A decade of change - lessons learned from prenatal diagnostics in Central Denmark region in 2008-2018

© 2023 The Authors. Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd on behalf of Nordic Federation of Societies of Obstetrics and Gynecology (NFOG)..

INTRODUCTION: In 2011, it was decided to implement chromosomal microarray in prenatal testing in the Central Denmark Region, mainly due to the expected higher diagnostic yield. Chromosomal microarray was introduced gradually for an increasing number of pregnancies and without a transition period where both karyotyping and chromosomal microarray were performed: first malformations (2011), then large nuchal translucency (2013), then high risk at combined first trimester risk screening (2016) and finally for all indications (2018). This retrospective study summarizes 11 years of using chromosomal microarray in invasive prenatal testing and presents the effect on diagnostic yield and turnaround time. Furthermore, the concerns when introducing chromosomal microarray are presented and discussed.

MATERIAL AND METHODS: Registry data from the Danish Fetal Medicine Database, the regional fetal medicine database, the Danish Cytogenetic Central Register and the local laboratory database at Department of Clinical Genetics were all combined, and a cohort of 147 158 singleton pregnancies with at least one ultrasound examination was established RESULTS: Of the 147 158 pregnancies, invasive sampling was performed (chorionic villi or amniocytes) in 8456, corresponding to an overall invasive rate of 5.8%. Between 2016 and 2018, 3.4% (95% confidence interval [CI] 2.8-4.2%; n = 86) of the invasive samples (n = 2533) had a disease causing copy number variant and 5.3% (95% CI 4.4-6.2%; n = 133) had trisomies and other aneuploidies. The turnaround time more than halved from 14 days to an average of 5.5 days for chorionic villus sampling.

CONCLUSIONS: Chromosomal microarray identified 5.3% trisomies and 3.4% copy number variants, thereby increased the diagnostic yield by more than 64% compared with karyotype only and it also more than halved the turnaround time. Some preliminary concerns proved real, eg prenatal counseling complexity, but these have been resolved over time in a clinical path with expert consultations.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:102

Enthalten in:

Acta obstetricia et gynecologica Scandinavica - 102(2023), 11 vom: 02. Nov., Seite 1505-1510

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Lildballe, Dorte Launholt [VerfasserIn]
Becher, Naja [VerfasserIn]
Vestergaard, Else Marie [VerfasserIn]
Christensen, Rikke [VerfasserIn]
Lou, Stina [VerfasserIn]
Sandager, Puk [VerfasserIn]
Pedersen, Lars Henning [VerfasserIn]
Gadsbøll, Kasper [VerfasserIn]
Petersen, Olav Bjørn [VerfasserIn]
Vogel, Ida [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Chromosomal aberrations
Chromosomal microarray
Clinical laboratory techniques
Copy number variation
Interdisciplinary communication
Journal Article
Prenatal diagnosis
Prenatal screening

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Date Completed 23.10.2023

Date Revised 24.10.2023

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1111/aogs.14631

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NLM35977699X