Spectral karyotyping, fluorescence in situ hybridization and molecular genetic analysis of de novo partial trisomy 7p (7p15.1 --> pter) and partial monosomy 9p (9p22 --> pter)

Prenatal diagnosis of microdeletion 16p13.11 combination with partial monosomy of 2q37.1-qter and partial trisomy of 7p15.3-pter in a fetus with bilateral ventriculomegaly, agenesis of corpus callosum, and polydactyly

OBJECTIVE

To present a prenatal diagnosis of microdeletion 16p13.11 with partial monosomy of 2q37.1-qter and partial trisomy of 7p15.3-pter in a fetus with bilateral ventriculomegaly, agenesis of corpus callosum, and polydactyly.

CASE REPORT

A 41-year-old well-being Taiwanese, nulligravida woman received amniocentesis at a gestational age of 18 weeks for advanced maternal age. The fetus' karyotype showed 46,XY,der(2)t(2;7)(q36.2;p15.1). Both parents also received cytogenetic examinations and the mother's karyotype revealed 46,XX,t(2;7)(2q36.2;p15.1). High-resolution ultrasound showed the fetus had bilateral ventriculomegaly, agenesis of corpus callosum, and polydactyly of the right hand. After the termination of this pregnancy, the whole genome oligonucleotide-base array comparative genomic hybridization (CGH) by using fetal skin cells demonstrated a 8.44-Mb deletion at 2q37.1 (234602276-243041305), a 22.8-Mb duplication (65558-22869338) at 7p15.3, and an additional 1.32-Mb deletion (14968855-16292235) at 16p13.11.

CONCLUSION

Array CGH is a useful tool not only to discover the genomic imbalance at the breakpoints as well as to detect unexpectedly complex rearrangements in other chromosomes. Our case also provided evidence that genomic aberration at chromosome 16p13.11 involves in the formation of polydactyly.

Prenatal diagnosis and molecular cytogenetic characterization of de novo partial trisomy 7p (7p15.3→pter) and partial monosomy 13q (13q33.3→qter) associated with Dandy-Walker malformation, abnormal skull development and microcephaly

OBJECTIVE

To present the prenatal diagnosis and molecular cytogenetic characterization of de novo partial trisomy 7p (7p15.3→pter) and partial monosomy 13q (13q33.3→qter) associated with Dandy-Walker malformation (DWM), abnormal skull development, microcephaly and multiple congenital anomalies.

MATERIALS, METHODS AND RESULTS

A 42-year-old woman, gravida 6, para 1, was referred for amniocentesis at 18 weeks of gestation because of her advanced maternal age. Amniocentesis revealed an aberrant derivative chromosome 13, or der(13). The parental karyotypes were normal. Spectral karyotyping showed that the der(13) was derived from a translocation of chromosomes 7 and 13. Fluorescence in situ hybridization using subtelomeric probes revealed three signals of 7pTEL and only one signal of 13qTEL, indicating a translocation between 7p and 13q in the der(13). Array-based comparative genomic hybridization demonstrated partial trisomy 7p (7p15.3-p22.3) and partial monosomy 13q (13q33.3-q34). The karyotype was 46,XY,der(13)t(7;13)(p15.3;q33.3). Polymorphic DNA marker analysis revealed the paternal origin of the aberrant chromosome. Level II ultrasound at 24 weeks of gestation revealed microcephaly, an irregular-shaped skull, DWM, nuchal edema and transposition of the great arteries.

CONCLUSION

Spectral karyotyping, fluorescence in situ hybridization and array-based comparative genomic hybridization are useful for prenatal investigation of the nature of a de novo aberrant derivative chromosome. Partial trisomy 7p (7p15.3→pter) and partial monosomy 13q (13q33.3→qter) can be associated with DWM, microcephaly, abnormal skull development, nuchal edema and cardiovascular defects on prenatal ultrasound.