Exome sequencing for prenatal diagnosis of fetuses with sonographic abnormalities

Drury, S., Williams, H. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7758-0312, Trump, N., Boustred, C., Lench, N., Scott, R.H., Chitty, L.S. and GOSGene 2015. Exome sequencing for prenatal diagnosis of fetuses with sonographic abnormalities. Prenatal Diagnosis 35 (10) , pp. 1010-1017. 10.1002/pd.4675

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ObjectiveIn the absence of aneuploidy or other pathogenic cytogenetic abnormality, fetuses with increased nuchal translucency (NT ≥ 3.5 mm) and/or other sonographic abnormalities have a greater incidence of genetic syndromes, but defining the underlying pathology can be challenging. Here, we investigate the value of whole exome sequencing in fetuses with sonographic abnormalities but normal microarray analysis.MethodWhole exome sequencing was performed on DNA extracted from chorionic villi or amniocytes in 24 fetuses with unexplained ultrasound findings. In the first 14 cases sequencing was initially performed on fetal DNA only. For the remaining 10, the trio of fetus, mother and father was sequenced simultaneously.ResultsIn 21% (5/24) cases, exome sequencing provided definitive diagnoses (Milroy disease, hypophosphatasia, achondrogenesis type 2, Freeman–Sheldon syndrome and Baraitser–Winter Syndrome). In a further case, a plausible diagnosis of orofaciodigital syndrome type 6 was made. In two others, a single mutation in an autosomal recessive gene was identified, but incomplete sequencing coverage precluded exclusion of the presence of a second mutation.ConclusionWhole exome sequencing improves prenatal diagnosis in euploid fetuses with abnormal ultrasound scans. In order to expedite interpretation of results, trio sequencing should be employed, but interpretation can still be compromised by incomplete coverage of relevant genes

Item Type:	Article
Date Type:	Published Online
Status:	Published
Schools:	Medicine
Publisher:	Wiley
ISSN:	0197-3851
Last Modified:	26 Oct 2022 08:46
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/128290

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