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Xiao Y, Cheng D, Luo K, Li M, Tan Y, Lin G, Hu L. Evaluation of genetic risk of apparently balanced chromosomal rearrangement carriers by breakpoint characterization. J Assist Reprod Genet 2024; 41:147-159. [PMID: 37993578 PMCID: PMC10789712 DOI: 10.1007/s10815-023-02986-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/03/2023] [Accepted: 10/31/2023] [Indexed: 11/24/2023] Open
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PURPOSE To report genetic characteristics and associated risk of chromosomal breaks due to chromosomal rearrangements in large samples. METHODS MicroSeq, a technique that combines chromosome microdissection and next-generation sequencing, was used to identify chromosomal breakpoints. Long-range PCR and Sanger sequencing were used to precisely characterize 100 breakpoints in 50 ABCR carriers. RESULTS In addition to the recurrent regions of balanced rearrangement breaks in 8q24.13, 11q11.23, and 22q11.21 that had been documented, we have discovered a 10-Mb region of 12q24.13-q24.3 that could potentially be a sparse region of balanced rearrangement breaks. We found that 898 breakpoints caused gene disruption and a total of 188 breakpoints interrupted genes recorded in OMIM. The percentage of breakpoints that disrupted autosomal dominant genes recorded in OMIM was 25.53% (48/188). Fifty-four of the precisely characterized breakpoints had 1-8-bp microhomologous sequences. CONCLUSION Our findings provide a reference for the evaluation of the pathogenicity of mutations in related genes that cause protein truncation in clinical practice. According to the characteristics of breakpoints, non-homologous end joining and microhomology-mediated break-induced replication may be the main mechanism for ABCRs formation.
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- Yanqin Xiao
- Institute of Reproductive and Stem Cell Engineering, School of Basic Medical Science, Central South University, Changsha, 410008, Hunan, China
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- Clinical Research Center for Reproduction and Genetics in Hunan Province, Reproductive and Genetic Hospital of CITIC-Xiangya, Changsha, 410023, Hunan, China
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- Institute of Reproductive and Stem Cell Engineering, School of Basic Medical Science, Central South University, Changsha, 410008, Hunan, China
- Clinical Research Center for Reproduction and Genetics in Hunan Province, Reproductive and Genetic Hospital of CITIC-Xiangya, Changsha, 410023, Hunan, China
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- National Engineering and Research Center of Human Stem Cells, Changsha, 410023, Hunan, China
- Hunan Guangxiu Hospital, Changsha, 410023, Hunan, China
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- Institute of Reproductive and Stem Cell Engineering, School of Basic Medical Science, Central South University, Changsha, 410008, Hunan, China
- Clinical Research Center for Reproduction and Genetics in Hunan Province, Reproductive and Genetic Hospital of CITIC-Xiangya, Changsha, 410023, Hunan, China
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- Institute of Reproductive and Stem Cell Engineering, School of Basic Medical Science, Central South University, Changsha, 410008, Hunan, China
- Clinical Research Center for Reproduction and Genetics in Hunan Province, Reproductive and Genetic Hospital of CITIC-Xiangya, Changsha, 410023, Hunan, China
- National Engineering and Research Center of Human Stem Cells, Changsha, 410023, Hunan, China
- Hunan International Scientific and Technological Cooperation Base of Development and Carcinogenesis, Changsha, 410008, Hunan, China
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- Institute of Reproductive and Stem Cell Engineering, School of Basic Medical Science, Central South University, Changsha, 410008, Hunan, China.
- Clinical Research Center for Reproduction and Genetics in Hunan Province, Reproductive and Genetic Hospital of CITIC-Xiangya, Changsha, 410023, Hunan, China.
- National Engineering and Research Center of Human Stem Cells, Changsha, 410023, Hunan, China.
- Hunan International Scientific and Technological Cooperation Base of Development and Carcinogenesis, Changsha, 410008, Hunan, China.
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Exploring the Genetic Causality of Discordant Phenotypes in Familial Apparently Balanced Translocation Cases Using Whole Exome Sequencing. Genes (Basel) 2022; 14:genes14010082. [PMID: 36672823 PMCID: PMC9859009 DOI: 10.3390/genes14010082] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/27/2022] [Revised: 12/23/2022] [Accepted: 12/24/2022] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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Familial apparently balanced translocations (ABTs) are usually not associated with a phenotype; however, rarely, ABTs segregate with discordant phenotypes in family members carrying identical rearrangements. The current study was a follow-up investigation of four familial ABTs, where whole exome sequencing (WES) was implemented as a diagnostic tool to identify the underlying genetic aetiology of the patients' phenotypes. Data were analysed using an in-house bioinformatics pipeline alongside VarSome Clinical. WES findings were validated with Sanger sequencing, while the impact of splicing and missense variants was assessed by reverse-transcription PCR and in silico tools, respectively. Novel candidate variants were identified in three families. In family 1, it was shown that the de novo pathogenic STXBP1 variant (NM_003165.6:c.1110+2T>G) affected splicing and segregated with the patient's phenotype. In family 2, a likely pathogenic TUBA1A variant (NM_006009.4:c.875C>T, NP_006000.2:p.(Thr292Ile)) could explain the patient's symptoms. In family 3, an SCN1A variant of uncertain significance (NM_006920.6:c.5060A>G, NP_008851.3:p.(Glu1687Gly)) required additional evidence to sufficiently support causality. This first report of WES application in familial ABT carriers with discordant phenotypes supported our previous findings describing such rearrangements as coincidental. Thus, WES can be recommended as a complementary test to find the monogenic cause of aberrant phenotypes in familial ABT carriers.
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Nakano T, Ammae M, Satoh M, Mizuno S, Nakaoka Y, Morimoto Y. Analysis of clinical outcomes and meiotic segregation modes following preimplantation genetic testing for structural rearrangements using aCGH/NGS in couples with balanced chromosome rearrangement. Reprod Med Biol 2022; 21:e12476. [PMID: 35781920 PMCID: PMC9243298 DOI: 10.1002/rmb2.12476] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/28/2021] [Revised: 06/13/2022] [Accepted: 06/13/2022] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Purpose To retrospectively evaluate the effectiveness of PGT-SR by array comparative genomic hybridization (aCGH) or next-generation sequencing (NGS) in preventing recurrent miscarriages. Methods Thirty one couples with balanced translocation who underwent 68 PGT-SR cycles between 2012 and 2020 were evaluated. A total of 242 blastocysts were biopsied for aCGH or NGS. The genetically transferable blastocysts were transferred in the subsequent frozen-thawed single embryo transfer cycle. Results The genetically transferable blastocyst rate was 21.2% (51/241). Thirty five genetically transferable blastocysts were transferred into the uterine cavity. The clinical pregnancy rate was 57.1% (20/35), and the ongoing pregnancy rate was 100.0% (20/20). The incidence of interchromosomal effect (ICE) was influenced by ovarian stimulation protocol, female age, and carrier's gender, but dependent on the types of balanced translocation carriers. Furthermore, there was no significant difference in meiotic segregation modes in ovarian stimulation protocols and carrier's gender. Interestingly, the incidence of adjacent-1 segregation in ≧40 years group increased significantly compared with <35 years group. Conclusions For the first time in Japan, we show the effectiveness of PGT-SR using aCGH or NGS, which enables comprehensive analysis of chromosomes, in the prevention of recurrent miscarriages. Furthermore, our results may support better genetic counseling of balanced translocation carriers for PGT-SR cycles.
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Boynukalin FK, Gultomruk M, Turgut NE, Rubio C, Rodrigo L, Yarkiner Z, Ecemis S, Karlikaya G, Findikli N, Bahceci M. The impact of patient, embryo, and translocation characteristics on the ploidy status of young couples undergoing preimplantation genetic testing for structural rearrangements (PGT-SR) by next generation sequencing (NGS). J Assist Reprod Genet 2021; 38:387-396. [PMID: 33398513 PMCID: PMC7884505 DOI: 10.1007/s10815-020-02054-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/20/2020] [Accepted: 12/28/2020] [Indexed: 10/22/2022] Open
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PURPOSE To evaluate the factors that affect the incidence of euploid balanced embryos and interchromosomal effect (ICE) in carriers of different structural rearrangements. METHODS This retrospective study includes 95 couples with reciprocal translocations (RecT) and 36 couples with Robertsonian translocations (RobT) undergoing Preimplantation Genetic Testing for Structural Rearrangements (PGT-SR) between March 2016 and July 2019. Next-generation sequencing (NGS) was the technique used coupled with trophectoderm (TE) biopsy. Only cases with females under 38 years were included. A total of 532 blastocysts were evaluated. RESULTS The euploidy rate was similar in RobT when compared with RecT carriers [57/156 (36.5%) vs. 112/376 (29.8%), p = 0.127]. The pure ICE rate was significantly higher in RobT carriers [48/156 (30.8%) vs. 53/376 (14.1%), p < 0.001] than it was in RecT carriers. Female age was the independent factor for the probability of obtaining a euploid embryo in RecT and RobT carriers, and increasing female age decreases the probability of obtaining a euploid embryo. In RecT carriers, no significant differences were observed in euploidy rates, pure ICE, or combined ICE according to the length of the translocated fragment and the chromosome group. However, total ICE was significantly lower when there was a breakpoint in the short chromosome arm together with a breakpoint in the long arm [(44/158 (27.8%) for pq or qp, 51/155 (32.9%) for pp and 30/63 (47.6%) for qq; p = 0.02]. CONCLUSION The incidence of euploid/balanced blastocysts was similar in both types of translocations. However, there was a significant increase in pure ICE in RobT compared to RecT carriers. In RecT carriers, the presence of the breakpoints in the long arm of the chromosomes involved in the rearrangement resulted in a higher total ICE.
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- Bahceci Health Group, Hakki Yeten cad. No: 11 Terrace Fulya, Fulya, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Bahceci Health Group, Hakki Yeten cad. No: 11 Terrace Fulya, Fulya, Istanbul, Turkey
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- IGENOMIX, Calle Narcís Monturiol Estarriol no. 11 Parcela B, Edificio Europark, Parque Tecnológico de Paterna, 46980, Paterna, Valencia, Spain
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- IGENOMIX, Calle Narcís Monturiol Estarriol no. 11 Parcela B, Edificio Europark, Parque Tecnológico de Paterna, 46980, Paterna, Valencia, Spain
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- Department of Statistics, Cyprus Science University, Dr. Fazil Kucuk Cad., 99320, Ozankoy, Cyprus
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- Bahceci Health Group, Hakki Yeten cad. No: 11 Terrace Fulya, Fulya, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Bahceci Health Group, Hakki Yeten cad. No: 11 Terrace Fulya, Fulya, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Bahceci Health Group, Hakki Yeten cad. No: 11 Terrace Fulya, Fulya, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Bahceci Health Group, Hakki Yeten cad. No: 11 Terrace Fulya, Fulya, Istanbul, Turkey
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Interchromosomal effect in carriers of translocations and inversions assessed by preimplantation genetic testing for structural rearrangements (PGT-SR). J Assist Reprod Genet 2019; 36:2547-2555. [PMID: 31696386 DOI: 10.1007/s10815-019-01593-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/06/2019] [Accepted: 09/24/2019] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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PURPOSE Balanced carriers of structural rearrangements have an increased risk of unbalanced embryos mainly due to the production of unbalanced gametes during meiosis. Aneuploidy for other chromosomes not involved in the rearrangements has also been described. The purpose of this work is to know if the incidence of unbalanced embryos, interchromosomal effect (ICE) and clinical outcomes differ in carriers of different structural rearrangements. METHODS Cohort retrospective study including 359 preimplantation genetic testing cycles for structural rearrangements from 304 couples was performed. Comparative genomic hybridisation arrays were used for chromosomal analysis. The results were stratified and compared according to female age and carrier sex. The impact of different cytogenetic features of chromosomal rearrangements was evaluated. RESULTS In carriers of translocations, we observed a higher percentage of abnormal embryos from day 3 biopsies compared with day 5/6 biopsies and for reciprocal translocations compared with other rearrangements. We observed a high percentage of embryos with aneuploidies for chromosomes not involved in the rearrangement that could be attributed to total ICE (aneuploid balanced and unbalanced embryos). No significant differences were observed in these percentages between types of rearrangements. Pure ICE (aneuploid balanced embyos) was independent of female age only for Robertsonian translocations, and significantly increased in day 3 biopsies for all types of abnormalities. Furthermore, total ICE for carriers of Robertsonian translocations and biopsy on day 3 was independent of female age too. High ongoing pregnancy rates were observed for all studied groups, with higher pregnancy rate for male carriers. CONCLUSION We observed a higher percentage of abnormal embryos for reciprocal translocations. No significant differences for total ICE was found among the different types of rearrangements, with higher pure ICE only for Robertsonian translocations. There was a sex effect for clinical outcome for carriers of translocations, with higher pregnancy rate for male carriers. The higher incidence of unbalanced and aneuploid embryos should be considered for reproductive counselling in carriers of structural rearrangements.
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Huang C, Jiang W, Zhu Y, Li H, Lu J, Yan J, Chen ZJ. Pregnancy outcomes of reciprocal translocation carriers with two or more unfavorable pregnancy histories: before and after preimplantation genetic testing. J Assist Reprod Genet 2019; 36:2325-2331. [PMID: 31522368 DOI: 10.1007/s10815-019-01585-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/05/2019] [Accepted: 09/06/2019] [Indexed: 10/26/2022] Open
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PURPOSE To report the normal live birth and birth defect rates pre- and post- preimplantation genetic testing for chromosomal structural rearrangements (PGT-SR) in reciprocal translocation carriers who have experienced two or more unfavorable pregnancy histories. METHODS We conducted a retrospective cohort study of 194 couples who underwent 265 PGT-SR cycles between January 2013 and August 2016. The rates of miscarriage, normal live birth, and birth defect pre- and post- PGT-SR treatment were recorded. The types of birth defect were also categorized. RESULTS Before PGT-SR treatment, the 194 couples with reciprocal translocation had a previous reproductive history consisting of 592 pregnancies in total: 496 (83.8%) were miscarriages; 29 (4.9%) ended by induced abortion due to unintended pregnancy; 36 (6.1%) had birth defects; and 17 (2.9%) were normal live births. After PGT-SR treatment, there were 118 clinical pregnancies. Of these pregnancies, 13 (11.0%) were miscarriages, 101 (85.6%) were normal live births, and 4 (3.4%) had birth defects. In total, 14 different disorders were noted in the prenatal and postnatal examinations. Before the PGT-SR treatment, multiple birth defects, central nervous system abnormalities, and congenital heart defects were the three most common congenital malformations. Excluding for methylmalonic acidemia, there were only single and mild birth defects after the PGT-SR treatment. CONCLUSIONS After the PGT-SR treatment, the reciprocal translocation carriers who had previously experienced two or more unfavorable pregnancy outcomes had a low risk of miscarriages and birth defects. The rate of normal live births per pregnancy was higher after PGT-SR treatment.
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- Caiyi Huang
- Center for Reproductive Medicine, Ren Ji Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200000, China.,Shanghai Key Laboratory for Assisted Reproduction and Reproductive Genetics, Shanghai, 200000, China.,Center for Reproductive Medicine, Shandong Provincial Hospital Affiliated to Shandong University, No. 157 Jingliu Road, Jinan, 250021, China.,National Research Center for Assisted Reproductive Technology and Reproductive Genetics, Jinan, 250001, China.,The Key Laboratory for Reproductive Endocrinology of Ministry of Education, Jinan, 250001, China
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- Center for Reproductive Medicine, Shandong Provincial Hospital Affiliated to Shandong University, No. 157 Jingliu Road, Jinan, 250021, China.,National Research Center for Assisted Reproductive Technology and Reproductive Genetics, Jinan, 250001, China.,The Key Laboratory for Reproductive Endocrinology of Ministry of Education, Jinan, 250001, China
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- Center for Reproductive Medicine, Shandong Provincial Hospital Affiliated to Shandong University, No. 157 Jingliu Road, Jinan, 250021, China.,National Research Center for Assisted Reproductive Technology and Reproductive Genetics, Jinan, 250001, China.,The Key Laboratory for Reproductive Endocrinology of Ministry of Education, Jinan, 250001, China
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- Center for Reproductive Medicine, Shandong Provincial Hospital Affiliated to Shandong University, No. 157 Jingliu Road, Jinan, 250021, China.,National Research Center for Assisted Reproductive Technology and Reproductive Genetics, Jinan, 250001, China.,The Key Laboratory for Reproductive Endocrinology of Ministry of Education, Jinan, 250001, China
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- Center for Reproductive Medicine, Shandong Provincial Hospital Affiliated to Shandong University, No. 157 Jingliu Road, Jinan, 250021, China.,National Research Center for Assisted Reproductive Technology and Reproductive Genetics, Jinan, 250001, China.,The Key Laboratory for Reproductive Endocrinology of Ministry of Education, Jinan, 250001, China
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- Center for Reproductive Medicine, Shandong Provincial Hospital Affiliated to Shandong University, No. 157 Jingliu Road, Jinan, 250021, China. .,National Research Center for Assisted Reproductive Technology and Reproductive Genetics, Jinan, 250001, China. .,The Key Laboratory for Reproductive Endocrinology of Ministry of Education, Jinan, 250001, China.
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- Center for Reproductive Medicine, Ren Ji Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200000, China.,Shanghai Key Laboratory for Assisted Reproduction and Reproductive Genetics, Shanghai, 200000, China.,Center for Reproductive Medicine, Shandong Provincial Hospital Affiliated to Shandong University, No. 157 Jingliu Road, Jinan, 250021, China.,National Research Center for Assisted Reproductive Technology and Reproductive Genetics, Jinan, 250001, China.,The Key Laboratory for Reproductive Endocrinology of Ministry of Education, Jinan, 250001, China
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Kovaleva NV. Homologous Robertsonian Translocations: Spectrum, Sex Ratios, and Reproductive Risks. RUSS J GENET+ 2019. [DOI: 10.1134/s1022795419010095] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Fodina V, Dudorova A, Alksere B, Dzalbs A, Vedmedovska N, Andersone S, Una C, Juris E, Dace B. The application of PGT-A for carriers of balanced structural chromosomal rearrangements. Gynecol Endocrinol 2019; 35:18-23. [PMID: 31532310 DOI: 10.1080/09513590.2019.1632091] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022] Open
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The aim of this study was to analyze differences in chromosomal aberrations and euploidy in embryos of each translocation type and gender of carrier in the case series of 10 couples with balanced translocations who underwent IVF with embryos trophectoderm (TE) biopsy and PGT-A to detect chromosomal aberrations. This is a Case Series (Retrospective study). In each case, controlled ovarian hyperstimulation, oocyte insemination with intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) and cultivation gave multiple blastocysts, that underwent trophectoderm (TE) biopsy with PGT-A analysis using aCGH and NGS. Number of total unbalanced translocations compared to the number of sporadic aneuploid embryos was 39.6% to 39.6% (50% to 50% of all 37 aneuploid embryos). The highest euploidy rate was in male carrier group - 26.7% and the lowest in the Robertsonian translocation carrier group - 18.2%. Sporadic aneuploidy - 68.2% was highest in Robertsonian translocation carrier group and lowest in female group - 11.1%. Chromosomal aberrations related to translocation were highest in female carrier group - 77.8% and lowest in Robertsonian translocation carrier group - 13.6%. Our study showed that expectancy of total embryo aneuploidy rates will be higher in carriers, than in people with normal karyotype. The prevalence of chromosomal aberrations related to translocation was 4.5 times higher in Reciprocal carrier group than in Robertsonian translocation carrier group. Among maternal and paternal carrier groups, the embryos from female carriers had the lowest euploidy rate, unbalanced translocation rate 4.7 times higher than in the male carrier group and higher total aneuploidy rates.
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- Violeta Fodina
- Department of Gynecology and Reproduction, Clinic "IVF-Riga" , Riga , Latvia
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- Genetic laboratory, Clinic "IVF-Riga" , Riga , Latvia
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- Genetic laboratory, Clinic "IVF-Riga" , Riga , Latvia
- Center of Medical Genetics and Prenatal Diagnostics, Children's Clinical University Hospital , Riga , Latvia
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- Genetic laboratory, Clinic "IVF-Riga" , Riga , Latvia
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- Department of Andrology, Clinic "IVF-Riga" , Riga , Latvia
- Riga Stradins University , Latvia
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- Genetic laboratory, Clinic "IVF-Riga" , Riga , Latvia
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Hajlaoui A, Slimani W, Kammoun M, Sallem A, El Amri F, Chaieb A, Bibi M, Saad A, Mougou-Zerelli S. Subtelomeric Rearrangements in Patients with Recurrent Miscarriage. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF FERTILITY & STERILITY 2018; 12:218-222. [PMID: 29935067 PMCID: PMC6018184 DOI: 10.22074/ijfs.2018.5260] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/17/2017] [Accepted: 09/27/2017] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Background The subtelomeric rearrangements are increasingly being investigated in cases of idiopathic intellectual
disabilities (ID) and congenital abnormalities (CA) but are also thought to be responsible for unexplained recurrent
miscarriage (RM). Such rearrangements can go unnoticed through conventional cytogenetic techniques and are undetectable even with high-resolution molecular cytogenetic techniques such as array comparative genomic hybridization
(aCGH), especially when DNA of the stillbirth or families are not available. The aim of the study is to evaluate the rate
of subtelomeric rearrangements in patients with RM. Materials and Methods In this cross-sectional study, fluorescent in situ hybridization (FISH), based on ToTelVysion
telomeric probes, was undertaken for 21 clinically normal couples exhibiting a “normal” karyotype with at least two
abortions. Approximately 62% had RM with a history of stillbirth or CA/ID while the other 38% had only RM. Results FISH detected one cryptic rearrangement between chromosomes 3q and 4p in the female partner of a
couple (III:4) [46,XX,ish t(3;4)(q28-,p16+;p16-,q28+)(D3S4559+,D3S4560-,D4S3359+; D3S4560+, D4S3359-
,D4S2930+)] who presented a history of RM and family history of ID and CA. Analysis of the other family members
of the woman showed that her sisters (III:6 and III:11) and brother (III:8) were also carriers of the same subtelomeric
translocation t(3;4)(q28;p16). Conclusion We conclude that subtelomeric FISH should be undertaken in couples with RM especially those who not
only have abortions but also have had at least one child with ID and/or CA, or other clinically recognizable syndromes.
For balanced and cryptic anomalies, subtelomeric FISH still remains the most suitable and effective tool in characterising such chromosomal rearrangements in RM couples.
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- Amani Hajlaoui
- Department of Cytogenetic and Reproductive Biology, Farhat Hached University Hospital, Sousse, Tunisia
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- Department of Cytogenetic and Reproductive Biology, Farhat Hached University Hospital, Sousse, Tunisia
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- Department of Cytogenetic and Reproductive Biology, Farhat Hached University Hospital, Sousse, Tunisia
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- Department of Cytogenetic and Reproductive Biology, Farhat Hached University Hospital, Sousse, Tunisia
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Farhat Hached University Hospital, Sousse, Tunisia
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Farhat Hached University Hospital, Sousse, Tunisia
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- Department of Cytogenetic and Reproductive Biology, Farhat Hached University Hospital, Sousse, Tunisia
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- Department of Cytogenetic and Reproductive Biology, Farhat Hached University Hospital, Sousse, Tunisia. Electronic Address:
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Kalotra V, Lall M, Saviour P, Verma IC, Kaur A. Prevalence of Cytogenetic Anomalies in Couples with Recurrent Miscarriages: A Case-control Study. J Hum Reprod Sci 2018; 10:302-309. [PMID: 29430159 PMCID: PMC5799936 DOI: 10.4103/jhrs.jhrs_68_17] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Background: About 15%–20% of couples get affected by recurrent miscarriages (RM) and chromosomal abnormality in one partner affects 3%–6% of RM couples. Aims: The present study aimed to determine the prevalence of cytogenetic anomalies in couples with RM. Settings and Design: A case–control study was undertaken, in which 243 couples who had experienced 2 or >2 miscarriages were investigated for chromosomal abnormalities and compared with 208 healthy, age-matched control couples who had at least one healthy live born and no history of miscarriages. Material and Methods: Peripheral blood (PB) lymphocytes were cultured using PB-Max Karyotyping medium (GIBCO) for chromosomal analysis and 20 metaphases were analyzed for each individual. Statistical Analysis: Student's t-test was used for statistical evaluation and P < 0.05 was considered statistically significant for all instances. Results: The current study revealed 3.1% RM cases showing structural chromosomal aberrations, of which balanced translocations and Robertsonian translocations constituted 66.7% and 26.7% cases, respectively, while inversions constituted 6.7% abnormal RM cases. Polymorphic variations were observed in 1.9% RM patients and 1.2% controls as well. However, the number of abortions were significantly more (P = 0.027) in male carriers of balanced translocations as compared to female carriers in the RM group. There was no significant difference for age (P = 0.539) between RM women and control women. Conclusions: Although similar studies exist in literature, our study is the first of its kind from our region that has compared the chromosomal anomalies between the RM group and the control group. We observed 3.1% of balanced translocations and an increased number (though nonsignificant) of polymorphic variations and satellite associations in the RM group as compared to the control group.
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- Vishali Kalotra
- Cytogenetics Laboratory, Institute of Medical Genetics and Genomics, Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, New Delhi, India.,Department of Human Genetics, Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar, Punjab, India
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- Cytogenetics Laboratory, Institute of Medical Genetics and Genomics, Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, New Delhi, India
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- Cytogenetics Laboratory, Institute of Medical Genetics and Genomics, Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, New Delhi, India
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- Cytogenetics Laboratory, Institute of Medical Genetics and Genomics, Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, New Delhi, India
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- Department of Human Genetics, Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar, Punjab, India
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Pundir J, Magdalani L, El-Toukhy T. Outcome of preimplantation genetic diagnosis using FISH analysis for recurrent miscarriage in low-risk reciprocal translocation carriers. Eur J Obstet Gynecol Reprod Biol 2016; 203:214-9. [PMID: 27343738 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejogrb.2016.05.053] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/06/2016] [Revised: 05/16/2016] [Accepted: 05/31/2016] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To assess PGD outcome using FISH analysis in couples with a history of recurrent miscarriage associated with a parental carrier of reciprocal translocation. STUDY DESIGN Couples in whom one partner was a carrier of a reciprocal translocation and had a history of two or more miscarriages and a low risk of a live born offspring with an unbalanced chromosomal rearrangement, underwent PGD treatment between 2000 and 2012. RESULTS 91 couples started 171 fresh and 11 frozen PGD cycles. Of the fresh cycles, 162 (95%) reached oocyte retrieval and 107 (63%) had embryo transfer. In 14 cycles (8%), surplus embryos were cryopreserved. Pregnancy was achieved in 52 fresh PGD cycles, leading to 20 miscarriages and 32 live births. Eleven frozen embryo transfer cycles resulted in two miscarriages and three live births. The overall live birth rate was 19% per fresh and frozen PGD cycle started (35/182) and miscarriage rate was 39% per pregnancy (22/57). The cumulative live birth rate was 32% per couple (29/91). CONCLUSION After PGD for recurrent miscarriage in low-risk reciprocal translocation carriers, the miscarriage risk remains high and chance of live birth is low. For those translocation carriers, natural conception may be a better option.
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- Jyotsna Pundir
- Centre of Preimplantation Genetic Diagnosis and Assisted Conception Unit, Guy's and St. Thomas' Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK.
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- Centre of Preimplantation Genetic Diagnosis and Assisted Conception Unit, Guy's and St. Thomas' Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
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- Centre of Preimplantation Genetic Diagnosis and Assisted Conception Unit, Guy's and St. Thomas' Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
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Treff NR, Forman EJ, Katz-Jaffe MG, Schoolcraft WB, Levy B, Scott RT. Incidental identification of balanced translocation carrier patients through comprehensive chromosome screening of IVF-derived blastocysts. J Assist Reprod Genet 2013; 30:787-91. [PMID: 23722938 PMCID: PMC3696452 DOI: 10.1007/s10815-013-0008-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/18/2013] [Accepted: 05/02/2013] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Purpose To demonstrate that translocation carrier patients can be identified by analysis of chromosomes in preimplantation human embryos. Methods A report of 3 cases in which multiple embryos were found to possess consistent segmental imbalances by CCS. The parents then had a conventional karyotype performed. Results In each case, parental karyotyping revealed the presence of an otherwise unknown balanced translocation. Original blastocyst CCS results were then reinterpreted to consider the presence of unbalanced derivative chromosomes and to modify the diagnosis of embryos eligible for transfer. Conclusions It is possible to identify patients that are carriers of balanced translocations through the analysis of chromosomes in their IVF-derived embryos. Given that translocation carrier screening is not routinely performed, the growing use of CCS may facilitate discovery and provide both an etiology of reproductive failure and an improved more focused treatment strategy going forward. Future work will involve a large retrospective study to define the sensitivity and frequency of detection using this methodology.
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- Nathan R Treff
- Reproductive Medicine Associates of New Jersey, Morristown, NJ 07960, USA.
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Chung JT, Son WY, Zhang XY, Ao A, Tan SL, Holzer H. Normal birth following PGD for reciprocal translocation after serial vitrification of oocytes from a poor responder: a case report. Reprod Biomed Online 2012; 25:521-6. [PMID: 22995749 DOI: 10.1016/j.rbmo.2012.07.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/30/2012] [Revised: 07/19/2012] [Accepted: 07/23/2012] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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This case study reports the first successful birth outcome following preimplantation genetic diagnosis (PGD) for a chromosome translocation in embryos generated by serial vitrification of oocytes. A couple presented to the fertility clinic with 2 years of primary infertility. The woman was diagnosed with poor ovarian reserve and her partner was diagnosed with severe oligoteratozoospermia and the reciprocal translocation 46,XY,t(1;7)(p36.1;q11.23). Following counselling, the couple opted for serial vitrification of oocytes followed by PGD. A total of 31 oocytes were obtained in five egg collection cycles over a period of 12 months and 27 metaphase-II oocytes were vitrified. Nineteen of the 27 vitrified oocytes survived warming: 14 oocytes from the vitrified group and three oocytes from the fresh cycle were fertilized by intracytoplasmic sperm injection. Eleven embryos, including three from the fresh cycle, were biopsied on day 3 post insemination. Fluorescence in-situ hybridization was performed for the specific chromosomes involved in translocation. Only two embryos from the cryopreservation cycles were diagnosed as normal/balanced, one of which was transferred on day 5 post insemination. A normal healthy female infant was born at week 42 of gestation.
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- Jin Tae Chung
- MUHC Reproductive Center, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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Kochhar PK, Ghosh P. Reproductive outcome of couples with recurrent miscarriage and balanced chromosomal abnormalities. J Obstet Gynaecol Res 2012; 39:113-20. [PMID: 22672580 DOI: 10.1111/j.1447-0756.2012.01905.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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AIM Despite known association of parental carriers of structural chromosomal rearrangements with a history of recurrent pregnancy loss (RPL), the possibility of having a miscarriage due to an unbalanced chromosomal aberration remains unknown. There has been limited research on the reproductive outcome of such couples. The present study was done to report the distribution of structural chromosome rearrangements in patients experiencing RPL and to describe subsequent pregnancy outcomes in the carriers. MATERIAL AND METHODS Chromosomal analysis was performed on blood samples from 788 individuals with RPL and distribution of chromosomal anomalies was studied. In couples found to have chromosomal rearrangements, pregnancy outcomes were recorded over 2 years. In the subsequent pregnancy, cytogenetic analysis was done on amniotic fluid (obtained at 16-20 weeks), or on miscarriage specimens (in pregnancies that failed to continue). RESULTS Chromosomal rearrangements were identified in 6.8% (54/788) cases (including 5.9% reciprocal translocations, 0.7% Robertsonian translocations, and 0.1% inversions). The risk of having a chromosomal aberration was not related to the number of previous miscarriages. Over the next 2 years, two-thirds of the 49 documented pregnancies resulted in a normal live birth, and one-third miscarried. Most miscarriages (56.2%) were euploid, two were trisomic and 12.5% had an unbalanced translocation. CONCLUSION In couples with no other cause of RPL other than a structural chromosomal rearrangement, nearly two-thirds are likely to have a normal outcome in subsequent pregnancy. Couples with pure abortion histories carry higher risk for cytogenetic abnormality than couples with normal children in addition to abortions.
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- Puneet Kaur Kochhar
- Double Helix Cytogenetics and Reproductive Immunology Centre, New Delhi, India.
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Madrigal I, Martinez M, Rodriguez-Revenga L, Carrió A, Milà M. 12p13 rearrangements: 6 Mb deletion responsible for ID/MCA and reciprocal duplication without clinical responsibility. Am J Med Genet A 2012; 158A:1071-6. [PMID: 22488686 DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.a.35287] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/04/2011] [Accepted: 12/21/2011] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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Congenital balanced reciprocal translocations are one of the most frequent structural chromosomal aberrations in the population. We report a familial translocation t(12;22)(p13.3;pter) responsible for intellectual disabilities and congenital anomalies characterized by FISH and array CGH. Two patients carried a der(12)t(12;22)(p13.3;pter), resulting in a 6 Mb 12pter deletion. Patients presented with intellectual disabilities, pre- and post-natal growth retardation, ponderal development delay, global hypotonia, feeding problems and dysmorphic features. Two relatives presented with the reciprocal 12pter duplication, which had no clinical manifestations associated. For this translocation, we propose a mechanism based on a non-allelic recombination model, in which recombination of direct oriented segmental duplications between non-homologous chromatids leads to the reciprocal translocation. The characterization of this translocation has been critical for the family. Translocation carriers have a risk of 40% of having offspring carrying unbalanced products. 12p13.3 deletion carriers present with a recognizable syndrome and on the contrary, 12p13.3 duplication carriers present without clinical manifestations. Other published cases of 12p13.3 duplication show that this syndrome has a variable phenotype. It is advisable to delineate the duplication size and to discard other genetic aberrations, in order to give an accurate genetic counseling in patients carrying 12pter duplications.
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The chromosomal risk in sperm from heterozygous Robertsonian translocation carriers is related to the sperm count and the translocation type. Fertil Steril 2011; 96:1337-43. [DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2011.09.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/23/2011] [Revised: 08/29/2011] [Accepted: 09/01/2011] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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El-Dahtory FAM. Chromosomal abnormalities as a cause of recurrent abortions in Egypt. INDIAN JOURNAL OF HUMAN GENETICS 2011; 17:82-4. [PMID: 22090718 PMCID: PMC3214323 DOI: 10.4103/0971-6866.86186] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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BACKGROUND: In 4%-8% of couples with recurrent abortion, at least one of
the partners has chromosomal abnormality. Most spontaneous miscarriages
which happen in the first and second trimesters are caused by chromosomal
abnormalities. These chromosomal abnormalities may be either numerical or
structural. MATERIAL AND METHODS: Cytogenetic study was done for 73 Egyptian couples who presented with
recurrent abortion at Genetic Unit of Children Hospital, Mansoura
University. RESULTS: We found that the frequency of chromosomal abnormalities was not
significantly different from that reported worldwide. Chromosomal
abnormalities were detected in 9 (6.1%) of 73 couples. Seven of
chromosomal abnormalities were structural and two of them were
numerical. CONCLUSION: Our results showed that 6.1% of the couples with recurrent abortion
had chromosomal abnormalities, with no other abnormalities. We suggest that
it is necessary to perform cytogenetic in vestigation for couples who have
recurrent abortion.
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Dechanet C, Castelli C, Reyftmann L, Hamamah S, Hedon B, Dechaud H, Anahory T. Do female translocations influence the ovarian response pattern to controlled ovarian stimulation in preimplantation genetic diagnosis? Hum Reprod 2011; 26:1232-40. [DOI: 10.1093/humrep/der032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Dutta UR, Rajitha P, Pidugu VK, Dalal AB. Cytogenetic abnormalities in 1162 couples with recurrent miscarriages in southern region of India: report and review. J Assist Reprod Genet 2010; 28:145-9. [PMID: 20931274 DOI: 10.1007/s10815-010-9492-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 59] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/05/2010] [Accepted: 09/28/2010] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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PURPOSE The purpose of the present study was to investigate the contribution of chromosomal anomalies and the frequency of a particular type of aberration in couples with recurrent miscarriages. METHODS A total of 1,162 couples with recurrent miscarriages were analyzed using G-banding and Fluorescence in situ hybridization where ever necessary. RESULTS Chromosomal anomalies were detected in 78 cases. This study describes majority of the cases with balanced reciprocal translocations. Among the abnormal karyotypes we also report for the first time three unique translocations involving (3;14), (18;22) and (X;22) chromosomes which were confirmed by molecular cytogenetic methods. CONCLUSIONS The review of literature and the overall incidence of the abnormalities suggest that chromosomal analysis in couples with recurrent miscarriages should be taken up by all the practioners at all levels. This not only helps to check the cytological abnormalities but also helps to correlate the recurrent abnormalities in a given population. Thus establishing and correlating the environmental and genetic condition of that particular phenotype and genotype.
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- Usha R Dutta
- Diagnostics Division, Center for DNA Fingerprinting and Diagnostics, Tuljaguda complex, 4-1-714, Hyderabad, 500 001, Andhra-Pradesh, India.
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Ideraabdullah FY, Kim K, Pomp D, Moran JL, Beier D, de Villena FPM. Rescue of the mouse DDK syndrome by parent-of-origin-dependent modifiers. Biol Reprod 2006; 76:286-93. [PMID: 17050856 DOI: 10.1095/biolreprod.106.056739] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/01/2022] Open
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When females of the DDK inbred mouse strain are mated to males of other strains, 90-100% of the resulting embryos die during early embryonic development. This DDK syndrome lethality results from incompatibility between an ooplasmic DDK factor and a non-DDK paternal gene, which map to closely linked loci on chromosome 11. It has been proposed that the expression of the gene that encodes the ooplasmic factor is subject to allelic exclusion in oocytes. Previous studies have demonstrated the existence of recessive modifiers that increase lethality in the C57BL/6 and BALB/c strains. These modifiers are thought to skew the choice of allele undergoing allelic exclusion in the oocytes of heterozygous females. In the present study, we demonstrate the presence of modifiers in three Mus musculus domesticus wild-derived strains, PERA, PERC, and RBA. These modifiers completely rescued DDK syndrome lethality. We mapped the major locus that is responsible for rescue in PERA and PERC crosses to proximal chromosome 13 and named this locus Rmod1 (Rescue Modifier of the DDK Syndrome 1). Our experiments demonstrate that PERA or PERC alleles at Rmod1 rescue lethality independently of allelic exclusion. In addition, rescue of the lethal phenotype depends on the parental origin of the Rmod1 alleles; transmission through the dam leads to rescue, while transmission through the sire has no effect.
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- Folami Y Ideraabdullah
- Department of Genetics, Curriculum in Genetics and Molecular Biology, Carolina Center for Genome Sciences, Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599-7264, USA
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Shaffer LG. Risk estimates for uniparental disomy following prenatal detection of a nonhomologous Robertsonian translocation. Prenat Diagn 2006; 26:303-7. [PMID: 16491515 DOI: 10.1002/pd.1384] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Carriers of nonhomologous Robertsonian translocations (ROB) are at risk for having offspring with uniparental disomy (UPD). Although risk estimates have been calculated in several independent studies, the estimates have not been optimal because most studies are not of sufficient size and UPD events are rare. However, these collective data have provided the opportunity to derive an overall risk estimate for UPD in the fetus after the prenatal identification of a ROB.
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- Lisa G Shaffer
- Health Research and Education Center, Washington State University, Spokane, WA 99210-1495, USA.
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Rao L, Murthy K, Babu A, Venkata P, Deenadayal M, Singh L. Chromosome inversions and a novel chromosome insertion associated with recurrent miscarriages in South India. Arch Gynecol Obstet 2005; 272:273-7. [PMID: 16021492 DOI: 10.1007/s00404-005-0027-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/22/2004] [Accepted: 04/05/2005] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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The aim of the present study was to investigate the contribution of chromosomal abnormalities and the frequency of a particular type of aberration in couples of South Indian origin with recurrent miscarriages. A total of 160 couples with recurrent miscarriages were analyzed using Giemsa-Trypsin-Giemsa (GTG) banding and Fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) wherever necessary. Chromosomal abnormalities were detected in 18 individuals representing 11.25% of the samples analyzed. Present study describes majority of the cases with chromosome inversions found to be common among the referred couples. Among the abnormal karyotypes, we report for the first time an unique case of chromosome insertion in a woman with the karyotype 46,XX,ins(12;6)(q24.2;q23q25) associated with recurrent miscarriages. The overall incidence of abnormalities and the predominance of chromosome inversions indicates to physicians that routine chromosome analysis of infertile couples of South Indian origin should be essentially considered before the planning of Intra Cytoplasmic Sperm Injection (ICSI), and also the priorities for cytogenetic screening in individual cases should be established.
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- Lakshmi Rao
- Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology, Uppal Road, Hyderabad, 500 007, India
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Kovaleva NV, Shaffer LG. Under-ascertainment of mosaic carriers of balanced homologous acrocentric translocations and isochromosomes. Am J Med Genet A 2003; 121A:180-7. [PMID: 12910502 DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.a.20156] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Acrocentric rearrangements are the most common chromosome abnormalities in humans. Carriers of homologous acrocentric rearrangements (Robertsonian translocations (ROBs) between homologous chromosomes and isochromosomes) are at very high risk of having multiple spontaneous abortions and chromosomally abnormal offspring. Parents of fetuses and children with unbalanced homologous acrocentric rearrangements are rarely found to be carriers or mosaic for the same rearrangement. Even though recurrent miscarriages may indicate a carrier parent, carriers are rarely identified. Comparison of non-chromosome 21 homologous rearrangements to rea(21q21q) culled from the literature revealed a 7-fold decrease in the number of mosaic cases among the parents of non-rea(21q21q) offspring. This under-ascertainment in parents may be due to low level mosaicism confined to the gonads, a true biological difference between chromosome 21 rearrangements and other homologous acrocentric rearrangements, or simply to the lack of rigorous clinical investigation of the parental karyotypes to uncover mosaicism. We recommend that polymorphic marker analysis be applied to apparently de novo acrocentric rearrangements to distinguish those resulting from biparental postzygotic formation from those resulting from meiotic formation; the latter of which may indicate a potential carrier parent. Parental chromosomal constitutions could then be screened in a large number of cells and in more than one tissue type to identify mosaicism. Identification of mosaicism allows for accurate genetic counseling and discussion of reproductive options. However, given that mosaicism may be restricted to the gonads, prenatal testing is likely to be desired by the family whether or not mosaicism is found.
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Kim SR, Shaffer LG. Robertsonian translocations: mechanisms of formation, aneuploidy, and uniparental disomy and diagnostic considerations. GENETIC TESTING 2003; 6:163-8. [PMID: 12490055 DOI: 10.1089/109065702761403315] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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Robertsonian translocations (ROBs) are rearrangements of the acrocentric chromosomes 13-15 and 21-22. Cytologically, ROBs between homologous chromosomes cannot be distinguished from isochromosomes that originate through duplication of a single homologue. Both types of rearrangements can be involved in aneuploidy. A conceptus with a trisomy or a monosomy can be rescued, and in a proportion of cases, a uniparental disomy (UPD) would result. If there are regions of genome imprinting on a uniparental chromosome pair, phenotypic consequences can result. Chromosomes 14 and 15 are imprinted, and UPD of these are known to result in abnormalities. Thus, prenatal testing should be considered in all pregnancies when one of the parents is a balanced carrier of a ROB because of the risk for aneuploidy, and UPD testing should be considered in fetuses found to carry a balanced ROB or isochromosome that involves chromosomes 14 or 15. Additionally, infants or children with congenital anomalies who carry a ROB should also be considered for UPD testing.
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- Sung-Ryul Kim
- Department of Clinical Pathology, Ulsan University Hospital, Ulsan, Korea
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The proband was a 22-year-old woman who had two spontaneous abortions in the first trimester of pregnancy. She had a consanguineous marriage with no history of malformation or developmental disorders in the family. Her gynecological examination was normal. Chromosome analysis of the family showed two different katyotypes 46,XY,t(1;16)(p22;p13) and 46,XX,t(1;16)(q24;q24) using high-resolution banding (HRB). Proband's family was also examined for chromosome analysis. A t(1;16)(p22;p13) was found in the husband's father and other relatives, and a t(1;16)(q24;q24) translocation in the proband's family. This second tanslocation is not found in her parents.
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Ogilvie CM, Braude P, Scriven PN. Successful pregnancy outcomes after preimplantation genetic diagnosis (PGD) for carriers of chromosome translocations. HUM FERTIL 2002; 4:168-71. [PMID: 11591275 DOI: 10.1080/1464727012000199252] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Reciprocal translocations are found in about 1 in 500 people, whereas Robertsonian translocations occur with a prevalence of 1 in 1000. Balanced carriers of these rearrangements, although phenotypically normal, may present with infertility, recurrent miscarriage, or offspring with an abnormal phenotype after segregation of the translocation at meiosis. Once the translocation has been identified, prenatal diagnosis can be offered, followed by termination of pregnancies with chromosome imbalance. Couples who have suffered repeated miscarriage or those who have undergone termination of pregnancy as a result of the translocation carrier status of one partner are looking increasingly to preimplantation genetic diagnosis (PGD) as a way of achieving a normal pregnancy. Similarly, infertile couples in which one partner is a translocation carrier may request PGD to ensure transfer of normal embryos after in vitro fertilization. Translocation PGD has been applied successfully in several centres worldwide and should now be considered as a realistic treatment option for translocation carriers who do not wish to trust to luck for a successful natural outcome.
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- C M Ogilvie
- Centre for Preimplantation Diagnosis, Guy's & St Thomas' Hospital Trust, St Thomas Street, London SE1 9RT, UK
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Dubey S, Mathur R, Kabra M, Menon PSN. Detection of complex chromosomal rearrangements in a woman with repeated spontaneous abortions. Acta Obstet Gynecol Scand 2001. [DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-0412.2001.080005478.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Berend SA, Horwitz J, McCaskill C, Shaffer LG. Identification of uniparental disomy following prenatal detection of Robertsonian translocations and isochromosomes. Am J Hum Genet 2000; 66:1787-93. [PMID: 10775524 PMCID: PMC1378034 DOI: 10.1086/302916] [Citation(s) in RCA: 62] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/26/2000] [Accepted: 03/13/2000] [Indexed: 11/03/2022] Open
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Rearrangements of the acrocentric chromosomes (Robertsonian translocations and isochromosomes) are associated with an increased risk of aneuploidy. Given this, and the large number of reported cases of uniparental disomy (UPD) associated with an acrocentric rearrangement, carriers are presumed to be at risk for UPD. However, an accurate risk estimate for UPD associated with these rearrangements is lacking. A total of 174 prenatally identified acrocentric rearrangements, including both Robertsonian translocations and isochromosomes, were studied prospectively to identify UPD for the chromosomes involved in the rearrangements. The overall goal of the study was to provide an estimate of the risk of UPD associated with nonhomologous Robertsonian translocations and homologous acrocentric rearrangements. Of the 168 nonhomologous Robertsonian translocations studied, one showed UPD for chromosome 13, providing a risk estimate of 0.6%. Four of the six homologous acrocentric rearrangements showed UPD, providing a risk estimate of 66%. These cases have also allowed delineation of the mechanisms involved in producing UPD unique to Robertsonian translocations. Given the relatively high risk for UPD in prenatally identified Robertsonian translocations and isochromosomes, UPD testing should be considered, especially for cases involving the acrocentric chromosomes 14 and 15, in which UPD is associated with adverse clinical outcomes.
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- S A Berend
- Department of Molecular and Human Genetics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX 77030, USA
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Al-Hussain M, Al-Nuaim L, Abu Talib Z, Zaki OK. Cytogenetic study in cases with recurrent abortion in Saudi Arabia. Ann Saudi Med 2000; 20:233-6. [PMID: 17322664 DOI: 10.5144/0256-4947.2000.233] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND A proportion of cases with repeated abortion are caused by chromosomal abnormality in one of the parents. Several studies have been done to determine the role of chromosomal abnormalities in couples with repeated fetal loss in various countries. None of these studies was done in the Arab Peninsula. MATERIAL AND METHODS Cytogenetic study was done for 193 consecutive Saudi couples who presented with repeated abortion at the King Khalid University Hospital in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. RESULTS We found that the frequency of chromosomal abnormalities was not significantly different from that reported worldwide. The nature of those abnormalities and their relation to the obstetric history of cases were discussed. CONCLUSION This study should help physicians working in the region to realize the contribution of chromosomal abnormalities to cases of repeated fetal loss. It should also help in setting priorities of cytogenetic screening in individual cases.
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- M Al-Hussain
- Department of Pediatrics, King Khalid University Hospital, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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Lanasa MC, Hogge WA, Hoffman EP. Sex Chromosome Genetics '99. The X chromosome and recurrent spontaneous abortion: the significance of transmanifesting carriers. Am J Hum Genet 1999; 64:934-8. [PMID: 10090877 PMCID: PMC1377816 DOI: 10.1086/302352] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022] Open
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- M C Lanasa
- Department of Molecular Genetics and Biochemistry, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, USA
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Scriven PN, Handyside AH, Ogilvie CM. Chromosome translocations: segregation modes and strategies for preimplantation genetic diagnosis. Prenat Diagn 1998. [DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1097-0223(199812)18:13<1437::aid-pd497>3.0.co;2-p] [Citation(s) in RCA: 144] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Resta RG, Luthardt F, Kapur R. Follow-up of a familial translocation t(10;16) with an unusual segregation pattern. AMERICAN JOURNAL OF MEDICAL GENETICS 1996; 63:363-5. [PMID: 8725786 DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1096-8628(19960517)63:2<363::aid-ajmg7>3.0.co;2-u] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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Bofinger et al. [Am J Med Genet 38:1-8, 1991] reported on a four-generation family with an unusual segregation pattern involving a translocation t(10;16)(q26.3;p13.1). All relatives either had a balanced or unbalanced translocation. We report on five additional relatives, none of whom have a normal karyotype. This unusual segregation pattern may be due to chance or be the result of meiotic drive.
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- R G Resta
- Center for Perinatal Studies, Swedish Medical Center, Seattle, Washington 98114-0999, USA
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Cans C, Cohen O, Mermet MA, Demongeot J, Jalbert P. Human reciprocal translocations: is the unbalanced mode at birth predictable? Hum Genet 1993; 91:228-32. [PMID: 8478005 DOI: 10.1007/bf00218261] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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Two methods of prediction for the risk of unbalance at birth were tested on a large data base of reciprocal translocation (1376 families): the pachytene diagram predictive method (PDP method) and the discriminant method (D method). These method succeeded in correctly predicting the segregation mode in 66% of the data for the PDP method and in 80% of the data for the D method. The quality of chromosome material (in particular R bands) must be taken into account for more accurate prediction. Some difficulties still exist in predicting the 3:1 tertiary segregation mode, which can frequently be incorrectly classified as the adjacent 1 mode.
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- C Cans
- Genetics Laboratory, Medical School, Joseph Fourier University, Grenoble, La Tronche, France
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Ramer JC, Mowrey PN, Robins DB, Ligato S, Towfighi J, Ladda RL. Five children with del (2)(q31q33) and one individual with dup (2)(q31q33) from a single family: review of brain, cardiac, and limb malformations. AMERICAN JOURNAL OF MEDICAL GENETICS 1990; 37:392-400. [PMID: 2260571 DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.1320370320] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Five matings to a dir ins (6;2)(q16;q31q33) carrier have produced a high frequency (42%) of offspring with unbalanced karyotypes. Five children have the derivative chromosome 2 resulting in del (2)(q31q33) and one individual received the derivative chromosome 6 leading to dup (2)(q31q33). The findings associated with the deletion include pre- and postnatal growth retardation, developmental delay, minor facial anomalies, seizures, complex structural heart defects, and limb deficiency. Autopsy of one individual showed complex brain malformations including hydrocephalus secondary to obstruction of the foramina of Monro, extensive heterotopias and polymicrogyria, and an unusual form of total anomalous pulmonary venous return. We compare the findings in these children to those of previously reported cases and construct an overview of the range of anomalies. Apparently, no other individual with dup (2)(q31q33) has been described. We compare the physical peculiarities of our patient with those of individuals with duplications of overlapping regions of 2q.
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- J C Ramer
- Department of Pediatrics, Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine, Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Hershey 17033
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Smith A, Gaha TJ. Data on families of chromosome translocation carriers ascertained because of habitual spontaneous abortion. Aust N Z J Obstet Gynaecol 1990; 30:57-62. [PMID: 2346453 DOI: 10.1111/j.1479-828x.1990.tb03197.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Cytogenetic studies were performed on 1,180 individuals--490 couples + 200 females presenting with habitual spontaneous abortion (HSA). These revealed 24 abnormal results (2.03%)--15 were apparently balanced reciprocal translocations and 9 were Robertsonian translocations. Of 97 pregnancies among the translocation carriers, there were 10 living children and 87 pregnancy losses--a loss rate of 89.7%. There were 11 familial translocations. In 10 familial cases with a full family tree, there were 27 spontaneous abortions and 64 livebirths among the 30 adult translocation carrier relatives--a loss rate of 29.6%. This is twice the risk found in the general population but not as high as in the probands, who had 6 times the abortion rate in the general population. Mechanisms are suggested for this difference. The subsequent pregnancy history of 12 index translocation couples showed an apparently improved pregnancy outcome with 13 further fetal losses and 13 living children, over a follow-up time per patient ranging from 1-5.5 years. However, when the pregnancy losses at ascertainment were combined with postascertainment losses, the overall rate of pregnancy loss remained the same.
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- A Smith
- Oliver Latham Laboratory Department of Health, New South Wales
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Abuelo DN, Barsel-Bowers G, Richardson A. Insertional translocations: report of two new families and review of the literature. AMERICAN JOURNAL OF MEDICAL GENETICS 1988; 31:319-29. [PMID: 2852898 DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.1320310209] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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We describe two families with insertional translocations. In the first, a large family ascertained because of repeated pregnancy loss, the insertional translocation, ins(1;3)(q32;p13pter), was found to be segregating through three generations. In the second family, ascertained through a proposita with congenital malformations, multiple spontaneous abortions also occurred. The father had an insertional translocation, inv 4(p14,q21.1)ins(7,4)(q32;q21.1 q23). These cases illustrate that recurrent fetal wastage may be caused by insertional translocations and in fact may be the only clinical manifestation of this unusual type of chromosome rearrangement.
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MESH Headings
- Chromosomes, Human, Pair 1
- Chromosomes, Human, Pair 3
- Chromosomes, Human, Pair 4
- Chromosomes, Human, Pair 7
- DNA Transposable Elements
- Female
- Humans
- Infant, Newborn
- Karyotyping
- Male
- Pedigree
- Translocation, Genetic
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- D N Abuelo
- Genetic Counseling Center, Rhode Island Hospital, Department of Pediatrics, Providence 02902
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Gorski JL, Kistenmacher ML, Punnett HH, Zackai EH, Emanuel BS. Reproductive risks for carriers of complex chromosome rearrangements: analysis of 25 families. AMERICAN JOURNAL OF MEDICAL GENETICS 1988; 29:247-61. [PMID: 3354596 DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.1320290202] [Citation(s) in RCA: 67] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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We have determined the empirical reproductive risks for heterozygous carriers of complex chromosome rearrangements (CCRs). CCRs are structural rearrangements involving at least three chromosomes and three or more chromosomal breakpoints. Pregnancy outcome, the frequency and type of chromosomal imbalance in the offspring, and the localization and distribution of chromosome breakpoints were analyzed in 25 CCR families ascertained by the birth of a malformed child or repeated spontaneous abortions. This study included two newly ascertained familial CCRs and a total of 67 informative pregnancies. Analysis of the data, after correction for ascertainment bias, showed that the incidence of spontaneous abortions in CCR families was 48.3%. Approximately one in ten pregnancies and 18.4% of all live births to CCR carriers resulted in phenotypically abnormal offspring. One-half of all CCR carrier liveborn offspring were also CCR carriers. There was a 53.7% incidence of an abnormal pregnancy outcome to CCR carriers. We failed to detect any evidence for a non-random involvement of specific chromosomes in CCRs. However, we did observe a non-random distribution of specific breakpoints at sites 1q25, 4q13, 6q27, 7p14, 9q12, 11p11, 11p15, 12q21, 13q31, and 18q21.
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- J L Gorski
- Clinical Genetics Center, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
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Young RS. The Genetics of Neurologic Syndromes. Otolaryngol Clin North Am 1987. [DOI: 10.1016/s0030-6665(20)31663-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Neri G, Bertini E, Serra A, Tedeschi B, Campana M, Tonali P, De Mercurio D, Angelini C. Myotonic dystrophy and chromosome translocation segregating in the same family. J Neurogenet 1987; 4:47-56. [PMID: 3559794 DOI: 10.3109/01677068709102332] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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We report on a family segregating the myotonic dystrophy (DM) gene and a t(5;8) reciprocal translocation. The DM presented the characteristics typically seen in this disease, i.e. full penetrance, broad expressivity, apparent anticipation in successive generations, presence of a congenital form transmitted by a carrier mother. The family was uninformative for linkage studies with the Lutheran and Secretor loci. The concordance between DM and chromosome translocation in 8 out of 9 individuals at risk was apparently due to chance.
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De Arce MA, Grace PM, McManus S. A computer model for the study of segregation in reciprocal translocation carriers: application to 20 new cases. AMERICAN JOURNAL OF MEDICAL GENETICS 1986; 24:519-25. [PMID: 3755291 DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.1320240315] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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We report on a computer program that, given the breakpoints and the chromosomes involved in a translocation, generates all the possible imbalanced gametes, calculates their corresponding imbalances, and arranges them in order of increasing imbalance. When compared to current, more cumbersome criteria from the literature, both methods agreed on 196 cases of 199 (greater than 98%). When compared to observed data from families with aneuploid offspring, both our program and the other reported methods yield a rate of accurate prediction of 87%. The use of the program is illustrated in 20 new translocations from our laboratory. The possible influence of crossing over in meiosis I in altering the gamete that is most likely to be passed to aneuploid live births is discussed.
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Campana M, Serra A, Neri G. Role of chromosome aberrations in recurrent abortion: a study of 269 balanced translocations. AMERICAN JOURNAL OF MEDICAL GENETICS 1986; 24:341-56. [PMID: 3717213 DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.1320240214] [Citation(s) in RCA: 82] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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We have studied a sample of 5,445 couples in which the woman was ascertained to have had two or more spontaneous abortions: 396 from our Cytogenetics Unit (present series) and 5,049 from the literature (literature series). In approximately 5% of these couples one of the members was a carrier of a balanced translocation, either reciprocal (2/3 of cases) or Robertsonian (1/3). In 1% of the couples there were other chromosome anomalies, mostly gonosomal aneuploidies or mosaicisms. A pericentric inversion of the heterochromatic region of chromosome 9 was present in 3% of the couples of the present series and in 1% of the literature series. The number of female carriers exceeded significantly that of males. The probability for one member of the couple to be a carrier increased with the number of abortions at the time of ascertainment, but it does not seem modified by the concomitant presence of term pregnancies. The analysis of the cytogenetic findings in 80 cases of Robertsonian and 156 cases of reciprocal translocations suggests that some chromosomes are preferentially involved, and that in reciprocal translocations the breakpoints are not distributed at random on the chromosome arms. There is an excess of breakpoints on chromosomes 6, 7, and 22 and a dearth on chromosome 12. This distribution is significantly different from that of a sample of reciprocal translocations ascertained for a malformed child. In both samples the breakpoints seem associated with fragile sites more frequently than expected by chance. An analysis of the potential and effective chromosome imbalance suggests that in subjects with unbalanced chromosomes survival is correlated with a minimum imbalance.
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Davis JR, Rogers BB, Hagaman RM, Thies CA, Veomett IC. Balanced reciprocal translocations: risk factors for aneuploid segregant viability. Clin Genet 1985; 27:1-19. [PMID: 3884190 DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-0004.1985.tb00179.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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Reciprocal translocations were studied in two groups of balanced carrier couples: 202 had 210 translocation aneuploid between (LB) infants, and 95 couples had repetitive abortions (AB) without liveborn aneuploids. The observed translocation aneuploidies in the LB group were compared to predicted potential aneuploidies in AB by frequency of chromosome involvement, meiotic segregation mode, and mean trisomic, monosomic and combined genomic imbalances. Qualitative and quantitative differences identified genomic regions and chromosomes possibly vital for in utero survivability. LB aneuploidies indicate non-random chromosome involvement, selection of least detrimental segregants and segments, and predominant transmission from maternal balanced carriers (especially in 3:1 tertiary segregation, 93.5%). For an individual with a balanced reciprocal translocation and untested reproductive capability, an approach is given for predicting whether a translocation aneuploid conceptus will be liveborn or aborted.
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