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Hemolysis and Fetal Fraction in Cell-Free DNA Blood Collection Tubes for Noninvasive Prenatal Testing.


ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND:Lysis of maternal white blood cells in prenatal cell-free DNA (cfDNA) test samples increases the level of maternal DNA and consequently decreases fetal fraction. OBJECTIVE:The objective of this study was to determine whether hemolysis, traditionally used as a marker for cell lysis, is correlated with a decrease in fetal fraction in maternal blood samples collected in specialized cfDNA tubes for noninvasive prenatal testing. METHODS:In the first part of the study, blood from pregnant women was collected into three Roche Cell-Free DNA Collection Tubes. These replicate specimens from the same subject were evaluated for a visual difference in hemoglobin level as a measure of hemolysis. The specimens were then processed with the Harmony® prenatal test to measure fetal fraction using polymorphic digital analysis of selected regions (DANSR) assays. In a second part of the study, clinical laboratory samples with hemoglobin levels of???500 mg/dL were tracked through the laboratory and their fetal fraction compared with that of concurrently processed samples with lower hemoglobin levels. RESULTS:There was no significant difference in fetal fraction in 339 paired samples, with a difference in hemoglobin levels ranging from 0 to 1000 mg/dL. There was strong correlation in fetal fraction between tubes, regardless of the differences in hemoglobin concentration. The fetal fraction distribution in 203 tracked clinical samples with hemoglobin levels???500 mg/dL was statistically equivalent to the distribution in a concurrent series of 12,705 samples. CONCLUSION:Hemolysis in maternal blood samples collected in specialized cfDNA tubes does not correlate with a decrease in fetal fraction; therefore, it should not be a cause for rejection of samples submitted for prenatal cfDNA testing.

SUBMITTER: Stokowski R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7113221 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Hemolysis and Fetal Fraction in Cell-Free DNA Blood Collection Tubes for Noninvasive Prenatal Testing.

Stokowski Renee R   White Karen K   Hacker Coleen C   Doshi Jigna J   Schmid Maximilian M  

Molecular diagnosis & therapy 20200401 2


<h4>Background</h4>Lysis of maternal white blood cells in prenatal cell-free DNA (cfDNA) test samples increases the level of maternal DNA and consequently decreases fetal fraction.<h4>Objective</h4>The objective of this study was to determine whether hemolysis, traditionally used as a marker for cell lysis, is correlated with a decrease in fetal fraction in maternal blood samples collected in specialized cfDNA tubes for noninvasive prenatal testing.<h4>Methods</h4>In the first part of the study,  ...[more]

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