Initial Clinical Experience with NIPT for Rare Autosomal Aneuploidies and Large Copy Number Variations

Autor: Thomas Harasim, Teresa Neuhann, Anne Behnecke, Miriam Stampfer, Elke Holinski-Feder, Angela Abicht
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2022
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Zdroj: Journal of Clinical Medicine; Volume 11; Issue 2; Pages: 372
Journal of Clinical Medicine
Journal of Clinical Medicine, Vol 11, Iss 372, p 372 (2022)
ISSN: 2077-0383
DOI: 10.3390/jcm11020372
Popis: Objective: Amniocentesis, chorionic villi sampling and first trimester combined testing are able to screen for common trisomies 13, 18, and 21 and other atypical chromosomal anomalies (ACA). The most frequent atypical aberrations reported are rare autosomal aneuploidies (RAA) and copy number variations (CNV), which are deletions or duplications of various sizes. We evaluated the clinical outcome of non-invasive prenatal testing (NIPT) results positive for RAA and large CNVs to determine the clinical significance of these abnormal results. Methods: Genome-wide NIPT was performed on 3664 eligible patient samples at a single genetics center. For patients with positive NIPT reports, the prescribing physician was asked retrospectively to provide clinical follow-up information using a standardized questionnaire. Results: RAAs and CNVs (>7 Mb) were detected in 0.5%, and 0.2% of tested cases, respectively. Follow up on pregnancies with an NIPT-positive result for RAA revealed signs of placental insufficiency or intra-uterine death in 50% of the cases and normal outcome at the time of birth in the other 50% of cases. We showed that CNV testing by NIPT allows for the detection of unbalanced translocations and relevant maternal health conditions. Conclusion: NIPT for aneuploidies of all autosomes and large CNVs of at least 7 Mb has a low “non-reportable”-rate (
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