Prenatal testing for Imprinting Disorders : A clinical perspective

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Imprinting Disorders (ImpDis) are a group of congenital conditions caused by aberrant imprinting resulting in disturbed expression of parentally imprinted genes. ImpDis are rarely associated with major malformations, but pre- and/or postnatal growth and nutrition are often affected. In some ImpDis, behavioral, developmental, metabolic and neurological symptoms might present in the perinatal context or later in life, and in single ImpDis, there is a higher risk of tumors in childhood. Prognosis depends in part on the molecular cause of each ImpDis, but due to high clinical variability and (epi)genetic mosaicism, predicting the clinical outcome of a pregnancy solely based on the underlying molecular disturbance is difficult. Therefore, interdisciplinary care and treatment approaches play an important role in the management and decision making of affected pregnancies, especially taking into account fetal imaging in addition to genetic findings. Prenatal findings influence perinatal management, and thereby improve the prognosis of ImpDis associated with severe but sometimes transient clinical complications in the neonatal period. Therefore, prenatal diagnosis can be crucial for appropriate management not only to the pregnancy itself but might also have a life-long effect.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

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2023

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:43

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Prenatal diagnosis - 43(2023), 8 vom: 21. Juli, Seite 983-992

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Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Dufke, Andreas [VerfasserIn]
Eggermann, Thomas [VerfasserIn]
Kagan, Karl Oliver [VerfasserIn]
Hoopmann, Markus [VerfasserIn]
Elbracht, Miriam [VerfasserIn]

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Date Completed 18.07.2023

Date Revised 27.07.2023

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

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10.1002/pd.6400

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NLM358431611