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Prenatal diagnosis of complete maternal uniparental isodisomy of chromosome 4 in a fetus without congenital abnormality or inherited disease-associated variations.

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND:The prenatal diagnosis of subjects with complete uniparental isodisomy of chromosome 4 (iUPD4) has rarely been reported and poses a great challenge for genetic counseling. In this study, a prenatal case with a high (1 in 58) risk of Down syndrome was diagnosed with iUPD4 by combined chromosomal microarray analysis (CMA), whole exome sequencing (WES) and ultrasound morphology scan. RESULTS:By CMA, a pathogenic copy number variant was not detected; however, a complete maternal iUPD4 was identified in this fetus after analyzing the parental genotype results. To detect potentially autosomal recessive variants, WES was performed. Two missense and two frameshift variants were identified but were predicted with uncertain significance; none of the mutations were definitively associated with congenital abnormality or inherited disease. In addition, a detailed ultrasound morphology scan did not identify any structural abnormalities, facial dysmorphisms or intrauterine growth restriction. The family history was unremarkable. The couple was counseled with the prenatal diagnostic results, and they opted to give birth to the child. No phenotypic abnormalities were observed in this child after the first year of life. CONCLUSION:This study provides further evidence that iUPD4 can result in a healthy live birth and demonstrates that the combined use of CMA, WES and ultrasound technology provides additional information for the prenatal diagnosis and clinical management of rare UPD events.

SUBMITTER: Liu W

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4632482 | biostudies-literature | 2015

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Prenatal diagnosis of complete maternal uniparental isodisomy of chromosome 4 in a fetus without congenital abnormality or inherited disease-associated variations.

Liu WeiQiang W Zhang HuiMin H Wang Jian J Yu GuoJiu G Qiu WenJun W Li ZhiHua Z Chen Min M Choy Kwong Wai KW Sun XiaoFang X

Molecular cytogenetics 20151104

<h4>Background</h4>The prenatal diagnosis of subjects with complete uniparental isodisomy of chromosome 4 (iUPD4) has rarely been reported and poses a great challenge for genetic counseling. In this study, a prenatal case with a high (1 in 58) risk of Down syndrome was diagnosed with iUPD4 by combined chromosomal microarray analysis (CMA), whole exome sequencing (WES) and ultrasound morphology scan.<h4>Results</h4>By CMA, a pathogenic copy number variant was not detected; however, a complete mat ...[more]

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Project description:Background:Uniparental disomy (UPD) is a rare condition in which a child inherits both copies of a chromosome or chromosome segment from one parent. Medical consequences of UPD may include abnormal imprinting, unmasking of genetic disease, and somatic mosaicism; alternatively, the condition may be clinically silent. We present a case of maternal UPD for chromosome 6, a rare condition previously reported less than 20 times. In our patient with a normal phenotype, the condition was discovered through abnormal paternity testing results. Uniparental isodisomy is a rare cause of discordant parentage testing results, but it is an important phenomenon to recognize. Case presentation:We present a female born at 32?weeks gestational age with birth weight 10-25%ile when corrected for prematurity. Paternity testing was obtained for legal reasons, and initial results appeared to exclude the alleged father. However, the lab performed additional testing which indicated that the patient was homozygous for maternal alleles for all three tested loci located on chromosome 6. Based on these results, the patient was referred for a medical genetics evaluation for possible maternal uniparental disomy. She presented for her consultation at 10?months of age and appeared to be developing appropriately. Her age-adjusted weight, length, and head circumference were <3%ile, 10%ile, and 25%ile respectively. Chromosomal microarray testing confirmed maternal UPD6. The patient was seen again at 14?months of age, and her weight and length were 10-25%ile. She had not developed concerning symptoms or physical exam findings. Conclusions:The presence of UPD, especially in asymptomatic patients, has implications for paternity testing, as standard methods may miss cases of both isodisomy and heterodisomy. This rare inheritance pattern should be considered when discordant paternity results come under suspicion. It is unusual for a parentage testing lab to perform the amount of testing done for this case, but the initial inconsistencies necessitated further investigation. UPD6 has uncertain effects and variable phenotypes, so this patient's genetic abnormality likely would have gone undiscovered if not for the non-medical indication for the laboratory analysis. Her asymptomatic presentation raises the possibility that UPD may be more common than previously estimated.

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Prenatal diagnosis of complete maternal uniparental isodisomy of chromosome 4 in a fetus without congenital abnormality or inherited disease-associated variations.

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Prenatal diagnosis of complete maternal uniparental isodisomy of chromosome 4 in a fetus without congenital abnormality or inherited disease-associated variations.

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