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Prenatal Exome Sequencing Analysis in Fetuses with Various Ultrasound Findings.

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العنوان: Prenatal Exome Sequencing Analysis in Fetuses with Various Ultrasound Findings.
المؤلفون: Borrell, Antoni, Ordoñez, Elena, Pauta, Montse, Otaño, Juan, Paz-y-Miño, Fernanda, de Almeida, Mafalda, León, Miriam, Cirigliano, Vincenzo
المصدر: Journal of Clinical Medicine; Jan2024, Vol. 13 Issue 1, p181, 7p
مصطلحات موضوعية: CHORIONIC villus sampling, DNA copy number variations, ULTRASONIC imaging, SEQUENCE analysis, FETAL abnormalities, SPINA bifida
مستخلص: Objectives: To evaluate the use of Exome Sequencing (ES) for the detection of genome-wide Copy Number Variants (CNVs) and the frequency of SNVs-InDels in selected genes related to developmental disorders in a cohort of consecutive pregnancies undergoing invasive diagnostic procedures for minor or simple ultrasound findings with no indication of ES. Methods: Women undergoing invasive diagnostic testing (chorionic villus sampling or amniocentesis) for QF-PCR and chromosomal microarray analysis (CMA) due to prenatal ultrasound findings without an indication for ES were selected over a five-month period (May–September 2021). ES was performed to compare the efficiency of genome-wide CNV detection against CMA analysis and to detect monogenic disorders. Virtual gene panels were selected to target genes related to ultrasound findings and bioinformatic analysis was performed, prioritizing variants based on the corresponding HPO terms. The broad Fetal Gene panel for developmental disorders developed by the PAGE group was also included in the analysis. Results: A total of 59 out of 61 women consented to participate in this study. There were 36 isolated major fetal anomalies, 11 aneuploidy markers, 6 minor fetal anomalies, 4 multiple anomalies, and 2 other ultrasound signs. Following QF-PCR analysis, two uncultured samples were excluded from this study, and six (10%) common chromosome aneuploidies were detected. In the remaining 51 cases, no pathogenic CNVs were detected at CMA, nor were any pathogenic variants observed in gene panels only targeting the ultrasound indications. Two (3.9%) monogenic diseases, apparently unrelated to the fetal phenotype, were detected: blepharo-cheilo-odontic syndrome (spina bifida) and Duchenne muscular dystrophy (pyelocaliceal dilation). Conclusions: In our series of pregnancies with ultrasound findings, common aneuploidies were the only chromosomal abnormalities present, which were detected in 10% of cases. ES CNV analysis was concordant with CMA results in all cases. No additional findings were provided by only targeting selected genes based on ultrasound findings. Broadening the analysis to a larger number of genes involved in fetal developmental disorders revealed monogenic diseases in 3.9% of cases, which, although apparently not directly related to the indications, were clinically relevant. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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قاعدة البيانات: Complementary Index
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تدمد:20770383
DOI:10.3390/jcm13010181