Objective: Noninvasive prenatal testing (NIPT) is widely used in clinical detection of fetal autosomal duplications or deletions. The aim of this study was to investigate the clinical application of NIPT for detection of chromosomal microdeletions.
Methods: Microdeletions of about 5 Mb in the long arm of chromosome 15 (q11.2-q12) were detected by NIPT and were confirmed by karyotype analysis and copy number variation (CNV) analysis based on high-throughput sequencing technology.
Results: The CNV results of prenatal diagnosis showed that there were approximately 4.96 Mb of microdeletions in 15q11.2-q13.1, which was consistent with the NIPT results. The karyotype analysis showed no abnormalities.
Conclusion: In this study, the microdeletion fragment of fetal chromosome 15 was successfully detected and diagnosed using NIPT. This suggests that NIPT is an efficient method to gain genetic information about chromosomal abnormalities.
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Front Pediatr
December 2024
Department of Ultrasound Medicine, Taihe Hospital, Hubei University of Medicine, Shiyan, Hubei, China.
Background: Unilateral pulmonary artery discontinuity (UPAD) is a rare fetal abnormality, for which a prenatal ultrasonographic diagnosis remains challenging. We report a case of left pulmonary artery discontinuity in association with Taussig-Bing syndrome, which has rarely been reported in the literature thus far.
Case Presentation: A pregnant woman with a fetus with congenital heart disease (CHD) at 23 weeks gestation was referred to our center.
Front Pediatr
December 2024
Maternity and Child Health Care of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Nanning, China.
Objective: to evaluate the research status and development hotspots of fetal α-thalassemia by quantitatively analyzing the diagnostic status, key areas, related management measures and prospects of the disease by bibliometrics.
Methods: The global literature on fetal α-thalassemia and severe α-thalassemia from 2009-2023 in the Web of Science Core Collection (WOSCC) was visually analyzed by VOSviewer and CiteSpace.
Results: (1) The examination of the quantity of publications concerning fetal α-thalassemia indicates a rising tendency prior to 2018, followed by a decrease after 2018.
Case Rep Womens Health
December 2024
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University Hospital of Ioannina, Ioannina, Greece.
A curvature of a finger that bends inwards relative to the other fingers is a common observation during prenatal screening. When the angulation exceeds 10 degrees, it is known as "clinodactyly" and could suggest a variety of underlying issues. Even though it usually remains unnoticed during pregnancy, it may be a sign of serious fetal disease.
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December 2024
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, Hubei, 430071, People's Republic of China.
Purpose: Fetal nucleated red blood cells (fNRBCs) in the peripheral blood of pregnant women contain comprehensive fetal genetic information, making them an ideal target for non-invasive prenatal diagnosis (NIPD). However, challenges in identifying, enriching, and detecting fNRBCs limit their diagnostic potential.
Methods: To overcome these obstacles, we developed a novel biomimetic chip, replicating the micro-nano structure of red rose petals on polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS).
J Community Genet
December 2024
Centre for Biomedical Ethics and Law, Department of Public Health and Primary Care, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.
Genome-wide non-invasive prenatal cell-free DNA screening (NIPT) can lead to the early detection of important health-related information for the fetus and pregnant woman. However, the expanding scope of screening heightens information complexity and creates challenges for clinical interactions. This study explored Belgian healthcare professionals' experiences to identify challenges and solutions to expanded NIPT in practice.
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