Extended application of PGT-M strategies for small pathogenic CNVs

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PURPOSE: The preimplantation genetic testing for aneuploidy (PGT-A) platform is not currently available for small copy-number variants (CNVs), especially those < 1 Mb. Through strategies used in PGT for monogenic disease (PGT-M), this study intended to perform PGT for families with small pathogenic CNVs.

METHODS: Couples who carried small pathogenic CNVs and underwent PGT at the Reproductive and Genetic Hospital of CITIC-Xiangya (Hunan, China) between November 2019 and April 2023 were included in this study. Haplotype analysis was performed through two platforms (targeted sequencing and whole-genome arrays) to identify the unaffected embryos, which were subjected to transplantation. Prenatal diagnosis using amniotic fluid was performed during 18-20 weeks of pregnancy.

RESULTS: PGT was successfully performed for 20 small CNVs (15 microdeletions and 5 microduplications) in 20 families. These CNVs distributed on chromosomes 1, 2, 6, 7, 13, 15, 16, and X with sizes ranging from 57 to 2120 kb. Three haplotyping-based PGT-M strategies were applied. A total of 89 embryos were identified in 25 PGT cycles for the 20 families. The diagnostic yield was 98.9% (88/89). Nineteen transfers were performed for 17 women, resulting in a 78.9% (15/19) clinical pregnancy rate after each transplantation. Of the nine women who had healthy babies, eight accepted prenatal diagnosis and the results showed no related pathogenic CNVs.

CONCLUSION: Our results show that the extended haplotyping-based PGT-M strategy application for small pathogenic CNVs compensated for the insufficient resolution of PGT-A. These three PGT-M strategies could be applied to couples with small pathogenic CNVs.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:41

Enthalten in:

Journal of assisted reproduction and genetics - 41(2024), 3 vom: 05. März, Seite 739-750

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Hu, Xiao [VerfasserIn]
Wang, Weili [VerfasserIn]
Luo, Keli [VerfasserIn]
Dai, Jing [VerfasserIn]
Zhang, Yi [VerfasserIn]
Wan, Zhenxing [VerfasserIn]
He, Wenbin [VerfasserIn]
Zhang, Shuoping [VerfasserIn]
Yang, Lanlin [VerfasserIn]
Tan, Qin [VerfasserIn]
Li, Wen [VerfasserIn]
Zhang, Qianjun [VerfasserIn]
Gong, Fei [VerfasserIn]
Lu, Guangxiu [VerfasserIn]
Tan, Yue-Qiu [VerfasserIn]
Lin, Ge [VerfasserIn]
Du, Juan [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Copy-number variants (CNVs)
Journal Article
Microdeletion
Microduplication
Preimplantation genetic testing (PGT)
Single-nucleotide polymorphism (SNP)

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Date Completed 22.03.2024

Date Revised 24.03.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1007/s10815-024-03028-6

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NLM367538938