detected. CONCLUSION Isolated PLSVC is a benign vascular anomaly in low risk population. However, the information about background risk of identifying an abnormal clinically significant CMA result should be conveyed to all pregnant women when they consults this vascular variation.
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Yue F, Xi Q, Zhang X, Jiang Y, Zhang H, Liu R. Molecular cytogenetic characterization of 16p11.2 microdeletions with diverse prenatal phenotypes: Four cases report and literature review. Taiwan J Obstet Gynecol 2022; 61:544-550. [PMID: 35595456 DOI: 10.1016/j.tjog.2022.03.027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 07/12/2021] [Indexed: 01/07/2023] Open
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OBJECTIVE Chromosome 16p11.2 deletions have been recognized as a genetic disorder with well-described postnatal phenotypes. However, the prenatal manifestations are atypical for lacking of enough evidence. CASE REPORT Four pregnant women underwent amniocentesis for cytogenetic analysis and chromosomal microarray analysis (CMA) because of various indications for prenatal diagnosis: prenatal ultrasound abnormalities (cases 1, 2 and 4) and the childbearing history of cerebral palsy child (case 3). No overlapping phenotypes were observed in cases 1, 2 and 4, which might indicate phenotypic diversities in prenatal phenotypes for 16p11.2 microdeletion. All four fetuses showed normal karyotypic results while CMA identified 0.303-0.916 Mb microdeletions of 16p11.2, encompassing BP2-BP3 and BP4-BP5 regions separately. According to the parental CMA verification, case 1 carried a maternal inherited duplication in the region of Xp22.33 and a de novo deletion in the region of Xp21.1. All parents opted for the termination of pregnancies based upon genetic counselling. CONCLUSION Our findings enriched the intrauterine phenotypic features of 16p11.2 microdeletions, which would be beneficial for genetic counselling in clinic. In addition, preimplantation genetic testing was recognized as a first-tier approach for such carriers if they intended to conceive again.
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- Fagui Yue
- Center for Reproductive Medicine and Center for Prenatal Diagnosis, First Hospital, Jilin University, Changchun, 130021, China; Jilin Engineering Research Center for Reproductive Medicine and Genetics, Jilin University, Changchun, 130021, China
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- Center for Reproductive Medicine and Center for Prenatal Diagnosis, First Hospital, Jilin University, Changchun, 130021, China; Jilin Engineering Research Center for Reproductive Medicine and Genetics, Jilin University, Changchun, 130021, China
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- Center for Reproductive Medicine and Center for Prenatal Diagnosis, First Hospital, Jilin University, Changchun, 130021, China; Jilin Engineering Research Center for Reproductive Medicine and Genetics, Jilin University, Changchun, 130021, China
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- Center for Reproductive Medicine and Center for Prenatal Diagnosis, First Hospital, Jilin University, Changchun, 130021, China; Jilin Engineering Research Center for Reproductive Medicine and Genetics, Jilin University, Changchun, 130021, China
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- Center for Reproductive Medicine and Center for Prenatal Diagnosis, First Hospital, Jilin University, Changchun, 130021, China; Jilin Engineering Research Center for Reproductive Medicine and Genetics, Jilin University, Changchun, 130021, China
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- Center for Reproductive Medicine and Center for Prenatal Diagnosis, First Hospital, Jilin University, Changchun, 130021, China; Jilin Engineering Research Center for Reproductive Medicine and Genetics, Jilin University, Changchun, 130021, China.
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Yu C, Tian Y, Qi L, Wang B. Prenatal diagnosis and genetic counseling of a uniparental isodisomy of chromosome 8 with no phenotypic abnormalities. Mol Cytogenet 2022; 15:18. [PMID: 35473567 PMCID: PMC9044887 DOI: 10.1186/s13039-022-00594-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/19/2022] [Accepted: 03/22/2022] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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Background Uniparental disomy (UPD) refers to an epigenomic abnormality in which both copies of, or a part of, a homologous pair of chromosomes are inherited from one parent. UPD arises via a number of mechanisms, including monosomic and trisomic rescue (in embryonic development), incomplete segregation of chromosomes, and mitotic recombination. Case presentation A 34-year-old, gravida 2, para 0 woman underwent amniocentesis at 18 weeks of gestation because the noninvasive prenatal testing (NIPT) showed the highly possibility of trisomy chromosome 8. GTG-banding karyotype analysis was performed on cultured amniocytes. Chromosomal microarray analysis (CMA), fluorescence in situ hybridization(FISH), whole-exome sequencing(WES) on uncultured amniocytes were performed. Results CMA detected a 29.4 Mb uniparental isodisomy of chromosome 8, arr 8p23.3p12(168484_29427840) × 2 hmz [GRCh37(hg19)]. FISH, WES and ultrasound examination showed no abnormal. At the 36-month checkup, the baby was developing normally. Conclusion Combination of NIPT,prenatal ultrasound, karyotype analysis, CMA, FISH, WES and genetic counseling will prove a more accurate risk assessment for the prenatal diagnosis of UPD.
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- Chunjiao Yu
- Department of Prenatal Diagnosis Center, Maternal, Child Health Hospital of Hubei Province, Wuhan, Hubei, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Obstetrics, Maternal, Child Health Hospital of Hubei Province, Wuhan, Hubei, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Maternal, Child Health Hospital of Hubei Province, Wuhan, Hubei, China
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory, Maternal, Child Health Hospital of Hubei Province, Wuhan, Hubei, People's Republic of China.
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Luo H, Liu L, Feng Y. Prenatal diagnosis of a novel 7q31.31q31.33 microduplication with a favorable outcome. Mol Cytogenet 2022; 15:13. [PMID: 35346310 PMCID: PMC8962598 DOI: 10.1186/s13039-022-00589-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/08/2022] [Accepted: 03/11/2022] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Background Copy number variants (CNVs) are an important source of normal and pathogenic genome variations. Especially CNVs identified in prenatal cases need careful considerations and correct interpretation if those are harmless or harmful variants from the norm. Case presentation Herein, we reported a paternally inherited duplication of 7.6 Mb in 7q31.3 with, surprisingly, a favorable outcome. GTG-banding and CMA on the DNA derived from uncultured amniocytes revealed a karyotype: 46,XX.arr[GRCh37] 7q31.31q31.33(118,601,001_126,177,044) × 3. Ultrasound examination showed no dysmorphisms or intrauterine growth restriction in the fetus and the father was clinically normal as well. Conclusion Prenatal detection of a 7.6 Mb in 7q31.31 to 7q31.33 duplication in a female fetus turned out to be a yet unreported unbalanced chromosome abnormality. This is another example that parental testing and GTG-banding are necessary additional tests to be done in prenatal cases, before a reliable conclusion on the meaning of an aberration can be drawn.
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- Huili Luo
- Medical Laboratory Technology, Shiyan Maternal and Child Health Hospital, Shiyan, Hubei, People's Republic of China
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- Hubei Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Institute of Health Inspection and Testing, Wuhan, Hubei, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Endocrinology, Wuhan Hankou Hospital, Wuhan, Hubei, People's Republic of China.
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Sun ML, Yue FG, Zhang XY, Jiang YT, Li LL, Zhang HG, Liu RZ. Molecular cytogenetic characterization of 2q deletion and Xq duplication associated with nasal bone dysplasia in prenatal diagnosis: A case report and literature review. Taiwan J Obstet Gynecol 2022; 61:163-169. [PMID: 35181032 DOI: 10.1016/j.tjog.2021.11.029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 07/27/2021] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE We report a prenatal case of male fetus with a 2q13 deletion and an Xq27.3q28 duplication, presenting nasal bone dysplasia by ultrasound examination. And we compare the similarities of clinical features of cases consisting of similar 2q deletion and Xq duplication. CASE REPORT A 30-year-old woman was referred for prenatal diagnosis and genetic counseling at 24 weeks of gestation. Prenatal ultrasound showed nasal bone dysplasia of the fetus. Amniocentesis revealed the karyotype of the fetus as 46, XY and the results of chromosomal microarray analysis was arr[GRCh37] 2q13(110467258-111370025)x1, arr[GRCh37]Xq27.3q28(144050780-149748782)x2. The parents both have normal karyotypes. The couple chose to continue the pregnancy and finally delivered a male infant at 39 weeks of gestation. His weight was 2850 g and length was 50 cm. Physical examination of the newborn revealed no apparent anomalies. Until the boy was one year old, there was no abnormalities in his growth and development. The long-term follow-up till adulthood for the healthy infant is necessary. CONCLUSION The development of CMA plays a critical role in prenatal diagnosis and genetic counseling for unidentified chromosomal anomalies. More clinical information and further studies of patients with these anomalies will identify the pathogenicity of the involving genes and improve the understanding of the phenotype-genotype correlation.
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- Mei-Ling Sun
- Center for Reproductive Medicine and Center for Prenatal Diagnosis, First Hospital, Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin, PR China; Jilin Engineering Research Center for Reproductive Medicine and Genetics, Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin, PR China
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- Center for Reproductive Medicine and Center for Prenatal Diagnosis, First Hospital, Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin, PR China; Jilin Engineering Research Center for Reproductive Medicine and Genetics, Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin, PR China
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- Center for Reproductive Medicine and Center for Prenatal Diagnosis, First Hospital, Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin, PR China; Jilin Engineering Research Center for Reproductive Medicine and Genetics, Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin, PR China
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- Center for Reproductive Medicine and Center for Prenatal Diagnosis, First Hospital, Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin, PR China; Jilin Engineering Research Center for Reproductive Medicine and Genetics, Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin, PR China
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- Center for Reproductive Medicine and Center for Prenatal Diagnosis, First Hospital, Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin, PR China; Jilin Engineering Research Center for Reproductive Medicine and Genetics, Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin, PR China
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- Center for Reproductive Medicine and Center for Prenatal Diagnosis, First Hospital, Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin, PR China; Jilin Engineering Research Center for Reproductive Medicine and Genetics, Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin, PR China
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- Center for Reproductive Medicine and Center for Prenatal Diagnosis, First Hospital, Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin, PR China; Jilin Engineering Research Center for Reproductive Medicine and Genetics, Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin, PR China.
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Salzer-Sheelo L, Polak U, Barg A, Kahana S, Yacobson S, Agmon-Fishman I, Klein C, Matar R, Rurman-Shahar N, Sagi-Dain L, Basel-Salmon L, Maya I, Sukenik-Halevy R. Prenatal and postnatal chromosomal microarray analysis in 885 cases of various congenital heart defects. Arch Gynecol Obstet 2022; 306:1007-1013. [PMID: 35083553 DOI: 10.1007/s00404-021-06366-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/16/2021] [Accepted: 12/06/2021] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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PURPOSE This study aimed to evaluate the prevalence of clinically significant (pathogenic and likely pathogenic) variants detected by chromosomal microarray (CMA) tests performed for prenatally and postnatally detected congenital heart defects. METHODS A retrospective evaluation of CMA analyses over a period of four years in a single tertiary medical center was performed. Detection rate of clinically significant variants was calculated in the whole cohort, prenatal vs. postnatal cases, and isolated vs. non-isolated CHD. This rate was compared to previously published control cohorts, and to a theoretical detection rate of noninvasive prenatal testing (NIPS; 5 chromosomes). RESULTS Of the 885 cases of CHD, 111 (12.5%) clinically significant variants were detected, with no significant difference between the 498 prenatal and the 387 postnatal cases (10.8% vs. 14.7%, p = 0.08). In both groups, the detection rate was significantly higher for non-isolated vs. isolated CHD (76/339 = 22.4% vs. 35/546 = 6.4%, respectively, p < 0.05). The detection rate was higher than the background risk in both groups, including cases of postnatal isolated CHD. 44% of abnormal findings in the prenatal setting would be detectable by NIPS. CONCLUSION CMA should be performed for both prenatally and postnatally detected CHD, including postnatal cases of isolated CHD, while NIPS can be considered in specific scenarios.
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- Liat Salzer-Sheelo
- The Raphael Recanati Genetic Institute, Rabin Medical Center, 49100, Petah Tikva, Israel. .,Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel.
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- Pediatric Cardiac Critical Care Unit, Hadassah University Medical Center, Ein Kerem, Jerusalem, Israel.,Pediatric Cardiology, Hadassah University Medical Center, Ein Kerem, Jerusalem, Israel.,The Hebrew University Hadassah Medical School, Jerusalem, Israel
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- The Raphael Recanati Genetic Institute, Rabin Medical Center, 49100, Petah Tikva, Israel
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- The Raphael Recanati Genetic Institute, Rabin Medical Center, 49100, Petah Tikva, Israel
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- The Raphael Recanati Genetic Institute, Rabin Medical Center, 49100, Petah Tikva, Israel
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- The Raphael Recanati Genetic Institute, Rabin Medical Center, 49100, Petah Tikva, Israel
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- The Raphael Recanati Genetic Institute, Rabin Medical Center, 49100, Petah Tikva, Israel
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- The Raphael Recanati Genetic Institute, Rabin Medical Center, 49100, Petah Tikva, Israel
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- Genetics Institute, Carmel Medical Center, Affiliated To the Ruth and Bruce Rappaport Faculty of Medicine, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel
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- The Raphael Recanati Genetic Institute, Rabin Medical Center, 49100, Petah Tikva, Israel.,Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel.,Felsenstein Medical Research Center, Rabin Medical Center, Petah Tikva, Israel.,Pediatric Genetics Unit, Schneider Children's Medical Center, Petah Tikva, Israel
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- The Raphael Recanati Genetic Institute, Rabin Medical Center, 49100, Petah Tikva, Israel.,Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- The Raphael Recanati Genetic Institute, Rabin Medical Center, 49100, Petah Tikva, Israel.,Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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Hess B, Kalmuk J, Znoyko I, Schandl CA, Wagner-Johnston N, Mazzoni S, Hendrickson L, Chiad Z, Greenwell IB, Wolff DJ. Clinical utility of chromosomal microarray in establishing clonality and high risk features in patients with Richter transformation. Cancer Genet 2021; 260-261:18-22. [PMID: 34808593 PMCID: PMC10084781 DOI: 10.1016/j.cancergen.2021.10.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/25/2021] [Revised: 09/22/2021] [Accepted: 10/11/2021] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Richter transformation (RT) refers to the development of an aggressive lymphoma in patients with pre-existing chronic lymphocytic leukemia/small lymphocytic lymphoma (CLL/SLL). It carries a poor prognosis secondary to poor response to therapy or rapid disease relapse. Currently there are no randomized trials to guide treatment. Therapeutic decisions are often influenced by the presence or absence of a clonal relationship between the underlying CLL/SLL and the new lymphoma given the poor prognosis of patients with clonally related RT. Chromosomal microarray analysis (CMA) can help to establish clonality while also detecting genomic complexity and clinically relevant genetic variants such as loss of CDKN2A and/or TP53. As a result, CMA has potential prognostic and therapeutic implications. For this study, CMA results from patients with Richter transformation were evaluated in paired CLL/SLL and transformed lymphoma samples. CMA revealed that 86% of patients had common aberrations in the two samples indicating evidence of common clonality. CMA was also useful in detecting aberrations associated with a poor prognosis in 71% of patients with RT. This study highlights the potential clinical utility of CMA to investigate the clonal relationship between CLL/SLL and RT, provide prognostic information, and possibly guide therapeutic decision making for patients with Richter transformation.
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- Brian Hess
- Department of Hematology/Oncology, Walton Research Building, Medical University of South Carolina, 39 Sabin Street, Charleston SC, 29425, USA
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- Department of Hematology/Oncology, Walton Research Building, Medical University of South Carolina, 39 Sabin Street, Charleston SC, 29425, USA.
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Medical University of South Carolina, 171 Ashley Avenue, Charleston SC, 29425, USA
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Medical University of South Carolina, 171 Ashley Avenue, Charleston SC, 29425, USA
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- Department of Hematology/Oncology, Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center, Johns Hopkins University, 1650 Orleans Street, Baltimore MD, 21287, USA
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- Department of Hematology/Oncology, Cleveland Clinic, 9500 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland OH, 44195, USA
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- Department of Hematology/Oncology, Walton Research Building, Medical University of South Carolina, 39 Sabin Street, Charleston SC, 29425, USA
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- Department of Hematology/Oncology, Levine Cancer Institute, Atrium Health, 1021 Morehead Medical Drive, Charlotte NC, 28204, USA
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- Department of Hematology/Oncology, Walton Research Building, Medical University of South Carolina, 39 Sabin Street, Charleston SC, 29425, USA
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Medical University of South Carolina, 171 Ashley Avenue, Charleston SC, 29425, USA
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Yue F, Sun M, Zhang H, Jiang Y, Li L, He J, Liu R. Molecular cytogenetic characterization of 1q42.3q44 deletion and 8q24.3 duplication in a fetus with single umbilical artery and ventricular septal defects. Taiwan J Obstet Gynecol 2021; 60:1126-1133. [PMID: 34794751 DOI: 10.1016/j.tjog.2021.09.030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 07/27/2021] [Indexed: 10/19/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE We present prenatal diagnosis and molecular cytogenetic characterization of a chromosome 1q42.3q44 deletion and 8q24.3 duplication in a fetus with single umbilical artery and ventricular septal defects, and we discuss the genotype-phenotype correlation. CASE REPORT Here, we describe a fetus with abnormal sonography findings showing a single umbilical artery and ventricular septal defects. Conventional karyotyping initially described the fetus as 46,XX,1q? and molecular cytogenetic analysis (CMA) revealed a 13-Mb deletion and 4.6-Mb duplication of regions 1q42.3q44 and 8q24.3, respectively. The father's karyotype was 46,XY. The mother's karyotype was 46,XX,t(1;8)(q42;q24). Therefore, the karyotype of the fetus was identified as 46,XX,der(1)t(1;8)(q42;q24) mat. After genetic counseling, the couple chose to terminate the pregnancy. We suggest that the ACTN2, RYR2 and PUF60 genes may be responsible for the ultrasound abnormalities observed in the fetus. CONCLUSION To the best of our knowledge, this is the first report of a 1q deletion and 8q duplication identified by prenatal detection. The application of karyotype analysis and CMA provides more accurate characterization for unidentified chromosomal anomalies, and benefits appropriate genetic counseling in the clinic.
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- Fagui Yue
- Center for Reproductive Medicine, Center for Prenatal Diagnosis, First Hospital, Jilin University, Changchun, 130021, China; Jilin Engineering Research Center for Reproductive Medicine and Genetics, Jilin University, Changchun, 130021, China
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- Center for Reproductive Medicine, Center for Prenatal Diagnosis, First Hospital, Jilin University, Changchun, 130021, China; Jilin Engineering Research Center for Reproductive Medicine and Genetics, Jilin University, Changchun, 130021, China
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- Center for Reproductive Medicine, Center for Prenatal Diagnosis, First Hospital, Jilin University, Changchun, 130021, China; Jilin Engineering Research Center for Reproductive Medicine and Genetics, Jilin University, Changchun, 130021, China
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- Center for Reproductive Medicine, Center for Prenatal Diagnosis, First Hospital, Jilin University, Changchun, 130021, China; Jilin Engineering Research Center for Reproductive Medicine and Genetics, Jilin University, Changchun, 130021, China
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- Center for Reproductive Medicine, Center for Prenatal Diagnosis, First Hospital, Jilin University, Changchun, 130021, China; Jilin Engineering Research Center for Reproductive Medicine and Genetics, Jilin University, Changchun, 130021, China
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- Center for Reproductive Medicine, Center for Prenatal Diagnosis, First Hospital, Jilin University, Changchun, 130021, China; Jilin Engineering Research Center for Reproductive Medicine and Genetics, Jilin University, Changchun, 130021, China
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- Center for Reproductive Medicine, Center for Prenatal Diagnosis, First Hospital, Jilin University, Changchun, 130021, China; Jilin Engineering Research Center for Reproductive Medicine and Genetics, Jilin University, Changchun, 130021, China.
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Hui L, Pynaker C, Kennedy J, Lewis S, Amor DJ, Walker SP, Halliday J. Study protocol: childhood outcomes of fetal genomic variants: the PrenatAL Microarray (PALM) cohort study. BMC Pediatr 2021; 21:447. [PMID: 34629048 PMCID: PMC8502634 DOI: 10.1186/s12887-021-02809-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/09/2021] [Accepted: 07/07/2021] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND The implementation of genomic testing in pregnancy means that couples have access to more information about their child's genetic make-up before birth than ever before. One of the resulting challenges is the management of genetic variations with unclear clinical significance. This population-based study will help to close this critical knowledge gap through a multidisciplinary cohort study of children with and without genomic copy number variants (CNVs) diagnosed before birth. By comparing children with prenatally-ascertained CNVs to children without a CNV, we aim to (1) examine their developmental, social-emotional and health status; (2) measure the impact of prenatal diagnosis of a CNV on maternal perceptions of child health, behavior and development; and (3) determine the proportion of prenatally-ascertained CNVs of unknown or uncertain significance that are reclassified as benign or pathogenic after 2 or more years. METHODS This study will establish and follow up a cohort of mother-child pairs who have had a prenatal diagnosis with a chromosomal microarray from 2013-2019 in the Australian state of Victoria. Children aged 12 months to 7 years will be assessed using validated, age-appropriate measures. The primary outcome measures will be the Wechsler Preschool and Primary Scale of Intelligence IV (WPSSI-IV) IQ score (2.5 to 7 year old's), the Ages and Stages Questionnaire (12-30 months old), and the Brief Infant- Toddler Social and Emotional Assessment (BITSEA) score. Clinical assessment by a pediatrician will also be performed. Secondary outcomes will be scores obtained from the: Vineland Adaptive Behavior Scale, Maternal Postnatal Attachment Questionnaire, the Vulnerable Child Scale, Profile of Mood States, Parent Sense of Competence Scale. A descriptive analysis of the reclassification rates of CNVs after ≥2 years will be performed. DISCUSSION This study protocol describes the first Australian cohort study following children after prenatal diagnostic testing with chromosomal microarray. It will provide long-term outcomes of fetal genomic variants to guide evidence-based pre-and postnatal care. This, in turn, will inform future efforts to mitigate the negative consequences of conveying genomic uncertainty during pregnancy. TRIAL REGISTRATION ACTRN12620000446965p ; Registered on April 6, 2020.
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- Lisa Hui
- Reproductive Epidemiology group, Murdoch Children's Research Institute, Flemington Rd, Parkville, VIC, Australia.
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC, Australia.
- Mercy Hospital for Women, Heidelberg, VIC, Australia.
- Northern Health, Epping, VIC, Australia.
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- Reproductive Epidemiology group, Murdoch Children's Research Institute, Flemington Rd, Parkville, VIC, Australia
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- Reproductive Epidemiology group, Murdoch Children's Research Institute, Flemington Rd, Parkville, VIC, Australia
- Department of Paediatrics, University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC, Australia
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- Reproductive Epidemiology group, Murdoch Children's Research Institute, Flemington Rd, Parkville, VIC, Australia
- Department of Paediatrics, University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC, Australia
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- Mercy Hospital for Women, Heidelberg, VIC, Australia
- Department of Paediatrics, University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC, Australia
- Neurodisability and Rehabilitation group, Murdoch Children's Research Institute, Flemington Rd, Parkville, VIC, Australia
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC, Australia
- Mercy Hospital for Women, Heidelberg, VIC, Australia
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- Reproductive Epidemiology group, Murdoch Children's Research Institute, Flemington Rd, Parkville, VIC, Australia
- Department of Paediatrics, University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC, Australia
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Shi X, Li P, Hu R, Han W, Gao S. Pretransplant HLA mistyping in diagnostic sample of a T-ALL patient due to loss of heterozygosity in the major histocompatibility complex. Transpl Immunol 2021; 69:101463. [PMID: 34492296 DOI: 10.1016/j.trim.2021.101463] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/11/2021] [Revised: 09/02/2021] [Accepted: 09/02/2021] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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PURPOSE The degree of HLA compatibility between donor and recipient in hematopoietic stem cell transplantation is critical. In this report, we describe an acute lymphoblastic leukemia case with loss of heterozygosity (LOH) encompassing the entire HLA. METHODS HLA molecular typing was performed on peripheral blood (PB) and buccal swabs (BS). Chromosomal microarray analysis (CMA) was performed using a whole genome platform. RESULTS Typing results on PB sample collected during blast crisis demonstrated homozygosity at the-B,-C,-DR, and -DP loci. A BS sample demonstrated heterozygosity at the above loci. A subsequent PB sample drawn after count recovery confirmed heterozygosity. The CMA performed on PB samples collected during blast crisis revealed a large terminal region of copy-neutral LOH involving chromosome region 6p25.3p21.31, spanning approximately 33.32 Mb. The results of the CMA assay on sample collected after count recovery did not demonstrate LOH. CONCLUSIONS LOH at the HLA gene locus may significantly influence the donor search resulting in mistakenly choosing homozygous donors. We recommend confirming the HLA typing of recipients with hematological malignancies when homozygosity is detected at any locus by using BS samples, or alternatively from PB when remission is achieved.
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- XiuMin Shi
- Department of Hematology, The First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, China
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- Department of Hematology, The First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, China
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- Department of Hematology, The First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, China
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- Department of Hematology, The First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, China
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- Department of Hematology, The First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, China.
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Markova ZG, Minzhenkova ME, Bessonova LA, Shilova NV. A new case of 17p13.3p13.1 microduplication resulted from unbalanced translocation: clinical and molecular cytogenetic characterization. Mol Cytogenet 2021; 14:41. [PMID: 34465353 PMCID: PMC8408977 DOI: 10.1186/s13039-021-00562-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/05/2021] [Accepted: 07/29/2021] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Copy number gain 17 p13.3p13.1 was detected by chromosomal microarray (CMA) in a girl with developmental/speech delay and facial dysmorphism. FISH studies made it possible to establish that the identified genomic imbalance is the unbalanced t(9;17) translocation of maternal origin. Clinical features of the patient are also discussed. The advisability of using the combination of CMA and FISH analysis is shown. Copy number gains detected by clinical CMA should be confirmed using FISH analysis in order to determine the physical location of the duplicated segment. Parental follow-up studies is an important step to determine the origin of genomic imbalance. This approach not only allows a most comprehensive characterization of an identified chromosomal/genomic imbalance but also provision of an adequate medical and genetic counseling for a family taking into account a balanced chromosomal rearrangement.
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- Zhanna G Markova
- Research Centre for Medical Genetics, Moskvorechye St., 1, Moscow, Russia, 115522.
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- Research Centre for Medical Genetics, Moskvorechye St., 1, Moscow, Russia, 115522
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- Research Centre for Medical Genetics, Moskvorechye St., 1, Moscow, Russia, 115522
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- Research Centre for Medical Genetics, Moskvorechye St., 1, Moscow, Russia, 115522
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Sun ML, Zhang HG, Liu XY, Yue FG, Jiang YT, Li SB, Liu RZ. Prenatal diagnosis and molecular cytogenetic characterization of a small supernumerary marker chromosome (sSMC) inherited from her mosaic sSMC(15) mother and a literature review. Taiwan J Obstet Gynecol 2021; 59:963-967. [PMID: 33218423 DOI: 10.1016/j.tjog.2020.09.030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 04/17/2020] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE We characterized a maternally inherited small supernumerary marker chromosome (sSMC) derived from chromosome 15 according to prenatal detection and made a review on the prenatal sSMC(15) cases with mosaic maternal inheritance. CASE REPORT A 29-year-old woman underwent amniocentesis at 19 weeks of gestation due to the high risk of Down syndrome in maternal serum screening. No abnormalities were observed in prenatal ultrasound findings. G-banding analysis revealed a karyotype of 47,XX,+mar. Subsequently, we recalled the couple back for chromosomal analysis. The father's karyotype was normal while the mother's karyotype was 47,XX,+mar[15]/46,XX[35]. Molecular genetic analysis was utilized to identify the marker chromosome. The chromosomal microarray analysis (CMA) results of the mother showed there existed microduplications in the locus of 14q32.33, 15q21.1, 19p12 and Xq26.2, respectively. Then Fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) using specific probes for chromosomes 13/21, 14/22, and 15 was applied on the mother and the fetus. And the marker chromosomes for the mother and the fetus were all finally identified as inv dup(15) (D15Z1++, SNRPN-, PML-), which illustrated that the fetus inherited the sSMC(15) from her mother. Finally, a healthy female infant was delivered with no phenotypic abnormalities at 39 weeks. CONCLUSION The combined utilization of the molecular genetic technologies, such as FISH and CMA, plays a critical role in the identification of the origins and genetic constitutions of sSMC, which would make a significant contribution to genetic counseling and prenatal diagnosis.
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- Mei-Ling Sun
- Center for Reproductive Medicine and Center for Prenatal Diagnosis, First Hospital, Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin, PR China; Jilin Engineering Research Center for Reproductive Medicine and Genetics, Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin, PR China
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- Center for Reproductive Medicine and Center for Prenatal Diagnosis, First Hospital, Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin, PR China; Jilin Engineering Research Center for Reproductive Medicine and Genetics, Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin, PR China
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- Center for Reproductive Medicine and Center for Prenatal Diagnosis, First Hospital, Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin, PR China; Jilin Engineering Research Center for Reproductive Medicine and Genetics, Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin, PR China
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- Center for Reproductive Medicine and Center for Prenatal Diagnosis, First Hospital, Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin, PR China; Jilin Engineering Research Center for Reproductive Medicine and Genetics, Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin, PR China
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- Center for Reproductive Medicine and Center for Prenatal Diagnosis, First Hospital, Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin, PR China; Jilin Engineering Research Center for Reproductive Medicine and Genetics, Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin, PR China
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, 73104, OK, USA
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- Center for Reproductive Medicine and Center for Prenatal Diagnosis, First Hospital, Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin, PR China; Jilin Engineering Research Center for Reproductive Medicine and Genetics, Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin, PR China.
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Sun H, Wan N. Genotype-Phenotype Analysis of 8q24.3 Duplication and 21q22.3 Deletion in a Chinese Patient and Literature Review. Public Health Genomics 2021; 24:218-228. [PMID: 34265769 DOI: 10.1159/000515547] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/13/2020] [Accepted: 02/28/2021] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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INTRODUCTION Copy number variants (CNVs) are responsible for many patients with short stature of unknown etiology. This study aims to analyze clinical phenotypes and identify pathogenic CNVs in a patient with short stature, intellectual disability, craniofacial deformities, and anal imperforation. METHODS G-banded karyotyping and chromosomal microarray analysis (CMA) was used on the patient to identify pathogenic causes. Fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) was applied to explore the abnormal genetic origin. Literatures were searched using identified CNVs as keywords in the PubMed database to perform genotype-phenotype analysis. RESULTS Cytogenetic analysis revealed a normal karyotype 46,XY. CMA detected a 6.1 Mb duplication at 8q24.3 and a 3.6 Mb deletion at 21q22.3. FISH confirmed that the abnormal chromosomes were inherited from paternal balanced translocation. We compared phenotypes of our patient with 6 patients with 8q24.3 duplication and 7 cases with 21q22.3 deletion respectively. CONCLUSIONS A novel 8q24.3 duplication and 21q22.3 deletion was identified in a Chinese patient. Genotype-phenotype analysis demonstrated that patients with 8q24.3 duplication and 21q22.3 deletion had specific facial features, intellectual disability, short stature, and multiple malformations.
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- Huihui Sun
- Department of Pediatrics, Beijing Jishuitan Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Department of Pediatrics, Beijing Jishuitan Hospital, Beijing, China
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Pang Y, Wang C, Tang J, Zhu J. Clinical application of noninvasive prenatal testing in the detection of fetal chromosomal diseases. Mol Cytogenet 2021; 14:31. [PMID: 34127051 PMCID: PMC8204420 DOI: 10.1186/s13039-021-00550-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/17/2021] [Accepted: 05/27/2021] [Indexed: 01/12/2023] Open
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Objective To assess the detection efficiency of noninvasive prenatal testing (NIPT) for fetal autosomal aneuploidy, sex chromosome aneuploidy (SCA), other chromosome aneuploidy, copy number variation (CNV), and to provide further data for clinical application of NIPT. Materials and methods 25,517 pregnant women who underwent NIPT testing in Anhui Province Maternity and Child Health Hospital from September 2019 to September 2020 were selected, and samples with high-risk test results were subjected to karyotype analysis for comparison by using amniotic fluid, with some samples subjected to further validation by chromosomal microarray analysis, and followed up for pregnancy outcome. Results A total of 25,517 pregnant women who received NIPT, 25,502 cases were tested successfully, and 294 high-risk samples (1.15%) were detected, there were 96 true positive samples, 117 false positive samples and 81 cases were refused further diagnosis. Samples with high risk of autosomal aneuploidy were detected in 71 cases (0.28%), and 51 cases were confirmed, including: trisomy 21 (T21) in 44 cases, trisomy 18 (T18) in 5 cases, and trisomy 13 (T13) in 2 cases; the positive predictive value (PPV) was 91.67%, 45.45%, and 33.33%, respectively, and the negative predictive value was 100%, the false positive rate (FPR) was 0.02%, 0.02%, and 0.02%, respectively.13 samples with high risk of mosaic trisomies 21, 18, and 13 were detected, and 1 case of T21mos was confirmed with a PPV of 8.33%. Samples with high risk of SCA were detected in 72 cases (0.28%), and the diagnosis was confirmed in 23 cases, with a PPV of 41.07% and a FPR of 0.13%. These included 3 cases of 45,X, 6 cases of 47,XXY, 8 cases of 47,XXX and 6 cases of 47,XYY, with PPVs of 12.00%, 50.00%, 72.73%, and 75.00%, respectively, and false-positive rates of 0.09%, 0.02%, 0.01% and 0.01% respectively. Samples with high risk of CNV were detected in 104 cases (0.41%) and confirmed in 18 cases, with a PPV of 32.14% and a FPR of 0.15%. Samples with high risk of other chromosomal aneuploidy were detected in 34 cases (0.13%), and the diagnosis was confirmed in 3 cases, which were T2, T9, and T16 respectively. The overall PPV for other chromosome aneuploidy was 12.50%, with a FPR of 0.08%. Conclusion NIPT is indicated for trisomies 21, 18 and 13 screening, especially for T21. It also has some certain reference value for SCA and CNV, but is not recommended for screening of other chromosomal aneuploidy.
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- Yu Pang
- Affiliated Maternity and Child Health Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei, China.,Maternity and Child Health Hospital of Anhui Province, Hefei, China
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- Maternity and Child Health Hospital of Anhui Province, Hefei, China
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- Maternity and Child Health Hospital of Anhui Province, Hefei, China
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- Affiliated Maternity and Child Health Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei, China. .,Maternity and Child Health Hospital of Anhui Province, Hefei, China.
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Lin S, Huang S, Ou X, Gu H, Wang Y, Li P, Zhou Y. Mosaic duplication of 8q24.1q24.3 detected by chromosomal microarray but not karyotyping in two unrelated fetuses with cardiac defects. Mol Cytogenet 2021; 14:26. [PMID: 34006293 PMCID: PMC8132396 DOI: 10.1186/s13039-021-00544-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/25/2021] [Accepted: 04/05/2021] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Discordance between traditional cytogenetic and molecular cytogenetic tests is rare but not uncommon. The explanation of discordance between two genetic methods is difficult but especially important for genetic counseling, particularly for prenatal genetic diagnosis. CASE PRESENTATION Two unrelated fetuses were diagnosed with cardiac defects by prenatal ultrasound examination, and invasive cordocentesis was performed to obtain cord blood samples for prenatal genetic diagnosis. For both fetuses, chromosomal microarray analysis (CMA) detected a novel approximately 27-Mb mosaic duplication with a high copy number of approximately six to seven copies on chromosome 8q24.1q24.3 that was not identified by karyotyping. To exclude artificial errors and validate laboratory detection results, multiple procedures including copy number variation sequencing, fluorescence in situ hybridization, and short tandem repeat and single-nucleotide polymorphism genotype comparison were performed, confirming the discordant results between CMA and karyotyping. The potential causes of discordance between CMA and karyotyping using fetal blood lymphocytes are discussed; we suggest that extrachromosomal DNA or cell-free DNA fragmentation originating from certain tumor tissues with 8q24.1q24.3 duplication might deserve further investigation. CONCLUSIONS This study may be helpful for prenatal evaluation and genetic counseling for subsequent patients with similar mosaic 8q24.1q24.3 duplications. Additionally, more cases and further research are needed to understand whether mosaic 8q24.1q24.3 duplication is associated with certain genetic disorders and to investigate the causes of discordance between molecular and morphological methods.
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- Shaobin Lin
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, 58 Zhong Shan Er Road, Guangzhou, 510080, Guangdong Province, China
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- Prenatal Diagnosis Center, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Guangdong Provincial People' Hospital, Guangzhou, 510080, Guangdong Province, China
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- Faculty of Forensic Medicine, Zhongshan School of Medicine, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, 510080, Guangdong Province, China
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- NHC Key Laboratory of Male Reproduction and Genetics, Family Planning Research Institute of Guangdong Province, Guangzhou, 510080, Guangdong Province, China
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- Prenatal Diagnosis Center, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Guangdong Provincial People' Hospital, Guangzhou, 510080, Guangdong Province, China
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- Prenatal Diagnosis Center, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Guangdong Provincial People' Hospital, Guangzhou, 510080, Guangdong Province, China.
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, 58 Zhong Shan Er Road, Guangzhou, 510080, Guangdong Province, China.
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Hu XN, Li LL, Shi QY, Hu ZM, Zhang HG, Jiang YT, Liu RZ. Prenatal diagnosis of a fetus with mosaic ring chromosome 13: Case report and review of the literature. Taiwan J Obstet Gynecol 2021; 60:554-558. [PMID: 33966748 DOI: 10.1016/j.tjog.2021.03.031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 04/27/2020] [Indexed: 10/21/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE To diagnose the ring chromosome 13 (r(13)) in a fetus, and analyze the genotype-phenotype correlation. CASE REPORT A 26-year-old woman who was second pregnancy, underwent amniocentesis at 18 weeks of gestation because of the increased nuchal translucency (NT). Prenatal ultrasound showed the NT thickness was 3.5 mm at 12+1 weeks of gestation and nuchal fold (NF) was 6.1 mm at 18 weeks of gestation, and amniotic fluid karyotype analysis revealed mosaic r(13). CMA detected a 16.293 Mb duplication at 13q21.32q31.1 and 31.303 Mb deletion at 13q31.1q34. CONCLUSION R(13) is a very rare chromosomal abnormality. Cytogenetic examination combined with CMA can provide accurate diagnosis and effective information for genetic counseling.
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- Xiao-Nan Hu
- Center for Reproductive Medicine, Center for Prenatal Diagnosis, The First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin, 130021, China
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- Center for Reproductive Medicine, Center for Prenatal Diagnosis, The First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin, 130021, China
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- Center for Reproductive Medicine, Center for Prenatal Diagnosis, The First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin, 130021, China
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- Center for Reproductive Medicine, Center for Prenatal Diagnosis, The First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin, 130021, China
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- Center for Reproductive Medicine, Center for Prenatal Diagnosis, The First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin, 130021, China
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- Center for Reproductive Medicine, Center for Prenatal Diagnosis, The First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin, 130021, China
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- Center for Reproductive Medicine, Center for Prenatal Diagnosis, The First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin, 130021, China.
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Li Y, Yan H, Chen J, Chen F, Jian W, Wang J, Ye X, Li Y, Li N, Chiu PCN, Chen M. The application of late amniocentesis: a retrospective study in a tertiary fetal medicine center in China. BMC Pregnancy Childbirth 2021; 21:266. [PMID: 33784964 PMCID: PMC8011189 DOI: 10.1186/s12884-021-03723-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/08/2020] [Accepted: 03/16/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Background To assess the indications and complications of late amniocentesis and the advanced genetic test results in a tertiary university fetal medical medicine unit. Methods In this retrospective study, women that underwent amniocentesis at 24+ 0 to 39+ 4 weeks, between January 2014 and December 2019, were recruited. Indications, complications, genetic test results, and pregnancy outcomes were reported for each pregnancy and compared with those who underwent the traditional amniocentesis at 16+ 0 to 23+ 6 weeks (control group). Information was retrieved from patient medical records, checked by research staff, and analyzed. Results Of the 1287 women (1321 fetuses) included in the late amniocentesis group, late detected sonographic abnormalities (85.5%) were the most common indication. The overall incidence of preterm birth and intrauterine demise after amniocentesis were 2.5 and 1.3%, respectively. Sixty-nine fetuses with aneuploidy (5.3%) and seventy-two fetuses with pathogenic copy number variations (5.5%) were identified by chromosomal microarray analysis. The maximal diagnostic yield (70%) was in the subgroup of fetuses with the abnormal diagnostic test results, followed by abnormal NIPT results (35.7%) and multiple abnormalities (23.8%). And 35.4% of the pregnancies were finally terminated. Conclusions Due to the high detection rates of advanced genetic technologies and the safety of the invasive procedure (3.9% vs 4.0%), it is reasonable to recommend late amniocentesis as an effective and reliable method to detect late-onset fetal abnormalities. However, chromosomal microarray and whole-exome sequencing may result in uncertain results like variants of uncertain significance. Comprehensive genetic counseling is necessary. Supplementary Information The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1186/s12884-021-03723-7.
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- Yingting Li
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Department of Fetal Medicine and Prenatal Diagnosis, Key Laboratory for Major Obstetric Diseases of Guangdong Province, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, 63 Duobao Road, Liwan District, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Department of Fetal Medicine and Prenatal Diagnosis, Key Laboratory for Major Obstetric Diseases of Guangdong Province, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, 63 Duobao Road, Liwan District, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Department of Fetal Medicine and Prenatal Diagnosis, Key Laboratory for Major Obstetric Diseases of Guangdong Province, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, 63 Duobao Road, Liwan District, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Department of Fetal Medicine and Prenatal Diagnosis, Key Laboratory for Major Obstetric Diseases of Guangdong Province, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, 63 Duobao Road, Liwan District, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Department of Fetal Medicine and Prenatal Diagnosis, Key Laboratory for Major Obstetric Diseases of Guangdong Province, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, 63 Duobao Road, Liwan District, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Department of Fetal Medicine and Prenatal Diagnosis, Key Laboratory for Major Obstetric Diseases of Guangdong Province, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, 63 Duobao Road, Liwan District, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Department of Fetal Medicine and Prenatal Diagnosis, Key Laboratory for Major Obstetric Diseases of Guangdong Province, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, 63 Duobao Road, Liwan District, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Department of Fetal Medicine and Prenatal Diagnosis, Key Laboratory for Major Obstetric Diseases of Guangdong Province, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, 63 Duobao Road, Liwan District, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Department of Fetal Medicine and Prenatal Diagnosis, Key Laboratory for Major Obstetric Diseases of Guangdong Province, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, 63 Duobao Road, Liwan District, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, the University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China.,Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Fertility Regulation, the University of Hong Kong-Shenzhen Hospital, Shenzhen, China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Department of Fetal Medicine and Prenatal Diagnosis, Key Laboratory for Major Obstetric Diseases of Guangdong Province, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, 63 Duobao Road, Liwan District, Guangzhou, China.
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Luo X, Zhu H, Wang L, Xiao B, Fan Y, Ye H, Ying X, Qiu W, Zhang H, Han L, Gu X, Yu Y, Wang L. Chromosomal microarray analysis in fetuses with high-risk prenatal indications: A retrospective study in China. Taiwan J Obstet Gynecol 2021; 60:299-304. [PMID: 33678331 DOI: 10.1016/j.tjog.2021.01.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 11/30/2020] [Indexed: 01/15/2023] Open
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OBJECTIVE The present study aimed to determine the diagnostic value of prenatal chromosomal microarray analysis (CMA) for fetuses with several indications of being at high risk for various conditions. MATERIALS AND METHODS This retrospective analysis included 1256 pregnancies that were prenatally evaluated due to high-risk indications using invasive CMA. The indications for invasive prenatal diagnosis mainly included ultrasound anomalies, high-risk for maternal serum screening (MSS), high-risk for non-invasive prenatal tests (NIPT), family history of genetic disorders or birth defects, and advanced maternal age (AMA). The rate of clinically significant genomic imbalances between the different groups was compared. RESULTS The overall prenatal diagnostic yield was 98 (7.8%) of 1256 pregnancies. Clinically significant genomic aberrations were identified in 2 (1.5%) of 132 patients with non-structural ultrasound anomalies, 36 (12.7%) of 283 with structural ultrasound anomalies, 2 (4.5%) of 44 at high-risk for MSS, 38 (26.6%) of 143 at high-risk for NIPT, 11 (3.8%) of 288 with a family history, and 7 (2.1%) of 328 with AMA. Submicroscopic findings were identified in 29 fetuses, 19 of whom showed structural ultrasound anomalies. CONCLUSION The diagnostic yields of CMA for pregnancies with different indications greatly varied. CMA could serve as a first-tier test for structural anomalies, especially multiple anomalies, craniofacial dysplasia, urinary defects, and cardiac dysplasia. Our results have important implications for genetic counseling.
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- Xiaomei Luo
- Department of Pediatric Endocrinology and Genetics, Shanghai Institute for Pediatric Research, Xinhua Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200092, China
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- Center for Prenatal Diagnosis, Xinhua Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200092, China
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- Department of Pediatric Endocrinology and Genetics, Shanghai Institute for Pediatric Research, Xinhua Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200092, China
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- Department of Pediatric Endocrinology and Genetics, Shanghai Institute for Pediatric Research, Xinhua Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200092, China
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- Department of Pediatric Endocrinology and Genetics, Shanghai Institute for Pediatric Research, Xinhua Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200092, China
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- Department of Pediatric Endocrinology and Genetics, Shanghai Institute for Pediatric Research, Xinhua Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200092, China
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- Department of Pediatric Endocrinology and Genetics, Shanghai Institute for Pediatric Research, Xinhua Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200092, China
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- Department of Pediatric Endocrinology and Genetics, Shanghai Institute for Pediatric Research, Xinhua Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200092, China
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- Department of Pediatric Endocrinology and Genetics, Shanghai Institute for Pediatric Research, Xinhua Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200092, China
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- Department of Pediatric Endocrinology and Genetics, Shanghai Institute for Pediatric Research, Xinhua Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200092, China
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- Department of Pediatric Endocrinology and Genetics, Shanghai Institute for Pediatric Research, Xinhua Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200092, China
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- Department of Pediatric Endocrinology and Genetics, Shanghai Institute for Pediatric Research, Xinhua Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200092, China; Shanghai Key Laboratory of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition, Shanghai 200092, China
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- Center for Prenatal Diagnosis, Xinhua Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200092, China.
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