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Fabrizio N, Pankey CL, Martin K, Baker M, Felty CC. Novel autopsy and genetic findings in an acardiac twin: case report and literature review. Autops Case Rep 2024; 14:e2024477. [PMID: 38487033 PMCID: PMC10939183 DOI: 10.4322/acr.2024.477] [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: 01/22/2024] [Accepted: 02/05/2024] [Indexed: 03/17/2024]
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Twin reversed arterial perfusion (TRAP) sequence is a rare complication of monochorionic twinning whereby a donor twin perfuses an acardiac twin via aberrant vascular anastomoses. The resulting paradoxical retrograde blood flow supplying the acardiac twin is oxygen-poor, leading to some of the most severe malformations encountered in humans. Though the first descriptions of acardiac twins date back to at least the 16th century, the pathophysiologic processes which underpin the development of TRAP sequence are still being elucidated. Theories on the pathogenesis of TRAP sequence include deficiencies intrinsic to the embryo and primary abnormalities of the placental vasculature. Autopsy studies continue to provide clues to the underlying pathogenesis of TRAP sequence, and the characterization of the spectrum of manifestations that can be observed in acardiac twins. Herein, we present the clinical, autopsy, and molecular findings in a unique case of TRAP sequence. Novel findings include a primitive cloaca-like structure and chromosomal aberrations involving 6q11.1 and 15q25.1.
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- Natalie Fabrizio
- West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine, Lewisburg, WV, United States
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- West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine, Lewisburg, WV, United States
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- Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Lebanon, NH, United States
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Ke X, Yang H, Pan H, Jiang Y, Li M, Zhang H, Hao N, Zhu H. The Application of Optical Genome Mapping (OGM) in Severe Short Stature Caused by Duplication of 15q14q21.3. Genes (Basel) 2023; 14:genes14051016. [PMID: 37239376 DOI: 10.3390/genes14051016] [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: 03/28/2023] [Revised: 04/26/2023] [Accepted: 04/27/2023] [Indexed: 05/28/2023] Open
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(1) Background: Optical genome mapping (OGM) is a novel approach to identifying genomic structural variations with high accuracy and resolution. We report a proband with severe short stature caused by 46, XY, der (16) ins (16;15) (q23; q21.3q14) that was detected by OGM combined with other tests and review the clinical features of patients with duplication within 15q14q21.3; (2) Methods: OGM, whole exon sequencing (WES), copy number variation sequencing (CNV-seq), and karyotyping were used; (3) Results: The proband was a 10.7-year-old boy with a complaint of severe short stature (-3.41SDS) and abnormal gait. He had growth hormone deficiency, lumbar lordosis, and epiphyseal dysplasia of both femurs. WES and CNV-seq showed a 17.27 Mb duplication of chromosome 15, and there was an insertion in chromosome 16 found by karyotyping. Furthermore, OGM revealed that duplication of 15q14q21.3 was inversely inserted into 16q23.1, resulting in two fusion genes. A total of fourteen patients carried the duplication of 15q14q21.3, with thirteen previously reported and one from our center, 42.9% of which were de novo. In addition, neurologic symptoms (71.4%,10/14) were the most common phenotypes; (4) Conclusions: OGM combined with other genetic methods can reveal the genetic etiology of patients with the clinical syndrome, presenting great potential for use in properly diagnosing in the genetic cause of the clinical syndrome.
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- Xiaoan Ke
- State Key Laboratory of Complex Severe and Rare Diseases, Chinese Research Center for Behavior Medicine in Growth and Development, Department of Endocrinology, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Science and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100730, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Complex Severe and Rare Diseases, Chinese Research Center for Behavior Medicine in Growth and Development, Department of Endocrinology, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Science and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100730, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Complex Severe and Rare Diseases, Chinese Research Center for Behavior Medicine in Growth and Development, Department of Endocrinology, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Science and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100730, China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, National Clinical Research Center for Obstetric and Gynecologic Diseases, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100730, China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, National Clinical Research Center for Obstetric and Gynecologic Diseases, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100730, China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, National Clinical Research Center for Obstetric and Gynecologic Diseases, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100730, China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, National Clinical Research Center for Obstetric and Gynecologic Diseases, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100730, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Complex Severe and Rare Diseases, Chinese Research Center for Behavior Medicine in Growth and Development, Department of Endocrinology, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Science and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100730, China
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Chen CP, Ko TM, Wang LK, Chern SR, Wu PS, Chen SW, Wu FT, Chen LF, Wang W. Prenatal diagnosis of partial monosomy 8p (8p23.2→pter) and partial trisomy 15q (15q21.2→qter) and incidental detection of a familial chromosome translocation of paternal origin in a pregnancy associated with increased nuchal translucency and an abnormal maternal serum screening result. Taiwan J Obstet Gynecol 2021; 60:775-777. [PMID: 34247824 DOI: 10.1016/j.tjog.2021.05.034] [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: 05/13/2021] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE We present partial monosomy 8p (8p23.2→pter) and partial trisomy 15q (15q21.2→qter) and incidental detection of a familial chromosome translocation of paternal origin in a pregnancy associated with increased nuchal translucency (NT) and an abnormal maternal serum screening result. CASE REPORT A 29-year-old primigravid woman underwent chorionic villus sampling (CVS) at 13 weeks of gestation because of an increased NT thickness of 3.2 mm at 12 weeks of gestation and an abnormal maternal serum screening for Down syndrome result with a calculated risk of 1/29. Her husband was 33 years old, and there was no family history of congenital malformations. CVS revealed a derived chromosome 8 or der(8). Cytogenetic analysis of the parents revealed a karyotype of 46,XY,t(8;15)(p21.3;q13) in the father and a karyotype of 46,XX in the mother. The CVS result was 46,XY,der(8)t(8;15)(p21.3;q13)pat. The woman requested for amniocentesis at 16 weeks of gestation. Array comparative genomic hybridization (aCGH) analysis on the DNA extracted from uncultured amniocytes revealed a result of arr 8p23.3p23.2 (191,530-2,625,470) × 1.0, arr 15q21.2q26.3 (50,903,432-102,338,129) × 3.0 with a 2.434-Mb deletion of 8p23.3-p23.2 including DLGAP2, CLN8 and ARHGEF10, and a 51.435-Mb duplication of 15q21.2-q26.3 including CYP19A1 and IGF1R. Conventional cytogenetic analysis of cultured amniocytes revealed the result of 46,XY,der(8) t(8;15)(p23.2;q21.2)pat in the fetus. The pregnancy was subsequently terminated, and a malformed fetus was delivered with characteristic craniofacial dysmorphism. CONCLUSION Maternal serum screening and NT screening may incidentally detect familial unbalanced reciprocal translocations, and aCGH analysis is useful for a precise determination of the breakpoints of the translocation and the involvement of the related genes under such a circumstance.
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- Chih-Ping Chen
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, MacKay Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan; Department of Medical Research, MacKay Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan; Department of Biotechnology, Asia University, Taichung, Taiwan; School of Chinese Medicine, College of Chinese Medicine, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan; Institute of Clinical and Community Health Nursing, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Taipei, Taiwan; Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, School of Medicine, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Taipei, Taiwan.
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- Genephile Bioscience Laboratory, Ko's Obstetrics and Gynecology, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, MacKay Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Medical Research, MacKay Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, MacKay Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, MacKay Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, MacKay Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Medical Research, MacKay Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
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Hu X, Li L, Zhang H, Hu Z, Li L, Sun M, Liu R. Prenatal diagnosis of a de novo tetrasomy 15q24.3-25.3: Case report and literature review. J Clin Lab Anal 2020; 34:e23288. [PMID: 32185823 PMCID: PMC7370735 DOI: 10.1002/jcla.23288] [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: 12/19/2019] [Revised: 02/02/2020] [Accepted: 02/21/2020] [Indexed: 01/26/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Terminal duplication on chromosome 15q is a rare chromosomal variation. Affected individuals show similar features such as growth dysplasia or the development of frontal bossing, body deformities, facial abnormalities, and genitourinary or cardiovascular disorders. However, it is not yet clear whether such 15q repeats lead to identifiable patterns of clinical abnormalities. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to analyze the prenatal diagnostic results and clinical manifestations of a fetus with 15q duplication and to summarize the literature. METHODS The case was a fetus at 28 weeks of gestation. The risk of Down syndrome from second-trimester screening was 1/140. Prenatal ultrasound and amniocentesis were performed, and chromosomal microarray analysis (CMA) was used for genetic analysis. RESULTS The fetus had abnormal clinical features, including intracardiac echogenic focus in the left ventricle, an aberrant right subclavian artery, and growth delay. The fetal chromosomal karyotype was 46,XX,15q?,12q?,21pstk+, and CMA revealed a 10.163 Mb duplication at 15q24.3-q25.3. The couple chose to terminate the pregnancy after careful consideration. CONCLUSIONS The combination and rational application of cytogenetics technology and molecular genetics technology such as CMA will open up the field of clinical application and provide useful genetic counseling for parents of fetuses carrying such chromosomal duplications.
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- Xiaonan Hu
- Reproductive Medicine & Prenatal Diagnosis Center, First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, China.,Jilin Engineering Research Center for Reproductive Medicine and Genetics, Jilin University, Changchun, China
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- Reproductive Medicine & Prenatal Diagnosis Center, First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, China.,Jilin Engineering Research Center for Reproductive Medicine and Genetics, Jilin University, Changchun, China
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- Reproductive Medicine & Prenatal Diagnosis Center, First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, China.,Jilin Engineering Research Center for Reproductive Medicine and Genetics, Jilin University, Changchun, China
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- Reproductive Medicine & Prenatal Diagnosis Center, First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, China.,Jilin Engineering Research Center for Reproductive Medicine and Genetics, Jilin University, Changchun, China
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- Reproductive Medicine & Prenatal Diagnosis Center, First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, China.,Jilin Engineering Research Center for Reproductive Medicine and Genetics, Jilin University, Changchun, China
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- Reproductive Medicine & Prenatal Diagnosis Center, First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, China.,Jilin Engineering Research Center for Reproductive Medicine and Genetics, Jilin University, Changchun, China
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- Reproductive Medicine & Prenatal Diagnosis Center, First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, China.,Jilin Engineering Research Center for Reproductive Medicine and Genetics, Jilin University, Changchun, China
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