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Jia M, Xue X. Higher chromosomal abnormality rate in blastocysts from a subset of patients with pericentric inversion (Inv) 1 variant. HUM FERTIL 2023; 26:1307-1312. [PMID: 36803371 DOI: 10.1080/14647273.2023.2179896] [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: 10/12/2021] [Accepted: 12/20/2022] [Indexed: 02/22/2023]
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The purpose of this study was to evaluate the incidence of unbalanced chromosome rearrangement in blastocyst-stage embryos from carriers of pericentric inversion of chromosome 1 (PEI-1). A total of 98 embryos from 22 PEI-1 carriers were tested for unbalanced rearrangements, originating from inversion carriers, and overall aneuploidy. Logistic regression analysis indicated that the ratio of inverted segment size to chromosome length was a statistically significant risk factor for unbalanced chromosome rearrangement from PEI-1 carriers (p = 0.003). The optimal cut-off values to predict the risk of unbalanced chromosome rearrangement was 36%, with the incidence being 2.0% in the <36% group and 32.7% in the ≥36% group. The unbalanced embryo rate was 24.4% in male carriers compared to 12.3% in female carriers. Inter-chromosomal effect analysis was performed using 98 blastocysts from PEI-1 carriers and 116 blastocysts from age-matched controls. PEI-1 carriers had similar sporadic aneuploidy rates compared to those of age-matched controls at 32.7 vs. 31.9%, respectively. In conclusion, the risk of unbalanced chromosome rearrangement is affected by inverted segment size in PEI-1 carriers.
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- Miaomiao Jia
- The ART Center, Northwest Women and Children's Hospital, Xi'an, China
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- The ART Center, Northwest Women and Children's Hospital, Xi'an, China
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Transmission ratio distortion of mutations in the master regulator of centriole biogenesis PLK4. Hum Genet 2022; 141:1785-1794. [PMID: 35536377 PMCID: PMC9556372 DOI: 10.1007/s00439-022-02461-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/11/2022] [Accepted: 04/26/2022] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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The evolutionary conserved Polo-like kinase 4 (PLK4) is essential for centriole duplication, spindle assembly, and de novo centriole formation. In man, homozygous mutations in PLK4 lead to primary microcephaly, altered PLK4 expression is associated with aneuploidy in human embryos. Here, we report on a consanguineous four-generation family with 8 affected individuals compound heterozygous for a novel missense variant, c.881 T > G, and a deletion of the PLK4 gene. The clinical phenotype of the adult patients is mild compared to individuals with previously described PLK4 mutations. One individual was homozygous for the variant c.881G and phenotypically unaffected. The deletion was inherited by 14 of 16 offspring and thus exhibits transmission ratio distortion (TRD). Moreover, based on the already published families with PLK4 mutations, it could be shown that due to the preferential transmission of the mutant alleles, the number of affected offspring is significantly increased. It is assumed that reduced expression of PLK4 decreases the intrinsically high error rate of the first cell divisions after fertilization, increases the number of viable embryos and thus leads to preferential transmission of the deleted/mutated alleles.
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Li R, Fan H, Zhang Q, Yang X, Zhan P, Feng S. Pericentric inversion in chromosome 1 and male infertility. Open Med (Wars) 2020; 15:343-348. [PMID: 33335995 PMCID: PMC7712408 DOI: 10.1515/med-2020-0404] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/20/2019] [Revised: 01/02/2020] [Accepted: 03/01/2020] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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Pericentric inversion in chromosome 1 was thought to cause male infertility through spermatogenic impairment, regardless of the breakpoint position. However, carriers of pericentric inversion in chromosome 1 have been reported with normal fertility and familial transmission. Here, we report two cases of pericentric inversion in chromosome 1. One case was detected in utero via amniocentesis, and the other case was detected after the wife of the carrier experienced two spontaneous abortions within 5 years of marriage. Here, the effect of the breakpoint position of the inversion in chromosome 1 on male infertility is examined and compared with the published cases. The association between the breakpoint of pericentric inversion in chromosome 1 and spermatogenesis is also discussed. Overall, the results suggest that the breakpoint position deserves attention from physicians in genetic counseling as inversion carriers can produce offspring.
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- Ranwei Li
- Department of Urology, The Second Hospital of Jilin
University, Changchun, China
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- Department of Urology, The Second Hospital of Jilin
University, Changchun, China
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- Department of Urology, The Second Hospital of Jilin
University, Changchun, China
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- Department of Urology, The Second Hospital of Jilin
University, Changchun, China
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- Department of Urology, The Second Hospital of Jilin
University, Changchun, China
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- Department of Urology, The Second Hospital of Jilin
University, Changchun, China
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Liehr T, Weise A, Mrasek K, Ziegler M, Padutsch N, Wilhelm K, Al-Rikabi A. Recombinant Chromosomes Resulting From Parental Pericentric Inversions-Two New Cases and a Review of the Literature. Front Genet 2019; 10:1165. [PMID: 31798640 PMCID: PMC6868022 DOI: 10.3389/fgene.2019.01165] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/13/2019] [Accepted: 10/23/2019] [Indexed: 01/23/2023] Open
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A balanced pericentric inversion is normally without any clinical consequences for its carrier. However, there is a well-known risk of such inversions to lead to unbalanced offspring. Inversion-loop formation is the mechanism which may lead to duplication or deletion of the entire or parts of the inverted segment in the offspring. However, also partial deletion and duplication may be an effect of a parental inversion, depending on the size of the inversion and the uneven number of crossing over events, also suggested to be due to an inversion loop. Here we describe two new cases of recombinant chromosomes and provide a review of the literature of comparable cases. Interestingly, this survey confirmed the general genetic principle that gain of copy numbers are better tolerated than losses. Furthermore, there is a non-random distribution of all human chromosomes concerning their involvement in recombinant formation, which is also discussed.
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- Thomas Liehr
- Institute of Human Genetics, Jena University Hospital, Friedrich Schiller University, Jena, Germany
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- Institute of Human Genetics, Jena University Hospital, Friedrich Schiller University, Jena, Germany
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- Institute of Human Genetics, Jena University Hospital, Friedrich Schiller University, Jena, Germany
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- Institute of Human Genetics, Jena University Hospital, Friedrich Schiller University, Jena, Germany
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- Institute of Human Genetics, Jena University Hospital, Friedrich Schiller University, Jena, Germany
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- Institute of Human Genetics, Jena University Hospital, Friedrich Schiller University, Jena, Germany
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- Institute of Human Genetics, Jena University Hospital, Friedrich Schiller University, Jena, Germany
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Zhang S, Liang F, Lei C, Wu J, Fu J, Yang Q, Luo X, Yu G, Wang D, Zhang Y, Lu D, Sun X, Liang Y, Xu C. Long-read sequencing and haplotype linkage analysis enabled preimplantation genetic testing for patients carrying pathogenic inversions. J Med Genet 2019; 56:741-749. [PMID: 31439719 PMCID: PMC6860410 DOI: 10.1136/jmedgenet-2018-105976] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/29/2018] [Revised: 05/31/2019] [Accepted: 06/13/2019] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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Background Preimplantation genetic testing (PGT) has already been applied in patients known to carry chromosomal structural variants to improve the clinical outcome of assisted reproduction. However, conventional molecular techniques are not capable of reliably distinguishing embryos that carry balanced inversion from those with a normal karyotype. We aim to evaluate the use of long-read sequencing in combination with haplotype linkage analysis to address this challenge. Methods Long-read sequencing on Oxford Nanopore platform was employed to identify the precise positions of inversion break points in four patients. Comprehensive chromosomal screening and genome-wide haplotype linkage analysis were performed based on SNP microarray. The haplotypes, including the break point regions, the whole chromosomes involved in the inversion and the corresponding homologous chromosomes, were established using informative SNPs. Results All the inversion break points were successfully identified by long-read sequencing and validated by Sanger sequencing, and on average only 13 bp differences were observed between break points inferred by long-read sequencing and Sanger sequencing. Eighteen blastocysts were biopsied and tested, in which 10 were aneuploid or unbalanced and eight were diploid with normal or balanced inversion karyotypes. Diploid embryos were transferred back to patients, the predictive results of the current methodology were consistent with fetal karyotypes of amniotic fluid or cord blood. Conclusions Nanopore long-read sequencing is a powerful method to assay chromosomal inversions and identify exact break points. Identification of inversion break points combined with haplotype linkage analysis is an efficient strategy to distinguish embryos with normal or balanced inversion karyotypes, facilitating PGT applications.
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- Shuo Zhang
- Shanghai Ji Ai Genetics & IVF Institute, Obstetrics and Gynecology Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.,Collaborative Innovation Center for Genetics and Development, State Key Laboratory of Genetic Engineering, School of Life Science, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- GrandOmics Biosciences, Beijing, China
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- Shanghai Ji Ai Genetics & IVF Institute, Obstetrics and Gynecology Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Shanghai Ji Ai Genetics & IVF Institute, Obstetrics and Gynecology Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Shanghai Ji Ai Genetics & IVF Institute, Obstetrics and Gynecology Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- GrandOmics Biosciences, Beijing, China
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- GrandOmics Biosciences, Beijing, China
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- Shanghai Ji Ai Genetics & IVF Institute, Obstetrics and Gynecology Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Collaborative Innovation Center for Genetics and Development, State Key Laboratory of Genetic Engineering, School of Life Science, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Shanghai Ji Ai Genetics & IVF Institute, Obstetrics and Gynecology Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China .,Shanghai Key Laboratory of Female Reproductive Endocrine Related Diseases, Obstetrics and Gynecology Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- GrandOmics Biosciences, Beijing, China
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- Shanghai Ji Ai Genetics & IVF Institute, Obstetrics and Gynecology Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China .,Shanghai Key Laboratory of Female Reproductive Endocrine Related Diseases, Obstetrics and Gynecology Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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Kurtulgan HK, Özer L, Yıldırım ME, Ünsal E, Aktuna S, Baltacı V, Akkuş N, Sezgin İ. Recombinant chromosome with partial 14 q trisomy due to maternal pericentric inversion. Mol Cytogenet 2015; 8:92. [PMID: 26594242 PMCID: PMC4654821 DOI: 10.1186/s13039-015-0195-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/31/2015] [Accepted: 11/12/2015] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Background 14q duplications caused by parental pericentric inversion of chromosome 14 are rarely reported and no clear genotype-phenotype correlation has been determined yet. Case Presentation Here we reported a 7 years old female patient with recombinant chromosome characterized by 14 q duplication and originated from maternal pericentric inversion of chromosome 14. Principal clinical findings of the child include developmental delay, microcephaly, hypertelorism, low set ears, clinodactyly of fifth fingers, hypotonia, telecanthus and cardiac malformation. Conclusions Her final karyotype was 46,XX,rec(14)dup(14q)inv(14)(p11.2q24)mat,arr14q24.1-qter(64,800,000-108,350,000 bp)x3.
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- Hande Küçük Kurtulgan
- Cumhuriyet University School of Medicine Division of Medical Genetics, Sivas, Turkey
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- Mikrogen Genetic Diagnosis Center, Cinnah Street 47/1 Çankaya, Ankara, Turkey
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- Cumhuriyet University School of Medicine Division of Medical Genetics, Sivas, Turkey
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- Division of Histology and Embryology, Yeni Yüzyıl University School of Medicine, İstanbul, Turkey
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- Medicine Division of Medical Biology and Genetics, Yeni Yüzyıl University School of Medicine, İstanbul, Turkey
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- Medicine Division of Medical Biology and Genetics, Yeni Yüzyıl University School of Medicine, İstanbul, Turkey
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- Cumhuriyet University School of Medicine Division of Medical Genetics, Sivas, Turkey
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- Cumhuriyet University School of Medicine Division of Medical Genetics, Sivas, Turkey
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Luo Y, Xu C, Sun Y, Wang L, Chen S, Jin F. Different segregation patterns in five carriers due to a pericentric inversion of chromosome 1. Syst Biol Reprod Med 2014; 60:367-72. [PMID: 25096371 DOI: 10.3109/19396368.2014.948580] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/30/2023]
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Pericentric inversion can produce recombinant gametes; however, meiotic segregation studies on the relationship between the frequency of recombinants and the inverted segment size are rare. Triple-color fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) was performed to analyze the meiotic behavior in five inv(1) carriers with different breakpoints. Recombination gametes were absent in Patient 1, whereas the percentages of the recombinants in Patients 2, 3, 4, and 5 were of 9.2%, 15.3%, 17.3%, and 40.9%, respectively. A significant difference was present for the frequencies of the recombinant spermatozoa among the five patients (p < 0.001). For each patient, the frequency of the two types of recombinant gametes (dup(1p)/del(1q) or del(1p)/dup(1q)) did not exhibit a significant difference in comparison with the expected 1:1 ratio (p > 0.05). The meiotic segregation of nine inv(1) carriers (including those presented in this paper) is now available. A significant correlation was discovered between the rate of recombination and the proportion of the chromosome implicated in the inversion (R = 0.9435, p < 0.001). The frequency of the recombinant gametes was directly related to the proportion of the chromosome that was inverted. Sperm-FISH allowed an additional comprehension of the patterns of meiotic segregation and provided accurate genetic counseling.
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- Yuqin Luo
- Department of Reproductive Genetics, Women's Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine , Hangzhou , China
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A new case of partial 14q31.3-qter trisomy due to maternal pericentric inversion. Gene 2013; 523:192-4. [DOI: 10.1016/j.gene.2013.03.115] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/21/2013] [Accepted: 03/07/2013] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Transmission ratio distortion: review of concept and implications for genetic association studies. Hum Genet 2012; 132:245-63. [PMID: 23242375 DOI: 10.1007/s00439-012-1257-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/18/2012] [Accepted: 12/04/2012] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Transmission ratio distortion (TRD) occurs when one of the two alleles from either parent is preferentially transmitted to the offspring. This leads to a statistical departure from the Mendelian law of inheritance, which states that each of the two parental alleles is transmitted to offspring with a probability of 0.5. A number of mechanisms are thought to induce TRD such as meiotic drive, gametic competition, and embryo lethality. TRD has been extensively studied in animals, but the prevalence of TRD in humans remains largely unknown. Nevertheless, understanding the TRD phenomenon and taking it into consideration in many aspects of human genetics has potential benefits that have not been sufficiently emphasized in the current literature. In this review, we discuss the importance of TRD in three distinct but related fields of genetics: developmental genetics which studies the genetic abnormalities in zygotic and embryonic development, statistical genetics/genetic epidemiology which utilizes population study designs and statistical models to interpret the role of genes in human health, and population genetics which is concerned with genetic diversity in populations in an evolutionary context. From the perspective of developmental genetics, studying TRD leads to the identification of the processes and mechanisms for differential survival observed in embryos. As a result, it is a genetic force which affects allele frequency at the population, as well as, at the organismal level. Therefore, it has implications on genetic diversity of the population over time. From the perspective of genetic epidemiology, the TRD influence on a marker locus is a confounding factor which has to be adequately dealt with to correctly interpret linkage or association study results. These aspects are developed in this review. In addition to these theoretical notions, a brief summary of the empirical evidence of the TRD phenomenon in human and mouse studies is provided. The objective of our paper is to show the potentially important role of TRD in many areas of genetics, and to create an incentive for future research.
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