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Sran S, Ringland A, Bedrosian TA. Building the brain mosaic: an expanded view. Trends Genet 2024; 40:747-756. [PMID: 38853120 PMCID: PMC11387136 DOI: 10.1016/j.tig.2024.05.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/31/2024] [Revised: 05/20/2024] [Accepted: 05/21/2024] [Indexed: 06/11/2024]
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The complexity of the brain is closely tied to its nature as a genetic mosaic, wherein each cell is distinguished by a unique constellation of somatic variants that contribute to functional and phenotypic diversity. Postzygotic variation arising during neurogenesis is recognized as a key contributor to brain mosaicism; however, recent advances have broadened our understanding to include sources of neural genomic diversity that develop throughout the entire lifespan, from embryogenesis through aging. Moving beyond the traditional confines of neurodevelopment, in this review, we delve into the complex mechanisms that enable various origins of brain mosaicism.
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- Sahibjot Sran
- Institute for Genomic Medicine, Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus, OH, USA
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- Institute for Genomic Medicine, Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus, OH, USA
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- Institute for Genomic Medicine, Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus, OH, USA; Department of Pediatrics, The Ohio State University College of Medicine, Columbus, OH, USA.
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Beigh M, Vagher J, Codden R, Maese LD, Cook S, Gammon A. Newborn Screening for Li-Fraumeni Syndrome: Patient Perspectives. RESEARCH SQUARE 2024:rs.3.rs-4351728. [PMID: 38798617 PMCID: PMC11118696 DOI: 10.21203/rs.3.rs-4351728/v1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/29/2024]
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Background Li-Fraumeni syndrome (LFS) is an inherited cancer predisposition syndrome with an estimated prevalence of 1 in 3,000-5,000 individuals. LFS poses a significant cancer risk throughout the lifespan, with notable cancer susceptibility in childhood. Despite being predominantly inherited, up to 20% of cases arise de novo. Surveillance protocols facilitate the reduction of mortality and morbidity through early cancer detection. While newborn screening (NBS) has proven effective in identifying newborns with rare genetic conditions, even those occurring as rarely as 1 in 185,000, its potential for detecting inherited cancer predispositions remains largely unexplored. Methods This survey-based study investigates perspectives toward NBS for LFS among individuals with and parents of children with LFS receiving care at single comprehensive cancer center in the U.S. Results All participants unanimously supported NBS for LFS (n = 24). Reasons included empowerment (83.3%), control (66.7%), and peace of mind (54.2%), albeit with concerns about anxiety (62.5%) and devastation (50%) related to receiving positive results. Participants endorsed NBS as beneficial for cancer detection and prevention (91.7%), research efforts (87.5%), and family planning (79.2%) but voiced apprehensions about the financial cost of cancer surveillance (62.5%), emotional burdens (62.5%), and insurance coverage and discrimination (54.2%). Approximately 83% of respondents believed that parental consent should be required to screen newborns for LFS. Conclusion This study revealed strong support for NBS for LFS despite the recognition of various perceived benefits and risks. These findings underscore the complex interplay between clinical, psychosocial, and ethical factors in considering NBS for LFS from the perspective of the LFS community.
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- Division of Epidemiology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Utah
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- Utah Department of Health and Human Services
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Zhang X, Zheng PS. Mechanism of chromosomal mosaicism in preimplantation embryos and its effect on embryo development. J Assist Reprod Genet 2024; 41:1127-1141. [PMID: 38386118 PMCID: PMC11143108 DOI: 10.1007/s10815-024-03048-2] [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: 09/11/2023] [Accepted: 01/30/2024] [Indexed: 02/23/2024] Open
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Aneuploidy is one of the main causes of miscarriage and in vitro fertilization failure. Mitotic abnormalities in preimplantation embryos are the main cause of mosaicism, which may be influenced by several endogenous factors such as relaxation of cell cycle control mechanisms, defects in chromosome cohesion, centrosome aberrations and abnormal spindle assembly, and DNA replication stress. In addition, incomplete trisomy rescue is a rare cause of mosaicism. However, there may be a self-correcting mechanism in mosaic embryos, which allows some mosaicisms to potentially develop into normal embryos. At present, it is difficult to accurately diagnose mosaicism using preimplantation genetic testing for aneuploidy. Therefore, in clinical practice, embryos diagnosed as mosaic should be considered comprehensively based on the specific situation of the patient.
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- Xue Zhang
- Department of Reproductive Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital, Xi'an Jiaotong University of Medical School, Xi'an, 710061, Shanxi, P.R. China
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- Department of Reproductive Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital, Xi'an Jiaotong University of Medical School, Xi'an, 710061, Shanxi, P.R. China.
- Section of Cancer Stem Cell Research, Key Laboratory of Environment and Genes Related to Diseases, Ministry of Education of People's Republic of China, Xi'an, 710061, Shanxi, P.R. China.
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Navarrete-Meneses MP, Ochoa-Mellado I, Gutiérrez-Álvarez R, Martínez-Anaya D, Juárez-Figueroa U, Durán-McKinster C, Lieberman-Hernández E, Yokoyama-Rebollar E, Gómez-Carmona S, Del Castillo-Ruiz V, Pérez-Vera P, Salas-Labadía C. Cytogenomic characterization of small supernumerary marker chromosomes in patients with pigmentary mosaicism. Front Genet 2024; 15:1356786. [PMID: 38711916 PMCID: PMC11071077 DOI: 10.3389/fgene.2024.1356786] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/16/2023] [Accepted: 03/21/2024] [Indexed: 05/08/2024] Open
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Introduction The combination of gene content on the marker chromosome, chromosomal origin, level of mosaicism, origin mechanism (chromothripsis), and uniparental disomy can influence the final characterization of sSMCs. Several chromosomal aberrations, including sSMCs, have been observed in 30%-60% of patients with pigmentary mosaicism, and in more than 80%, chromosomal abnormalities are present in the mosaic state. In patients with pigmentary mosaicism the most representative chromosomes involved in sSMCs are 3, 5, 6, 9, 10, 13, 15, 18, 20, and X. In this study, we included the complete clinical, cytogenetic, and molecular characterization of seven patients with pigmentary mosaicism associated with the presence of SMCs of different chromosomal origins. Methods The patients were diagnosed by the Genetics and Dermatology Department of three different hospitals. Cytogenetic and FISH analyses were performed on peripheral blood, light skin, and dark skin. FISH analysis was performed using different probes, depending on the marker chromosome description. Different array analysis was performed. Results To date, of the seven cases studied, the chromosomal origins of six were successfully identified by FISH or array analysis. The chromosomes involved in SMCs were 6, 9, 15, and 18, X. The most frequently found was the centric minute structure. Discussion To date, this group of seven patients constitutes the largest clinical and cytogenetically finely described study of cases with pigmentary mosaicism associated with sSMCs. Undoubtedly, analysis of the two skin types is a fundamental part of our study, as numerical differences may occur in the cell lines found in each skin type. The knowledge generated in this study will help delineate a very heterogeneous entity more accurately, and in the future, analyzing more patients with PM will likely establish a more definite association with the presence of this genetic alteration.
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- M. P. Navarrete-Meneses
- Genetic and cancer Laboratory, National Institute of Pediatrics (Mexico), Mexico City, Mexico
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- Genética Humana, Instituto Nacional de Pediatría, Mexico City, Mexico
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- Genetic and cancer Laboratory, National Institute of Pediatrics (Mexico), Mexico City, Mexico
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- Genetic and cancer Laboratory, National Institute of Pediatrics (Mexico), Mexico City, Mexico
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- Laboratorio de Citogenética, Instituto Nacional de Pediatría, Mexico City, Mexico
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- Departamento de Dermatología, Instituto Nacional de Pediatría, Mexico City, Mexico
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- Departamento de Genética Médica, Centro de Rehabilitación e Inclusión Infantil Teletón, Cancún, México
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- Genetic and cancer Laboratory, National Institute of Pediatrics (Mexico), Mexico City, Mexico
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- Genetic and cancer Laboratory, National Institute of Pediatrics (Mexico), Mexico City, Mexico
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Liehr T, Ziegler M, Person L, Kankel S, Padutsch N, Weise A, Weimer JP, Williams H, Ferreira S, Melo JB, Carreira IM. Small supernumerary marker chromosomes derived from human chromosome 11. Front Genet 2023; 14:1293652. [PMID: 38174048 PMCID: PMC10763568 DOI: 10.3389/fgene.2023.1293652] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/13/2023] [Accepted: 11/28/2023] [Indexed: 01/05/2024] Open
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Introduction: With only 39 reported cases in the literature, carriers of a small supernumerary marker chromosome (sSMC) derived from chromosome 11 represent an extremely rare cytogenomic condition. Methods: Herein, we present a review of reported sSMC(11), add 18 previously unpublished cases, and closely review eight cases classified as 'centromere-near partial trisomy 11' and a further four suited cases from DECIPHER. Results and discussion: Based on these data, we deduced the borders of the pericentric regions associated with clinical symptoms into a range of 2.63 and 0.96 Mb for chromosome 11 short (p) and long (q) arms, respectively. In addition, the minimal pericentric region of chromosome 11 without triplo-sensitive genes was narrowed to positions 47.68 and 60.52 Mb (GRCh37). Furthermore, there are apparent differences in the presentation of signs and symptoms in carriers of larger sSMCs derived from chromosome 11 when the partial trisomy is derived from different chromosome arms. However, the number of informative sSMC(11) cases remains low, with overlapping presentation between p- and q-arm-imbalances. In addition, uniparental disomy (UPD) of 'normal' chromosome 11 needs to be considered in the evaluation of sSMC(11) carriers, as imprinting may be an influencing factor, although no such cases have been reported. Comprehensively, prenatal sSMC(11) cases remain a diagnostic and prognostic challenge.
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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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- Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, University Hospital of Schleswig-Holstein, University Kiel, Kiel, Germany
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- Cytogenetics and Genomics Laboratory, CACC, iCBR/CIMAGO, CIBB, Faculty of Medicine, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal
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- Cytogenetics and Genomics Laboratory, CACC, iCBR/CIMAGO, CIBB, Faculty of Medicine, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal
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- Cytogenetics and Genomics Laboratory, CACC, iCBR/CIMAGO, CIBB, Faculty of Medicine, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal
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Boyd RJ, Murry JB, Morsberger LA, Klausner M, Chen S, Gocke CD, McCallion AS, Zou YS. Ring Chromosomes in Hematological Malignancies Are Associated with TP53 Gene Mutations and Characteristic Copy Number Variants. Cancers (Basel) 2023; 15:5439. [PMID: 38001699 PMCID: PMC10670249 DOI: 10.3390/cancers15225439] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/06/2023] [Revised: 10/28/2023] [Accepted: 11/13/2023] [Indexed: 11/26/2023] Open
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Ring chromosomes (RC) are present in <10% of patients with hematological malignancies and are associated with poor prognosis. Until now, only small cohorts of patients with hematological neoplasms and concomitant RCs have been cytogenetically characterized. Here, we performed a conventional chromosome analysis on metaphase spreads from >13,000 patients diagnosed with hematological malignancies at the Johns Hopkins University Hospital and identified 98 patients with RCs-90 with myeloid malignancies and 8 with lymphoid malignancies. We also performed a targeted Next-Generation Sequencing (NGS) assay, using a panel of 642 cancer genes, to identify whether these patients harbor relevant pathogenic variants. Cytogenetic analyses revealed that RCs and marker chromosomes of unknown origin are concurrently present in most patients by karyotyping, and 93% of patients with NGS data have complex karyotypes. A total of 72% of these individuals have pathogenic mutations in TP53, most of whom also possess cytogenetic abnormalities resulting in the loss of 17p, including the loss of TP53. All patients with a detected RC and without complex karyotypes also lack TP53 mutations but have pathogenic mutations in TET2. Further, 70% of RCs that map to a known chromosome are detected in individuals without TP53 mutations. Our data suggest that RCs in hematological malignancies may arise through different mechanisms, but ultimately promote widespread chromosomal instability.
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- Rachel J. Boyd
- McKusick-Nathans Department of Genetic Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA; (R.J.B.); (A.S.M.)
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- Johns Hopkins Genomics, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA; (J.B.M.); (L.A.M.); (M.K.); (S.C.); (C.D.G.)
- Department of Pathology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
- Cytogenetics Laboratory, Johns Hopkins Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
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- Johns Hopkins Genomics, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA; (J.B.M.); (L.A.M.); (M.K.); (S.C.); (C.D.G.)
- Department of Pathology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
- Cytogenetics Laboratory, Johns Hopkins Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
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- Johns Hopkins Genomics, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA; (J.B.M.); (L.A.M.); (M.K.); (S.C.); (C.D.G.)
- Department of Pathology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
- Cytogenetics Laboratory, Johns Hopkins Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
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- Johns Hopkins Genomics, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA; (J.B.M.); (L.A.M.); (M.K.); (S.C.); (C.D.G.)
- Department of Pathology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
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- Johns Hopkins Genomics, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA; (J.B.M.); (L.A.M.); (M.K.); (S.C.); (C.D.G.)
- Department of Pathology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
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- McKusick-Nathans Department of Genetic Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA; (R.J.B.); (A.S.M.)
- Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
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- Johns Hopkins Genomics, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA; (J.B.M.); (L.A.M.); (M.K.); (S.C.); (C.D.G.)
- Department of Pathology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
- Cytogenetics Laboratory, Johns Hopkins Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
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Paternal UPD14 with sSMC derived from chromosome 14 in Kagami-Ogata syndrome. CHROMOSOME RESEARCH : AN INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL ON THE MOLECULAR, SUPRAMOLECULAR AND EVOLUTIONARY ASPECTS OF CHROMOSOME BIOLOGY 2023; 31:1. [PMID: 36656404 DOI: 10.1007/s10577-023-09712-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/08/2022] [Revised: 12/27/2022] [Accepted: 01/02/2023] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
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Bonaglia MC, Fichera M, Marelli S, Romaniello R, Zuffardi O. Low-level complex mosaic with multiple cell lines affecting the 18q21.31q21.32 region in a patient with de novo 18q terminal deletion. Eur J Med Genet 2022; 65:104596. [PMID: 36064004 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmg.2022.104596] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/13/2022] [Revised: 07/31/2022] [Accepted: 08/17/2022] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
Abstract
We describe a 5-year-old girl who was diagnosed at birth with 18q de novo homogeneous deletion at G-banding karyotype. Her clinical condition, characterized by hypotonia, psychomotor retardation, short stature, deafness secondary to bilateral atresia of the external auditory canals, was in agreement with the 18q deletion syndrome though presence of coloboma of a single eye only suggested a mosaic condition as an unusual sign. By combining multiple technologies including array-CGH, FISH, and WGS, we found that the terminal deletion 18q21.32q23 (21 Mb) was in segmental mosaicism of the proximal region 18q21.31q21.32 (2.7 Mb), which showed a variable number of copies: one, two, or three, in 7, 41 and 55% of the cells respectively. Breakpoint junction analysis demonstrated the presence of an inv-dup del (18q) with a disomic segment of 4.7 kb between the inverted and non-inverted copies of the duplicated region 18q21.31q21.32. From these results, we propose that all three types of abnormal chr18 (the inv-dup del and the two 18q terminal deletions of different sizes) arisen from breaks in a dicentric mirror chromosome 18q, either in more than one embryo cell or from subsequent breaking-fusion-bridge cycles. The duplication region was with identical polymorphisms as in all non-recurrent inv-dup del rearrangements though, in contrast with most of them, the 18q abnormality was of maternal origin. Taking into account that distal 18q deletions are not rarely associated with inv-dup del(18q) cell lines, and that the non-disjunction of chromosome 18 takes place especially at maternal meiosis II rather than meiosis I, multiple rescue events starting from trisomic zygotes could be considered alternative to the postmitotic ones. From the clinical point of view, our case, as well as those of del(18q) in mosaic with the dic(18q), shows that the final phenotype is the sum of the different cell lines that acted on embryonic development with signs typical of both the 18q deletion syndrome and trisomy 18. Asymmetrical malformations, such as coloboma of the iris only in the right eye, confirm the underlying mosaicism regardless of whether it is still detectable in the blood.
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- Maria Clara Bonaglia
- Cytogenetics Laboratory, Scientific Institute, IRCCS Eugenio Medea, Bosisio Parini, Lecco, Italy.
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- Department of Biomedical and Biotechnological Sciences, Medical Genetics, University of Catania, Catania, Italy; Oasi Research Institute-IRCCS, Troina, Italy.
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- Medical Genetics Service, Scientific Institute, IRCCS Eugenio Medea, Bosisio Parini, Lecco, Italy.
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- Neuropsychiatry and Neurorehabilitation Unit, Scientific Institute IRCCS Eugenio Medea, Bosisio Parini, Lecco, Italy.
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- Department of Molecular Medicine, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy.
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Schlade-Bartusiak K, Strong E, Zhu O, Mackie J, Salema D, Volodarsky M, Roberts J, Steinraths M. Mosaic embryo transfer—first report of a live born with nonmosaic partial aneuploidy and uniparental disomy 15. F S Rep 2022; 3:192-197. [PMID: 36212558 PMCID: PMC9532879 DOI: 10.1016/j.xfre.2022.05.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/07/2022] [Revised: 05/03/2022] [Accepted: 05/04/2022] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Objective To inform clinicians of the first known case of a live born diagnosed with syndromic partial trisomy 15 and maternal uniparental disomy 15 resulting from a mosaic embryo transfer (MET). We believe that this case will highlight the need for standardized practice guidelines to address the potential risk of MET and the importance of prenatal follow-up after a pregnancy is achieved from a MET. Design Case report. Setting In vitro fertilization with preimplantation genetic testing for aneuploidy (PGT-A) and MET was completed at a fertility clinic in Canada. Postnatal testing and diagnosis were performed at the Medical Genetics Department of a hospital in Canada. Patient(s) A newborn male with a diagnosis of partial trisomy 15 and uniparental disomy (UPD) 15. Intervention(s) Mosaic embryo transfer after PGT-A was performed. Diagnostic testing performed after birth included a karyotype, fluorescence in situ hybridization analysis, chromosomal microarray, and microsatellite UPD testing. Main Outcome Measure(s) Confirmed nonmosaic partial aneuploidy of trisomy 15 and UPD15 in a symptomatic newborn conceived from MET. Result(s) Singleton pregnancy was achieved after a double embryo transfer involving 1 embryo diagnosed by PGT-A with high-level mosaic trisomy 15 and high-level mosaic deletion on chromosome 20 (mos(del(20)(q11.23-qter)). Routine prenatal screening and detailed fetal ultrasound did not identify any concerns. Postnatal genetic investigations, triggered by feeding difficulties in the newborn period, diagnosed the proband with maternal UPD15 and a supernumerary marker chromosome composed of 2 noncontiguous regions of chromosome 15. This karyotype is likely resulting from incomplete trisomy rescue occurring on the paternal chromosome 15. Conclusion(s) This case highlights the need for better guidelines and management of pregnancies achieved after MET.
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- Kamilla Schlade-Bartusiak
- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
- BC Children’s Hospital Research Institute, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
- BC Children’s Hospital Research Institute, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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- Pacific Center for Reproductive Medicine, Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada
- Reprint requests: Olive Zhu, M.Sc, Pacific Center for Reproductive Medicine, 500-4601 Canada Way, Burnaby, British Columbia, V5G 4X7, Canada
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- Pacific Center for Reproductive Medicine, Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada
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- Pacific Center for Reproductive Medicine, Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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- Pacific Center for Reproductive Medicine, Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada
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- Department of Medical Genetics, University of British Columbia, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
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Zuffardi O, Fichera M, Bonaglia MC. The embryo battle against adverse genomes: Are de novo terminal deletions the rescue of unfavorable zygotic imbalances? Eur J Med Genet 2022; 65:104532. [PMID: 35724817 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmg.2022.104532] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/23/2021] [Revised: 04/02/2022] [Accepted: 05/21/2022] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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De novo distal deletions are structural variants considered to be already present in the zygote. However, investigations especially in the prenatal setting have documented that they are often in mosaic with cell lines in which the same deleted chromosome shows different types of aberrations such as: 1) neutral copy variants with loss of heterozygosity that replace the deleted region with equivalent portions of the homologous chromosome and create distal uniparental disomy (UPD); 2) derivative chromosomes where the deleted one ends with the distal region of another chromosome or has the shape of a ring; 3) U-type mirror dicentric or inv-dup del rearrangements. Unstable dicentrics had already been entailed as causative of terminal deletions even when no trace of the reciprocal inv-dup del had been detected. To clarify the mechanism of origin of distal deletions, we examined PubMed using as keywords: complex/mosaic chromosomal deletions, distal UPD, U-type dicentrics, inv-dup del chromosomes, excluding the recurrent inv-dup del(8p)s which are known to originate by NAHR at the maternal meiosis. The literature has shown that U-type dicentrics leading to nearly complete trisomy and therefore incompatible with zygotic survival underlie many types of de novo unbalanced rearrangements, including terminal deletions. In the early embryo, the position of the postzygotic breaks of the dicentric, the different ways of acquiring telomeres by the broken portions and the selection of the most favorable cell lines in the different tissues determine the prevalence of one or the other rearrangement. Multiple lines with simple terminal deletions, inv-dup dels, unbalanced translocations and segmental UPDs can coexist in various mosaic combinations although it is rare to identify them all in the blood. Regarding the origin of the dicentric, among the 30 cases of non-recurrent inv-dup del with sufficient genotyping information, paternal origin was markedly prevalent with consistently identical polymorphisms within the duplication region, regardless of parental origin. The non-random parental origin made any postzygotic origin unlikely and suggested the occurrence of these dicentrics mainly in spermatogenesis. This study strengthens the evidence that non-recurrent de novo structural rearrangements are often secondary to the rescue of a zygotic genome incompatible with embryo survival.
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- Orsetta Zuffardi
- Department of Molecular Medicine, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy.
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- Department of Biomedical and Biotechnological Sciences, Medical Genetics, University of Catania, Catania, Italy; Oasi Research Institute-IRCCS, Troina, Italy.
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- Cytogenetics Laboratory, Scientific Institute, IRCCS Eugenio Medea, Bosisio Parini, Lecco, Italy.
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Weber A, Liehr T, Al-Rikabi A, Bilgen S, Heinrich U, Schiller J, Stumm M. The First Neocentric, Discontinuous, and Complex Small Supernumerary Marker Chromosome Composed of 7 Euchromatic Blocks Derived from 5 Different Chromosomes. Biomedicines 2022; 10:biomedicines10051102. [PMID: 35625839 PMCID: PMC9138958 DOI: 10.3390/biomedicines10051102] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/14/2022] [Revised: 05/04/2022] [Accepted: 05/07/2022] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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Background: The majority of small supernumerary marker chromosomes (sSMCs) are derived from one single chromosome. Complex sSMCs instead consist of two to three genomic segments, originating from different chromosomes. Additionally, discontinuous sSMCs have been seen; however, all of them are derived from one single chromosome. Here, we reported a 41 year-old patient with infertility, hypothyroidism, rheumatism, and degenerative spine and schizoaffective disorder, being a carrier of a unique, complex, and discontinuous sSMC. Methods: The sSMC was characterized in detail by banding and molecular cytogenetics including fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) and array-comparative genomic hybridization (aCGH), as well as by optical genome mapping (OGM). Results: The neocentric sSMC characterized here contained seven portions of five different chromosomes and was present in ~50% of both peripheral blood cells and buccal mucosa cells. aCGH and OGM revealed gains of 8q12.3q12.3, 8q22.3−8q23.1, 9q33.3−9q34.11, 14q21.1−14q21.1, 14q21.1−14q21.2, 15q21.2−15q21.2, and 21q21.1−21q21.1. Furthermore, glass-needle based microdissection and reverse FISH, as well as FISH with locus-specific probes confirmed these results. The exact order of the involved euchromatic blocks could be decoded by OGM. Conclusions: Among the >7000 reported sSMCs in the literature, this is the only such complex, discontinuous, and neocentric marker with a centric minute shape.
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- André Weber
- Medicover Genetics, MVZ Humangenetik Berlin-Lichtenberg, 13053 Berlin, Germany; (A.W.); (M.S.)
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- Institute of Human Genetics, Jena University Hospital, Friedrich Schiller University, Am Klinikum 1, 07747 Jena, Germany;
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +49-36419396850
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- Institute of Human Genetics, Jena University Hospital, Friedrich Schiller University, Am Klinikum 1, 07747 Jena, Germany;
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- Medicover Humangenetik Martinsried, MVZ Martinsried, 81667 München, Germany; (U.H.); (J.S.)
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- Medicover Humangenetik Martinsried, MVZ Martinsried, 81667 München, Germany; (U.H.); (J.S.)
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- Medicover Genetics, MVZ Humangenetik Berlin-Lichtenberg, 13053 Berlin, Germany; (A.W.); (M.S.)
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Target enrichment long-read sequencing with adaptive sampling can determine the structure of the small supernumerary marker chromosomes. J Hum Genet 2022; 67:363-368. [PMID: 35027654 DOI: 10.1038/s10038-021-01004-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/28/2021] [Revised: 11/05/2021] [Accepted: 12/04/2021] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Structural analysis of small supernumerary marker chromosomes (sSMCs) has revealed that many have complex structures. Structural analysis of sSMCs by whole genome sequencing using short-read sequencers is challenging however because most present with a low level of mosaicism and consist of a small region of the involved chromosome. In this present study, we applied adaptive sampling using nanopore long-read sequencing technology to enrich the target region and thereby attempted to determine the structure of two sSMCs with complex structural rearrangements previously revealed by cytogenetic microarray. In adaptive sampling, simple specification of the target region in the FASTA file enables to identify whether or not the sequencing DNA is included in the target, thus promoting efficient long-read sequencing. To evaluate the target enrichment efficiency, we performed conventional pair-end short-read sequencing in parallel. Sequencing with adaptive sampling achieved a target enrichment at about a 11.0- to 11.5-fold higher coverage rate than conventional pair-end sequencing. This enabled us to quickly identify all breakpoint junctions and determine the exact sSMC structure as a ring chromosome. In addition to the microhomology and microinsertion at the junctions, we identified inverted repeat structure in both sSMCs, suggesting the common generation mechanism involving replication impairment. Adaptive sampling is thus an easy and beneficial method of determining the structures of complex chromosomal rearrangements.
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Freitas M, Santos AD, Barbosa L, Figueiredo AD, Pellegrini S, Santos N, Paiva I, Rangel-Pozzo A, Sisdelli L, Mai S, Land M, Ribeiro M, Ribeiro M. Cellular consequences of small supernumerary marker chromosome derived from chromosome 12: mosaicism in daughter and father. Braz J Med Biol Res 2022; 55:e12072. [PMID: 35766708 PMCID: PMC9224815 DOI: 10.1590/1414-431x2022e12072] [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: 12/23/2021] [Accepted: 04/14/2022] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Constitutional genomic imbalances are known to cause malformations, disabilities, neurodevelopmental delay, and dysmorphia and can lead to dysfunctions in the cell cycle. In extremely rare genetic conditions such as small supernumerary marker chromosomes (sSMC), it is important to understand the cellular consequences of this extra marker, as well the factors that contribute to their maintenance or elimination through successive cell cycles and phenotypic impact. The study of chromosomal mosaicism provides a natural model to characterize the effect of aneuploidy on genome stability and compare cells with the same genetic background and environment exposure, but differing in the presence of sSMC. Here, we report the functional characterization of different cell lines from two familial patients with mosaic sSMC derived from chromosome 12. We performed studies of proliferation dynamics, stability, and variability of these cells using fluorescent in situ hybridization (FISH), sister chromatid exchanges (SCE), and conventional staining. We also quantified the telomere-related genomic instability of sSMC cells using 3D telomeric profile analysis by quantitative-FISH. sSMC cells exhibited differences in the cell cycle dynamics compared to normal cells. First, the sSMC cells exhibited lower proliferation index and higher frequency of SCE than normal cells, associated with a higher level of chromosomal instability. Second, sSMC cells exhibited more telomeric-related genomic instability. Lastly, the differences of sSMC cells distribution among tissues could explain different phenotypic repercussions observed in patients. These results will help in our understanding of the sSMC stability, maintenance during cell cycle, and the cell cycle variables involved in the different phenotypic manifestations.
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- M.O. Freitas
- Instituto de Puericultura e Pediatria Martagão Gesteira, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Brasil; Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Brasil
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- Instituto de Puericultura e Pediatria Martagão Gesteira, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Brasil; Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Brasil
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- Instituto de Puericultura e Pediatria Martagão Gesteira, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Brasil
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- Instituto de Puericultura e Pediatria Martagão Gesteira, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Brasil; Instituto de Puericultura e Pediatria Martagão Gesteira, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Brasil
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- Instituto de Puericultura e Pediatria Martagão Gesteira, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Brasil
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- Instituto de Puericultura e Pediatria Martagão Gesteira, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Brasil
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- Universidade do Grande Rio, Brasil; UNIFESO (Centro Educacional Serra dos Orgãos), Brasil
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- CancerCare Manitoba Research Institute, University of Manitoba, Cancer Care Manitoba, Canada
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- CancerCare Manitoba Research Institute, University of Manitoba, Cancer Care Manitoba, Canada; Universidade Federal de São Paulo, Brasil
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- CancerCare Manitoba Research Institute, University of Manitoba, Cancer Care Manitoba, Canada
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- Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Brasil; Instituto de Puericultura e Pediatria Martagão Gesteira, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Brasil
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- Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Brasil; Instituto de Puericultura e Pediatria Martagão Gesteira, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Brasil
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- Instituto de Puericultura e Pediatria Martagão Gesteira, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Brasil; Campus Duque de Caxias, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Brasil
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Sun ML, Zhang HG, Liu XY, Yue FG, Jiang YT, Li SB, Liu RZ. Prenatal diagnosis and molecular cytogenetic characterization of a small supernumerary marker chromosome (sSMC) inherited from her mosaic sSMC(15) mother and a literature review. Taiwan J Obstet Gynecol 2021; 59:963-967. [PMID: 33218423 DOI: 10.1016/j.tjog.2020.09.030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 04/17/2020] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE We characterized a maternally inherited small supernumerary marker chromosome (sSMC) derived from chromosome 15 according to prenatal detection and made a review on the prenatal sSMC(15) cases with mosaic maternal inheritance. CASE REPORT A 29-year-old woman underwent amniocentesis at 19 weeks of gestation due to the high risk of Down syndrome in maternal serum screening. No abnormalities were observed in prenatal ultrasound findings. G-banding analysis revealed a karyotype of 47,XX,+mar. Subsequently, we recalled the couple back for chromosomal analysis. The father's karyotype was normal while the mother's karyotype was 47,XX,+mar[15]/46,XX[35]. Molecular genetic analysis was utilized to identify the marker chromosome. The chromosomal microarray analysis (CMA) results of the mother showed there existed microduplications in the locus of 14q32.33, 15q21.1, 19p12 and Xq26.2, respectively. Then Fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) using specific probes for chromosomes 13/21, 14/22, and 15 was applied on the mother and the fetus. And the marker chromosomes for the mother and the fetus were all finally identified as inv dup(15) (D15Z1++, SNRPN-, PML-), which illustrated that the fetus inherited the sSMC(15) from her mother. Finally, a healthy female infant was delivered with no phenotypic abnormalities at 39 weeks. CONCLUSION The combined utilization of the molecular genetic technologies, such as FISH and CMA, plays a critical role in the identification of the origins and genetic constitutions of sSMC, which would make a significant contribution to genetic counseling and prenatal diagnosis.
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- Mei-Ling Sun
- Center for Reproductive Medicine and Center for Prenatal Diagnosis, First Hospital, Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin, PR China; Jilin Engineering Research Center for Reproductive Medicine and Genetics, Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin, PR China
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- Center for Reproductive Medicine and Center for Prenatal Diagnosis, First Hospital, Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin, PR China; Jilin Engineering Research Center for Reproductive Medicine and Genetics, Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin, PR China
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- Center for Reproductive Medicine and Center for Prenatal Diagnosis, First Hospital, Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin, PR China; Jilin Engineering Research Center for Reproductive Medicine and Genetics, Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin, PR China
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- Center for Reproductive Medicine and Center for Prenatal Diagnosis, First Hospital, Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin, PR China; Jilin Engineering Research Center for Reproductive Medicine and Genetics, Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin, PR China
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- Center for Reproductive Medicine and Center for Prenatal Diagnosis, First Hospital, Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin, PR China; Jilin Engineering Research Center for Reproductive Medicine and Genetics, Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin, PR China
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, 73104, OK, USA
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- Center for Reproductive Medicine and Center for Prenatal Diagnosis, First Hospital, Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin, PR China; Jilin Engineering Research Center for Reproductive Medicine and Genetics, Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin, PR China.
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Whole Exome Sequencing Facilitated the Identification of a Mosaic Small Supernumerary Marker Chromosome (sSMC). BIOMED RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2021; 2021:6258527. [PMID: 34307659 PMCID: PMC8272673 DOI: 10.1155/2021/6258527] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/22/2021] [Accepted: 06/21/2021] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Small supernumerary marker chromosomes (sSMCs) are a group of rare chromosomal anomalies, which pose challenges in the clinical practice of prenatal diagnosis and genetic counseling. This study enrolled an extended family with an underage male patient displaying infantile seizures, intellectual disability, and retarded speech and psychomotor function. A series of multiplatform genetic detections was conducted to explore the diagnostic variation. Whole exome sequencing (WES) and chromosomal microarray analysis (CMA) indicated a mosaic sSMC derived from the pericentromeric region of chromosome 8 in the patient, which was confirmed using cytogenetic methods. The proband and his mother, who carried this mosaic variant, exhibited strong phenotypic variability. We also ruled out the pathogenicity of a KDM5C variant by extended validation. Our results emphasized the capacity of WES to detect mosaic SMCs and the importance of mosaic ratios in the appearance and severity of symptomatic phenotypes.
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Lund ICB, Becher N, Graakjaer J, Lildballe DL, Uldbjerg N, Bogaard P, Petersen A, Vestergaard EM, Vogel I. Mosaicism for copy number variations in the placenta is even more difficult to interpret than mosaicism for whole chromosome aneuploidy. Prenat Diagn 2021; 41:668-680. [PMID: 33843057 DOI: 10.1002/pd.5938] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/07/2020] [Revised: 02/09/2021] [Accepted: 03/22/2021] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To compare mosaicisms in prenatal chorionic villus samples (CVSs) with corresponding postpartum placental samples. METHOD We collected placentas from 15 consecutive cases of mosaicism detected in CVSs and obtained five standardized samples on each placenta after delivery. All pre- and postnatal placental samples were uncultured and analyzed by high-resolution chromosomal microarray. RESULTS Ten cases of mosaicism for whole chromosome aneuploidy (mWC) and five cases with mosaicism for (sub)chromosomal copy number variations (mCNVs) were included. In 5/10 mWC cases and in 4/5 mCNV cases the prenatally detected aberration was confirmed in the postpartum placenta. Three postpartum placentas revealed various complex aberrations differing from the prenatal results: (1) mosaicisms for different deletions/duplications on 9p and 9q in all samples (prenatal: mosaic 5.3 Mb duplication on 9p24), (2) different regions with deletions/duplications/loss of heterozygosity on 1p in all samples (prenatal: mosaic 2.3 Mb 1p36 duplication), and (3) mosaicism for a duplication on 5q and a deletion on 6p in one out of five samples (prenatal: mosaic trisomy 7). CONCLUSION CNVs constitute a complex subgroup in placental mosaicism. Counseling of these couples after chorionic villus sampling should not focus on the specific CNV involved, but on the nature of mosaicism and the option of amniocentesis and ultrasound.
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- Ida C Bay Lund
- Department of Clinical Genetics, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark.,Center for Fetal Diagnostics, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark.,Department of Biomedicine, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark
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- Department of Clinical Genetics, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark.,Center for Fetal Diagnostics, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark.,Department of Biomedicine, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark
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- Department of Clinical Genetics, University Hospital of Southern Denmark, Sygehus Lillebaelt, Vejle, Denmark
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- Center for Fetal Diagnostics, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark.,Department of Clinical Genetics, University Hospital of Southern Denmark, Sygehus Lillebaelt, Vejle, Denmark
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark.,Department of Clinical Medicine, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark
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- Department of Pathology, Aalborg University Hospital, Aalborg, Denmark
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- Department of Pathology, Aalborg University Hospital, Aalborg, Denmark
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- Department of Clinical Genetics, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark.,Center for Fetal Diagnostics, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark
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- Department of Clinical Genetics, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark.,Center for Fetal Diagnostics, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark.,Department of Clinical Medicine, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark
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Garza-Mayén G, Ulloa-Avilés V, Villarroel CE, Navarrete-Meneses P, Lieberman-Hernández E, Abreu-González M, Márquez-Quiroz L, Azotla-Vilchis C, Cifuentes-Goches JC, Del Castillo-Ruiz V, Durán-McKinster C, Pérez-Vera P, Salas-Labadía C. UPD(14)mat and UPD(14)mat in concomitance with mosaic small supernumerary marker chromosome 14 in two new patients with Temple syndrome. Eur J Med Genet 2021; 64:104199. [PMID: 33746039 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmg.2021.104199] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/09/2020] [Revised: 03/03/2021] [Accepted: 03/14/2021] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Temple syndrome (TS14) can be originated by maternal uniparental disomy (UPD(14)mat), paternal deletion, or epimutation, leading to disturbances in 14q32.2 imprinted region. The most frequent phenotypic manifestations are prenatal and postnatal growth failure, hypotonia, developmental delay, small hands/feet, precocious puberty, and truncal obesity. However, the diagnosis can be challenging due to the clinical overlap with other imprinting disorders such as Silver-Russell or Prader-Willi syndromes. Although rare, TS14 has been also reported in patients with concomitant UPD(14)mat and mosaic trisomy 14. In the present report, the clinical and genetic profiles of two new patients with TS14 are described. SNParray and MS-MLPA, allowed the determination of segmental UPD(14)mat and the hypomethylation of MEG3 gene. Additionally, in one of our patients we also observed by cytogenetics a small supernumerary marker chromosome that led to partial trisomy 14 in mosaic. Only few patients with concomitant UPD(14)mat and mosaic partial trisomy 14 have been reported. Our patients share cardinal TS14 phenotypic features that are associated to the genetic abnormalities detected; however, we also observed some clinical features such as fatty liver disease that had not previously been reported as part of this syndrome. The detailed clinical, cytogenetical and molecular description of these two new patients, contributes to a more accurately delineation of this syndrome.
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- G Garza-Mayén
- Departamento de Genética Humana, Instituto Nacional de Pediatría. Ciudad de México, Mexico.
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- Laboratorio de Genética y Cáncer, Departamento de Genética Humana, Instituto Nacional de Pediatría. Ciudad de México, 04530, Mexico
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- Departamento de Genética Humana, Instituto Nacional de Pediatría. Ciudad de México, Mexico
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- Laboratorio de Genética y Cáncer, Departamento de Genética Humana, Instituto Nacional de Pediatría. Ciudad de México, 04530, Mexico
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- Departamento de Genética Humana, Instituto Nacional de Pediatría. Ciudad de México, Mexico
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- Genos Médica, Centro Especializado en Genética. Ciudad de México, Mexico
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- Genos Médica, Centro Especializado en Genética. Ciudad de México, Mexico
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- Genos Médica, Centro Especializado en Genética. Ciudad de México, Mexico
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- Departamento de Genética Humana, Instituto Nacional de Pediatría. Ciudad de México, Mexico
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- Departamento de Dermatología, Instituto Nacional de Pediatría. Ciudad de México, Mexico
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- Laboratorio de Genética y Cáncer, Departamento de Genética Humana, Instituto Nacional de Pediatría. Ciudad de México, 04530, Mexico.
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- Laboratorio de Genética y Cáncer, Departamento de Genética Humana, Instituto Nacional de Pediatría. Ciudad de México, 04530, Mexico.
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Whether to transfer mosaic embryos: a cytogenetic view of true mosaicism by amniocentesis. Reprod Biomed Online 2021; 43:33-43. [PMID: 33962907 DOI: 10.1016/j.rbmo.2021.03.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/08/2020] [Revised: 02/26/2021] [Accepted: 03/03/2021] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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RESEARCH QUESTION Preimplantation genetic testing for aneuploidies has increasingly been employed for embryo selection, resulting in a recent surge in mosaic embryos. According to the cytogenetic results, which types of mosaic embryo survive early pregnancy, progress to the second trimester and finally result in a live birth? DESIGN This study evaluated 30,587 pregnant women undergoing amniocentesis from January 2004 to March 2020 at the cytogenic centre of Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital. Samples from amniocentesis were cultured using the in-situ method. The types and distribution of level III chromosomal mosaicism (two or more cells with the same abnormality in two or more colonies and both culture dishes, clinically referred to as 'true mosaicism') were retrospectively reviewed. RESULTS Among the 30,587 women, 78 cases (0.26%) of level III chromosomal mosaicism were identified. The types of chromosomal mosaicism were classified as sex chromosome mosaicism (SCM), autosomal chromosome mosaicism (ACM) and marker chromosome mosaicism (MCM), with SCM, ACM and MCM accounting for 58.97%, 32.05% and 8.97% of cases, respectively. The most common mosaic cell lines were monosomy X and trisomy 21. The most common mosaic cell line progressing to live birth was monosomy X. CONCLUSIONS Mosaic monosomy X and trisomy 21 are the most common cell lines of true mosaicism determined by amniocentesis. Monosomy X mosaicism is the most common cell line in live births. For women considering the transfer of these types of mosaic embryo in a circumstance where euploid embryos are unavailable, clinicians should provide careful prenatal counselling, detailed ultrasonography and amniocentesis.
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Liehr T, Williams HE, Ziegler M, Kankel S, Padutsch N, Al-Rikabi A. Small supernumerary marker chromosomes derived from chromosome 14 and/or 22. Mol Cytogenet 2021; 14:13. [PMID: 33632263 PMCID: PMC7908736 DOI: 10.1186/s13039-021-00533-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/22/2020] [Accepted: 01/27/2021] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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Small supernumerary marker chromosomes (sSMCs) are additional derivative chromosomes present in an otherwise numerically and structurally normal karyotype. They may derive from each of the 24 human chromosomes, and most contain a normal centromeric region with an alphoid sequence from a single chromosome. The majority of human chromosomes have a unique centromeric DNA-sequence enabling their indubitable characterization. However, chromosomes 14 and 22 share a common centromeric sequence D14/22Z1, and sSMCs with this DNA-stretch can derive from either chromosome. Euchromatin-carrying sSMCs(14 or 22) may be further characterized by molecular cytogenetics. However, in most diagnostic laboratories, heterochromatic sSMCs cannot be differentiated between chromosomes 14 or 22 derivation and are often reported as der(14 or 22). Still, heterochromatic sSMC(14 or 22) can be distinguished from each other using the D22Z4 probe (non-commercial) localized to 22p11.2. Herein, 355 sSMC(14 or 22) analyzed in the authors’ laboratory during the last ~ 20 years are summarized to address the questions: (1) What are the true frequencies of chromosome 14- and chromosome 22- derived sSMCs within D14/22Z1-positive cases? (2) Does sub-characterization of sSMC(14) and sSMC(22) make a difference in routine diagnostics? These questions could be answered as follows: (ad 1) within the studied group of sSMCs ~ 40% are derived from chromosome 14 and ~ 60% from chromosome 22; (ad 2) the knowledge on exact sSMC origin can help to save costs in routine diagnostics; i.e. in a clinically abnormal person with sSMC(14) a test for uniparental disomy is indicated, which is not necessary if a chromosome 22 origin for the sSMC was determined.
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- Thomas Liehr
- Institute of Human Genetics, Jena University Hospital, Friedrich Schiller University, Am Klinikum 1, 07747, Jena, Germany.
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- Department of Pathology and Cell Biology, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, 622 West 168th Street, New York, NY, 10032, USA
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- Institute of Human Genetics, Jena University Hospital, Friedrich Schiller University, Am Klinikum 1, 07747, Jena, Germany
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- Institute of Human Genetics, Jena University Hospital, Friedrich Schiller University, Am Klinikum 1, 07747, Jena, Germany
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- Institute of Human Genetics, Jena University Hospital, Friedrich Schiller University, Am Klinikum 1, 07747, Jena, Germany
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- Institute of Human Genetics, Jena University Hospital, Friedrich Schiller University, Am Klinikum 1, 07747, Jena, Germany
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Rydzanicz M, Olszewski P, Kedra D, Davies H, Filipowicz N, Bruhn-Olszewska B, Cavalli M, Szczałuba K, Młynek M, Machnicki MM, Stawiński P, Kostrzewa G, Krajewski P, Śladowski D, Chrzanowska K, Dumanski JP, Płoski R. Variable degree of mosaicism for tetrasomy 18p in phenotypically discordant monozygotic twins-Diagnostic implications. Mol Genet Genomic Med 2020; 9:e1526. [PMID: 33319479 PMCID: PMC7963419 DOI: 10.1002/mgg3.1526] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/12/2020] [Revised: 09/08/2020] [Accepted: 09/11/2020] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Background Phenotypically discordant monozygotic twins (PDMZTs) offer a unique opportunity to study post‐zygotic genetic variation and provide insights into the linkage between genotype and phenotype. We report a comprehensive analysis of a pair of PDMZTs. Methods Dysmorphic features and delayed neuro‐motor development were observed in the proband, whereas her twin sister was phenotypically normal. Four tissues (blood, skin, hair follicles, and buccal mucosa) from both twins were studied using four complementary methods, including whole‐exome sequencing, karyotyping, array CGH, and SNP array. Results In the proband, tetrasomy 18p affecting all studied tissues except for blood was identified. Karyotyping of fibroblasts revealed isochromosome 18p [i(18p)] in all metaphases. The corresponding analysis of the phenotypically normal sister surprisingly revealed low‐level mosaicism (5.4%) for i(18p) in fibroblasts. Conclusion We emphasize that when mosaicism is suspected, multiple tissues should be studied and we highlight the usefulness of non‐invasive sampling of hair follicles and buccal mucosa as a convenient source of non‐mesoderm‐derived DNA, which complements the analysis of mesoderm using blood. Moreover, low‐level mosaic tetrasomy 18p is well tolerated and such low‐level mosaicism, readily detected by karyotyping, can be missed by other methods. Finally, mosaicism for low‐level tetrasomy 18p might be more common in the general population than it is currently recognized, due to detection limitations.
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- Faculty of Pharmacy and 3P Medicine Laboratory, International Research Agendas Programme, Medical University of Gdańsk, Gdańsk, Poland
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- Faculty of Pharmacy and 3P Medicine Laboratory, International Research Agendas Programme, Medical University of Gdańsk, Gdańsk, Poland
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- Department of Immunology, Genetics and Pathology and Science for Life Laboratory, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
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- Faculty of Pharmacy and 3P Medicine Laboratory, International Research Agendas Programme, Medical University of Gdańsk, Gdańsk, Poland
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- Department of Immunology, Genetics and Pathology and Science for Life Laboratory, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
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- Department of Immunology, Genetics and Pathology and Science for Life Laboratory, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
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- Department of Medical Genetics, Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Medical Genetics, The Children's Memorial Health Institute, Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Immunology, Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland.,Postgraduate School of Molecular Medicine, Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Medical Genetics, Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Forensic Medicine, Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Forensic Medicine, Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Transplantology and Central Tissue Bank, Centre for Biostructure, Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Medical Genetics, The Children's Memorial Health Institute, Warsaw, Poland
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- Faculty of Pharmacy and 3P Medicine Laboratory, International Research Agendas Programme, Medical University of Gdańsk, Gdańsk, Poland.,Department of Immunology, Genetics and Pathology and Science for Life Laboratory, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
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- Department of Medical Genetics, Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland
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Xiao B, Ye X, Wang L, Fan Y, Gu X, Ji X, Sun Y, Yu Y. Whole Genome Low-Coverage Sequencing Concurrently Detecting Copy Number Variations and Their Underlying Complex Chromosomal Rearrangements by Systematic Breakpoint Mapping in Intellectual Deficiency/Developmental Delay Patients. Front Genet 2020; 11:616. [PMID: 32733533 PMCID: PMC7357533 DOI: 10.3389/fgene.2020.00616] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/17/2020] [Accepted: 05/20/2020] [Indexed: 01/30/2023] Open
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Simple copy number variations (CNVs) detected by chromosomal microarray (CMA) can result from complex structural changes. Therefore, it is necessary to characterize potential structural changes that cause pathogenic CNVs. We applied whole-genome low-coverage sequencing (WGLCS) to concurrently detect pathogenic CNVs and their associated chromosomal rearrangements in 15 patients. All the patients had an average of 2–3 pathogenic CNVs involving 1–2 chromosomes. WGLCS identified all the 34 pathogenic CNVs found by microarray. By identifying chimeric read pairs, WGLCS mapped 70 breakpoints in these patients, of which 47 were finely mapped at the nucleotide level and confirmed by subsequent PCR amplification and Sanger sequencing of the junction fragments. In 15 patients, structural rearrangements were defined at molecular level in 13 patients. In 13 patients, WGLCS reveal no additional results in two patients. In another 11 patients, WGLCS revealed new breakpoints or finely mapped the genes disrupted by breakpoints or 1–6 bp microhomology and/or short insertion (4–70 bp) in the breakpoints junctions. However, structural changes in the other two patients still remained unclear after WGLCS was performed. The structural alteration identified in the 13 patients could be divided into the following categories: (1) interstitial inverted duplication with concomitant terminal deletion (inv dup del) (P1,P4,P9,P11); (2) the product of pericentric inversion (P5); (3) ring chromosome (P8); (4) interstitial duplication and/or triplication (P6, P7); and (5) +der(22)t(11;22) (P2,P15); (6) complex structural rearrangements (P3,P12,P14). WGLCS displayed the ability to discover CNVs and define breakpoints and its disrupted genes and its surrounding sequences in one experiment at base-pair-resolution, which help us to learn more about the mechanisms of formation of observed genomic rearrangements, and in which DNA replicative/repair mechanism might contribute to the formation of complex rearrangements in 11 patients. Clear karyotype at molecular level could help provide an accurate evaluation of recurrent risk and guide prenatal diagnosis or reproductive planning.
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- Bing Xiao
- Department of Pediatric Endocrinology and Genetic Metabolism, School of Medicine, Shanghai Institute for Pediatric Research, Xinhua Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Pediatric Endocrinology and Genetic Metabolism, School of Medicine, Shanghai Institute for Pediatric Research, Xinhua Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Pediatric Endocrinology and Genetic Metabolism, School of Medicine, Shanghai Institute for Pediatric Research, Xinhua Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Pediatric Endocrinology and Genetic Metabolism, School of Medicine, Shanghai Institute for Pediatric Research, Xinhua Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Pediatric Endocrinology and Genetic Metabolism, School of Medicine, Shanghai Institute for Pediatric Research, Xinhua Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Pediatric Endocrinology and Genetic Metabolism, School of Medicine, Shanghai Institute for Pediatric Research, Xinhua Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Pediatric Endocrinology and Genetic Metabolism, School of Medicine, Shanghai Institute for Pediatric Research, Xinhua Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Pediatric Endocrinology and Genetic Metabolism, School of Medicine, Shanghai Institute for Pediatric Research, Xinhua Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China.,Shanghai Key Laboratory of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition, Shanghai, China
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Lu Y, Liang Y, Ning S, Deng G, Xie Y, Song J, Zuo N, Feng C, Qin Y. Rare partial trisomy and tetrasomy of 15q11-q13 associated with developmental delay and autism spectrum disorder. Mol Cytogenet 2020; 13:21. [PMID: 32536972 PMCID: PMC7288499 DOI: 10.1186/s13039-020-00489-z] [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: 02/12/2020] [Accepted: 05/26/2020] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Background Small supernumerary marker chromosomes (sSMCs), are additional abnormal chromosomes, which can’t be detected accurately by banding cytogenetic analysis. Abnormal phenotypes were observed in about 30% of SMC carriers. Duplication of chromosome 15 and related disorders, characterized by hypotonia motor delays, autism spectrum disorder (ASD), intellectual disability, and epilepsy including infantile spasms, might be account for 50% of the total sSMCs. Case presentation An 11-month-old infant with an sSMC found by banding cytogenetics was referred to our clinic because of developmental retardation and autism spectrum disorder. After several months of rehabilitation treatment, the progress of motor development was obvious, but the consciousness was still far from satisfied. High-resolution karyotype analysis, multiplex ligation-dependent probe amplification and copy number variation sequencing (CNV-Seq) were conducted to confirm the identity of the sSMC. A bisatellited dicentric sSMC was observed clearly in high-resolution karyotype analysis and a 10.16-Mb duplication of 15q11.1q13.2 (3.96 copies) together with a 1.84-Mb duplication of 15q13.2q13.3 (3 copies) was showed by CNV-Seq in the proband. It suggested that the molecular cytogenetic karyotype was 47,XY,+dic(15;15)(q13.2;q13.3). Furthermore, the clinical symptoms of the proband mostly fit 15q duplication related disorders which are characterized by hypotonia motor delays, autism spectrum disorder (ASD), and intellectual disability. Conclusion We reported for the first time using CNV-Seq to detect sSMCs and find a partial trisomy and tetrasomy of 15q11-q13 associated with developmental delay and autism spectrum disorder. Our report indicates that CNV-seq is a useful and economical way for diagnosis of dup15q and related disorders.
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- Yinghong Lu
- Department of Clinical Laboratory, Yulin Women and Children Care Hospital, Yulin, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region 537000 People's Republic of China
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory, Yulin Women and Children Care Hospital, Yulin, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region 537000 People's Republic of China
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory, Yulin Women and Children Care Hospital, Yulin, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region 537000 People's Republic of China
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory, Yulin Women and Children Care Hospital, Yulin, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region 537000 People's Republic of China
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory, Yulin Women and Children Care Hospital, Yulin, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region 537000 People's Republic of China
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory, Yulin Women and Children Care Hospital, Yulin, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region 537000 People's Republic of China
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory, Yulin Women and Children Care Hospital, Yulin, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region 537000 People's Republic of China
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory, Yulin Women and Children Care Hospital, Yulin, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region 537000 People's Republic of China
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory, Yulin Women and Children Care Hospital, Yulin, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region 537000 People's Republic of China
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Matsubara K, Yanagida K, Nagai T, Kagami M, Fukami M. De Novo Small Supernumerary Marker Chromosomes Arising From Partial Trisomy Rescue. Front Genet 2020; 11:132. [PMID: 32174976 PMCID: PMC7056893 DOI: 10.3389/fgene.2020.00132] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/14/2018] [Accepted: 02/03/2020] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Small supernumerary marker chromosomes (SMCs) are rare cytogenetic abnormalities. De novo small SMCs, particularly those combined with uniparental disomy (UPD), are assumed to result from incomplete trisomy rescue. Recently, a one-off cellular event designated as chromothripsis was reported as a mechanism for trisomy rescue in micronuclei. This Perspective article aims to highlight a possible association among trisomy rescue, chromothripsis, and SMCs. We propose that chromothripsis-mediated incomplete trisomy rescue in micronuclei underlies various chromosomal rearrangements including SMCs, although other mechanisms such as U-type exchange may also yield SMCs. These assumptions are primarily based on observations of previously reported patients with complex rearrangements and our patient with a small SMC. Given the high frequency of trisomic cells in human preimplantation embryos, chromothripsis-mediated trisomy rescue may be a physiologically important phenomenon. Nevertheless, trisomy rescue has a potential to produce UPD, SMCs, and other chromosomal rearrangements. The concepts of trisomy rescue, chromothripsis, and micronuclei provide novel insights into the mechanism for the maintenance and modification of human chromosomes.
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- Keiko Matsubara
- Department of Molecular Endocrinology, National Research Institute for Child Health and Development, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Molecular Endocrinology, National Research Institute for Child Health and Development, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Molecular Endocrinology, National Research Institute for Child Health and Development, Tokyo, Japan
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Altıner Ş, Yürür Kutlay N, Ilgın Ruhi H. Mosaic Small Supernumerary Marker Chromosome Derived from Five Discontinuous Regions of Chromosome 8 in a Patient with Neutropenia and Oral Aphthous Ulcer. Cytogenet Genome Res 2020; 160:11-17. [PMID: 31982875 DOI: 10.1159/000505805] [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] [Accepted: 12/06/2019] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Small supernumerary marker chromosomes (sSMCs) are characterized as additional centric chromosome fragments which are too small to be classified by cytogenetic banding alone and smaller than or equal to the size of chromosome 20 of the same metaphase spread. Here, we report a patient who presented with slight neutropenia and oral aphthous ulcers. A mosaic de novo sSMC, which originated from 5 discontinuous regions of chromosome 8, was detected in the patient. Formation of the sSMC(8) can probably be explained by a multi-step process beginning with maternal meiotic nondisjunction, followed by post-zygotic anaphase lag, and resulting in chromothripsis. Chromothripsis is a chromosomal rearrangement which occurs by breakage of one or more chromosomes leading to a fusion of surviving chromosome pieces. This case is a good example for emphasizing the importance of conventional karyotyping from PHA-induced peripheral blood lymphocytes and examining tissues other than bone marrow in patients with inconsistent genotype and phenotype.
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Liehr T, Al-Rikabi A. Mosaicism: Reason for Normal Phenotypes in Carriers of Small Supernumerary Marker Chromosomes With Known Adverse Outcome. A Systematic Review. Front Genet 2019; 10:1131. [PMID: 31781176 PMCID: PMC6859531 DOI: 10.3389/fgene.2019.01131] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/21/2019] [Accepted: 10/17/2019] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
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Small supernumerary marker chromosomes (sSMCs) are present in ∼3.3 million of presently living human beings. The majority of these sSMC carriers (i.e. ∼2.1 million) will never know about their condition, as they are perfectly healthy and just may learn by chance about it, e.g. if chromosomal analysis is done for some reason during their life time. The remainder ∼1.2 million of sSMC carriers are clinically affected either due to adverse effects of gained genetic material being present on the sSMC and/or by uniparental disomy of the sSMC’s sister chromosomes. Influence of mosaicism being present in 50% of sSMC carriers is controversy discussed in the literature. Even though genotype–phenotype correlation for sSMCs progressed during last years, still there are only eight sSMC-associated syndromes characterized yet, which may go together with mosaicism. Here we summarize presently available data for carriers of sSMCs normally leading to these well-defined syndromes, however, showing (almost) no clinical signs. This can be observed in ∼1 to 30% of the corresponding sSMC-carriers, thus, a high impact for counselling in corresponding prenatal de novo cases is not to be neglected.
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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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Bertini V, Giuliani C, Ferreri MI, Orsini A, Bonuccelli A, Peroni D, Bonaglia C, Valetto A. A prenatal case with multiple supernumerary markers identified as derivatives of chromosomes 13, 15, and 20: molecular cytogenetic characterization and review of the literature. J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med 2019; 34:2918-2922. [PMID: 31570022 DOI: 10.1080/14767058.2019.1670808] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Multiple small supernumerary marker chromosomes (sSMCs) are among the rarest cytogenetic abnormalities as they represent roughly 1.4% of cases with sSMCs. We report on a prenatal case presenting de novo multiple sSMCs; these sSMCs were characterized by array CGH and FISH and resulted deriving from three different chromosomes: a der(13), a der(15) and a der(20). The co-presence of der(13), der(20), and der(15) have not been reported yet. The clinical consequences of this marker combination cannot be precisely predicted. However, according to the publicly available databases, the partial trisomies of chromosome 13 and 20 have probably a pathogenic effect. It is worth noting that a cooperative effect, due to interactions among genes harbored on the three derivatives, cannot be excluded, making the genetic counseling challenging.
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- Veronica Bertini
- Cytogenetics Unit, Department of Laboratory Medicine, Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria Pisana, Pisa, Italy
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- Cytogenetics Unit, Department of Laboratory Medicine, Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria Pisana, Pisa, Italy
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- Cytogenetics Unit, Department of Laboratory Medicine, Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria Pisana, Pisa, Italy
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- Section Of Pediatrics, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy
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- Section Of Pediatrics, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy
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- Section Of Pediatrics, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy
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- Cytogenetics Laboratory, Scientific Institute, IRCSS Eugenio Medea, Bosisio Parini, Italy
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- Cytogenetics Unit, Department of Laboratory Medicine, Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria Pisana, Pisa, Italy
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