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Khorami Sarvestani S, Rafati M, Soltanghoraee H, Hoseini A, Soltani A, Jalilian K, Ghaffari SR. Detection of Aneuploidies in Products of Conception and Neonatal Deaths in Iranian Patients Using the Multiplex Ligation-Dependent Probe Amplification (MLPA). Avicenna J Med Biotechnol 2021; 13:143-148. [PMID: 34484644 PMCID: PMC8377399 DOI: 10.18502/ajmb.v13i3.6363] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/05/2020] [Accepted: 02/06/2021] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
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Background: Around 70% of all pregnancies (Including 15% of clinically-recognized ones) are lost due to various fetal or maternal disorders. Chromosomal aneuploidies are among the most common causes of pregnancy loss. Standard chromosome analysis using G-banding technique (Karyotype) is the technique of choice in studying such abnormalities; however, this technique is time-consuming and sensitive, and limited by vulnerabilities such as cell culture failure. The use of molecular cytogenetic techniques, including array-based techniques and Multiplex Ligation-Dependent Probe Amplification (MLPA), has been proposed to overcome the limitations of this method to study the products of conception. This study has been designed to investigate the feasibility of using MLPA technique as a standalone genetic testing, with histopathologic examinations and genetic counseling to detect aneuploidies in products of conception and neonatal deaths. Methods: Forty-two verified fetal and neonatal samples were studies and genetic counseling was scheduled for all parents. Histopathologic examinations were carried out on the products of conception, and appropriate fetal tissues were separated for genetic studies. Following DNA extraction and purification, MLPA was carried out to investigate chromosomal aneuploidies. Results: Nine samples (21.42%) were diagnosed to be affected with aneuploidy. Detected aneuploidies were trisomy 22 (n=3), trisomy 21(n=1), trisomy 18 (n=2), trisomy 16 (n=1), trisomy 13 (n=1), and monosomy of chromosome X (n=1). The MLPA analysis results were conclusive for all of the fetal samples (Success rate: 100%). Conclusion: These results suggest that MLPA, as a standalone genetic testing, is an accurate, rapid, and reliable method in overcoming the limitations of standard cytogenetic techniques in genetic investigation of products of conception.
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- Sara Khorami Sarvestani
- Fetal Health Research Center, Hope Generation Foundation, Tehran, Iran.,Reproductive Immunology Research Center, Avicenna Research Institute, Academic Center for Education, Culture and Research (ACECR), Tehran, Iran
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- Fetal Health Research Center, Hope Generation Foundation, Tehran, Iran.,Reproductive Biotechnology Research Center, Avicenna Research Institute, ACECR, Tehran, Iran
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- Reproductive Biotechnology Research Center, Avicenna Research Institute, ACECR, Tehran, Iran
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- Fetal Health Research Center, Hope Generation Foundation, Tehran, Iran
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- Avicenna Fertility Center, Avicenna Research Institute, ACECR, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Cellular and Molecular Biology, Faculty of Biological Sciences, Kharazmi University, Tehran, Iran
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- Fetal Health Research Center, Hope Generation Foundation, Tehran, Iran.,Reproductive Biotechnology Research Center, Avicenna Research Institute, ACECR, Tehran, Iran
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Zhao L, Yang H, Liu G. Relationship between age at menarche and chromosome numerical abnormalities in chorionic villus among missed abortions: A cross-sectional study of 459 women in China. J Obstet Gynaecol Res 2020; 46:2582-2589. [PMID: 33006206 DOI: 10.1111/jog.14499] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/19/2020] [Revised: 08/16/2020] [Accepted: 09/07/2020] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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AIMS To assess the relationship between age at menarche and the numerical abnormalities of chorionic villi chromosomes in patients with missed abortion. METHODS Unexplained miscarriage patients were admitted to an outpatient clinic in Tianjin Central Hospital of Gynecology Obstetrics, China. Embryonic villi tissues were collected aseptically after curettage. Chromosome analysis was performed subsequently using multiplex ligation-dependent probe amplification method. RESULTS Among 459 cases of missed abortion, chromosome numerical abnormalities were found in 231 cases (50.33%). Autosomal trisomy occurs most frequently, with 16-trisomy being most common. Patients (age more than 35 years old) had more frequent miscarriages compared with those who were less than 35 years old. However, there was no statistically significant difference in chromosome numerical abnormalities. In addition, compared with patients less than 30 years old, women with age ≥ 30 years old had higher abortions frequency (P = 0.002), and the proportion of chromosome numeric abnormalities increased (P = 0.000). The number of patients with abnormal chromosomes is higher among patients whose age of menarche are less than 12 years old than that of patients whose age of menarche was over 12 years old (P = 0.003). CONCLUSION Chromosome numerical abnormalities are important cause of missed abortion. The incidence of chromosome numeric abnormalities increases among patients ≥30 years old. Besides, age of menarche is an important risk factor for chromosome numerical abnormalities.
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- Lu Zhao
- Obstetrics and Gynecology Department, Tianjin Medical University General Hospital, Tianjin, China
- Obstetrics and Gynecology Department, Tianjin Central Hospital of Gynecology Obstetrics, Tianjin, China
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- Obstetrics and Gynecology Department, Tianjin Central Hospital of Gynecology Obstetrics, Tianjin, China
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- Obstetrics and Gynecology Department, Tianjin Medical University General Hospital, Tianjin, China
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Rawal L, Kumar S, Mishra SR, Lal V, Bhattacharya SK. Clinical Manifestations of Chromosomal Anomalies and Polymorphic Variations in Patients Suffering from Reproductive Failure. J Hum Reprod Sci 2020; 13:209-215. [PMID: 33311907 PMCID: PMC7727889 DOI: 10.4103/jhrs.jhrs_46_19] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/25/2019] [Accepted: 07/03/2020] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Background: Human reproduction is the most intricate event as ~ 20% of human pregnancies end in miscarriages for which chromosomal anomalies are a common factor. The chromosomal variations associated with reproductive failures include translocations, inversions, supernumerary marker chromosomes, heterochromatic polymorphisms, etc., Till date, the significance of heteromorphic variants in reproductive failures is unclear. Aim: The aim of this study is to investigate the role of chromosomal anomalies and polymorphic variations in reproductive failure. Materials and Methods: Chromosomal analysis using GTG banding was performed on 638 couples (1276 individuals). Results: In the present study, 138 of 1276 individuals showed chromosomal variations with respect to heterochromatic variants and Robertsonian translocations. The most common variants observed across the population studied were the pericentric inversion of the chromosome 9 [inv(9)(p11q13), 3.68%] followed by pstk + on the short arm of chromosome 15 (15pstk+, 1.95%) and Robertsonian translocation of chromosomes 13 and 14 [rob(13;14)(q10;q10), 1.25%]. The maximum percentage of heterochromatic variation was observed in females with recurrent pregnancy loss (Groups A, 4.78%) and males with wives having recurrent miscarriages (Group B, 3.68%) and the minimum was recorded in patients with in vitro fertilization (IVF) failures (Group C, 0.23%) and couples having a history of the malformed child (Group F, 0.23%). Conclusions: High level of chromosomal polymorphic variations in patients with reproductive failures warrants their in-depth analysis to nail down the causative factors. Hence, cytogenetic analysis coupled with genetic counseling becomes indispensable for patients suffering from infertility, reproductive failures and pregnancy losses before IVF treatment to rule out the carrier status.
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- Leena Rawal
- Department of Clinical Cytogenomics, National Reference Laboratory, Dr. Lal PathLabs Limited, Delhi, India
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- Department of Clinical Cytogenomics, National Reference Laboratory, Dr. Lal PathLabs Limited, Delhi, India
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- Department of Clinical Cytogenomics, National Reference Laboratory, Dr. Lal PathLabs Limited, Delhi, India
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- Department of Clinical Cytogenomics, National Reference Laboratory, Dr. Lal PathLabs Limited, Delhi, India
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- Department of Clinical Cytogenomics, National Reference Laboratory, Dr. Lal PathLabs Limited, Delhi, India
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Lou J, Sun M, Zhao Y, Fu Y, Yuan H, Dai Y, Liang F, He Y, Liu Y. Analysis of tissue from pregnancy loss and aborted fetus with ultrasound anomaly using subtelomeric MLPA and chromosomal array analysis. J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med 2020; 35:3064-3069. [PMID: 32811234 DOI: 10.1080/14767058.2020.1808612] [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] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To evaluate the incidence and types of chromosomal abnormalities in pregnancy loss and aborted fetuses with anomaly and compare the performance of subtelomeric MLPA and chromosomal microarray analysis (CMA) in these specimens. METHODS Samples were collected from spontaneous miscarriages, stillbirths and aborted fetuses with anomaly between January 2015 and April 2019. Chromosomal abnormalities were detected using subtelomeric MLPA and CMA. RESULTS Among the 172 miscarriage samples, CMA detected pathogenic chromosomal abnormalities in 88 cases. MLPA could identified all aneuploidies and most pathogenic CNVs, missing all polyploidies; Of the 30 stillbirths, one pathogenic CNV and two VOUS were identified by CMA, all of which were missed from MLPA; Of the 135 aborted fetuses with anomaly, CMA identified pathogenic chromosomal abnormalities in 32 fetuses (23.7%); 18.95% in fetuses with isolated, and 35% in fetuses with multiple anomalies. MLPA can identify all aneuploidies but missing most pathogenic CNVs. CONCLUSION Our systematical comparison of subtelomeric MLPA and CMA for chromosomal analysis of tissue from pregnancy loss and aborted fetuses with anomaly is useful for assessing clinical utility of these techniques. MLPA screening, coupled with CMA analysis, is a cost-effective approach to detect chromosomal abnormalities in miscarriage and anomalous fetuses. However, MLPA might not be appropriate for chromosome analysis in stillbirth without structural anomaly; further research with more samples is needed.
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- Jiwu Lou
- Department of Prenatal Diagnosis Center, Dongguan Maternal and Child Health Hospital, Dongguan, China
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- Department of Prenatal Diagnosis Center, Dongguan Maternal and Child Health Hospital, Dongguan, China
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- Department of Prenatal Diagnosis Center, Dongguan Maternal and Child Health Hospital, Dongguan, China
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- Department of Prenatal Diagnosis Center, Dongguan Maternal and Child Health Hospital, Dongguan, China
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- Department of Prenatal Diagnosis Center, Dongguan Maternal and Child Health Hospital, Dongguan, China
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- Department of Prenatal Diagnosis Center, Dongguan Maternal and Child Health Hospital, Dongguan, China
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- Department of Prenatal Diagnosis Center, Dongguan Maternal and Child Health Hospital, Dongguan, China
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- Department of Prenatal Diagnosis Center, Dongguan Maternal and Child Health Hospital, Dongguan, China
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- Department of Prenatal Diagnosis Center, Dongguan Maternal and Child Health Hospital, Dongguan, China
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Zhang Y, Lei Q, Liu J, Lin M, Luo L, Li T, Wang Q, Zhou C. Selective growth of mosaic cells in chromosomal analysis of chorionic villi by conventional karyotyping. Mol Cell Probes 2020; 51:101532. [DOI: 10.1016/j.mcp.2020.101532] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/18/2019] [Revised: 02/01/2020] [Accepted: 02/09/2020] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Smits MA, van Maarle M, Hamer G, Mastenbroek S, Goddijn M, van Wely M. Cytogenetic testing of pregnancy loss tissue: a meta-analysis. Reprod Biomed Online 2020; 40:867-879. [DOI: 10.1016/j.rbmo.2020.02.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/11/2019] [Revised: 01/30/2020] [Accepted: 02/03/2020] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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Wu T, Zhu Y, Hong L, Lin Q, Chen C, Yang J, Ye L, Huang W, Zeng Y. Evaluation of two aneuploidy screening tests for chorionic villus samples: Multiplex ligation-dependent probe amplification and fluorescence in situ hybridization. Mol Cell Probes 2019; 46:101422. [PMID: 31319160 DOI: 10.1016/j.mcp.2019.101422] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/26/2019] [Revised: 07/09/2019] [Accepted: 07/15/2019] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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The vast majority of first-trimester pregnancy losses are the consequence of numerical aberrations in fetal chromosomes, which may involve nearly all chromosomes. Although commercial probes for all chromosomes are available for multiplex ligation-dependent probe amplification (MLPA) and fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) analyses, their use has rarely been reported for screening all 24 chromosomes for early fetal demise, especially by FISH. Here, we validated the ability of MLPA and FISH techniques as two low-cost aneuploidy screening methods for 24 chromosomes in 165 chorionic villus samples (CVSs). The results obtained by two methods were compared by the Chi-square test and the Kappa agreement test. Both methods gave conclusive results for all CVSs tested and showed highly consistent results (kappa = 0.890, p < 0.001). There was no statistically significant difference between the aneuploidy rate of the CVSs tested by the two methods (p = 0.180). Most of the samples showed fully concordant molecular karyotyping results (81.21%) between the two analytical methods, 10.91% had incompletely concordant results, and 7.88% had discordant results. The inconsistencies included segmental abnormalities, mosaicism, and polyploidy. Both assays used to screen 24 chromosomes were powerful techniques for detecting aneuploidy in CVSs. In terms of cost-effectiveness and diagnostic accuracy, the combination of subtelomeric (P036, P070) and centromeric (P181) MLPA assays is the better analytic strategy and follow-up analysis by FISH is recommended for MLPA-negative samples.
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- Tonghua Wu
- Shenzhen Key Laboratory for Reproductive Immunology of Preimplantation, Shenzhen Zhongshan Institute for Reproduction and Genetics, Fertility Center, Shenzhen Zhongshan Urology Hospital, Shenzhen, Guangdong, 518045, China
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- Shenzhen Key Laboratory for Reproductive Immunology of Preimplantation, Shenzhen Zhongshan Institute for Reproduction and Genetics, Fertility Center, Shenzhen Zhongshan Urology Hospital, Shenzhen, Guangdong, 518045, China
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- Shenzhen Key Laboratory for Reproductive Immunology of Preimplantation, Shenzhen Zhongshan Institute for Reproduction and Genetics, Fertility Center, Shenzhen Zhongshan Urology Hospital, Shenzhen, Guangdong, 518045, China
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- Shenzhen Key Laboratory for Reproductive Immunology of Preimplantation, Shenzhen Zhongshan Institute for Reproduction and Genetics, Fertility Center, Shenzhen Zhongshan Urology Hospital, Shenzhen, Guangdong, 518045, China
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- Shenzhen Key Laboratory for Reproductive Immunology of Preimplantation, Shenzhen Zhongshan Institute for Reproduction and Genetics, Fertility Center, Shenzhen Zhongshan Urology Hospital, Shenzhen, Guangdong, 518045, China
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- Shenzhen Key Laboratory for Reproductive Immunology of Preimplantation, Shenzhen Zhongshan Institute for Reproduction and Genetics, Fertility Center, Shenzhen Zhongshan Urology Hospital, Shenzhen, Guangdong, 518045, China
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- Shenzhen Key Laboratory for Reproductive Immunology of Preimplantation, Shenzhen Zhongshan Institute for Reproduction and Genetics, Fertility Center, Shenzhen Zhongshan Urology Hospital, Shenzhen, Guangdong, 518045, China
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- Shenzhen Key Laboratory for Reproductive Immunology of Preimplantation, Shenzhen Zhongshan Institute for Reproduction and Genetics, Fertility Center, Shenzhen Zhongshan Urology Hospital, Shenzhen, Guangdong, 518045, China
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- Shenzhen Key Laboratory for Reproductive Immunology of Preimplantation, Shenzhen Zhongshan Institute for Reproduction and Genetics, Fertility Center, Shenzhen Zhongshan Urology Hospital, Shenzhen, Guangdong, 518045, China.
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Dai R, Pan Y, Fu Y, Liu Q, Han W, Liu R. Role of male genetic factors in recurrent pregnancy loss in Northeast China. Eur J Obstet Gynecol Reprod Biol 2018. [PMID: 29525520 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejogrb.2018.02.030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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OBJECTIVE This study aimed to investigate the roles of male genetic factors, including Y chromosome microdeletions and chromosomal heteromorphism, in recurrent pregnancy loss (RPL) in Northeast China. STUDY DESIGN We evaluated 1072 male patients from Northeast China whose wives had a history of two or more consecutive miscarriages. We also selected 971 infertile and 200 fertile men as control groups. Semen analysis was carried out by computer-assisted sperm analysis. Y chromosome microdeletions were detected by polymerase chain reaction and chromosomes were evaluated by karyotype analysis. RESULTS There were no microdeletions in the RPL and fertile control groups, but 112 of the infertile men had Y chromosome microdeletions. Chromosomal heteromorphism was detected in all the groups. Patients in the infertile control group had a significantly higher percentage (2.16%) of Y variation (Yqh±) heteromorphism compared with the RPL group, but there were no significant differences in the incidences of chromosomal heteromorphism among the other groups. CONCLUSION Y chromosome microdeletions and chromosomal heteromorphism are not associated with RPL in Northeast China. Some RPL males had structural chromosome anomalies, all of which were reciprocal translocations. We suggest that it may not be necessary to detect Y chromosome microdeletions in RPL males with Yqh±.
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- Rulin Dai
- Department of Reproductive Medicine, Department of Prenatal Diagnosis, First Hospital, Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin, 130021, China
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- Department of Reproductive Medicine, Department of Prenatal Diagnosis, First Hospital, Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin, 130021, China
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- Department of Gynaecology and Obstetrics, First Hospital, Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin, 130021, China
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- Department of Reproductive Medicine, Department of Prenatal Diagnosis, First Hospital, Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin, 130021, China
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- Department of Reproductive Medicine, Department of Prenatal Diagnosis, First Hospital, Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin, 130021, China
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- Department of Reproductive Medicine, Department of Prenatal Diagnosis, First Hospital, Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin, 130021, China.
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Grandone A, Del Vecchio Blanco F, Torella A, Caruso M, De Luca F, Di Mase R, Messina MF, Salerno MC, Sallemi A, Perone L, Marzuillo P, Miraglia Del Giudice E, Nigro V, Perrone L. Multiplex Ligation-Dependent Probe Amplification Accurately Detects Turner Syndrome in Girls with Short Stature. Horm Res Paediatr 2017; 86:330-336. [PMID: 27784012 DOI: 10.1159/000452219] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/20/2016] [Accepted: 10/03/2016] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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AIMS We aimed at evaluating a standard multiplex ligation-dependent probe amplification (MLPA) probe set for the detection of aneuploidy to diagnose Turner syndrome (TS). We first fixed an MLPA ratio cutoff able to detect all cases of TS in a pilot TS group. We then tested this value on a second group of TS patients and a short-stature population to measure specificity and sensitivity. METHODS 15 TS patients with X mosaicism or X structural abnormalities (Pilot TS Group), 45 TS karyotype-assessed patients (TS Group), and 74 prepubertal female patients with apparent idiopathic short stature (Short-Stature Group) were enrolled. All subjects underwent MLPA and karyotype analysis. In the TS and Short-Stature Groups, MLPA testing was performed in blind. RESULTS The choice of an MLPA threshold ratio of 0.76 for at least 1 probe allowed us to detect all TS cases, including mosaicisms. Sensitivity and specificity were 100% (CI 95%, 0.92-1) and 88.89% (CI 95%, 0.79-0.94), respectively. The positive predictive value was 88.5%, and the negative predictive value was 100%. MLPA detected the presence of Y chromosome material in 2 patients. CONCLUSION MLPA is an accurate and inexpensive tool to screen for TS in girls with short stature. A customized MLPA kit may be useful for the screening of an even larger population.
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- Anna Grandone
- Dipartimento della Donna, del Bambino, di Chirurgia Generale e Specialistica, Seconda Università degli Studi di Napoli, Naples, Italy
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Jia CW, Wang L, Lan YL, Song R, Zhou LY, Yu L, Yang Y, Liang Y, Li Y, Ma YM, Wang SY. Aneuploidy in Early Miscarriage and its Related Factors. Chin Med J (Engl) 2016; 128:2772-6. [PMID: 26481744 PMCID: PMC4736891 DOI: 10.4103/0366-6999.167352] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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Background: Genetic factors are the main cause of early miscarriage. This study aimed to investigate aneuploidy in spontaneous abortion by fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) using probes for 13, 16, 18, 21, 22, X and Y chromosomes. Methods: A total of 840 chorionic samples from spontaneous abortion were collected and examined by FISH. We analyzed the incidence and type of abnormal cases and sex ratio in the samples. We also analyzed the relationship between the rate of aneuploidy and parental age, the rate of aneuploidy between recurrent abortion and sporadic abortion, the difference in incidence of aneuploidy between samples from previous artificial abortion and those from no previous induced abortion. Results: A total of 832 samples were finally analyzed. 368 (44.23%) were abnormal, in which 84.24% (310/368) were aneuploidies and 15.76% (58/368) were polyploidies. The first was trisomy16 (121/310), followed by trisomy 22, and X monosomy. There was no significant difference in the rate of aneuploidy in the advanced maternal age group (≥35 years old) and young maternal age group (<35 years old). However, the rate of trisomy 22 and the total rate of trisomies 21, 13, and 18 (the number of trisomy 21 plus trisomy 13 and trisomy 18 together) showed significantly different in two groups. We found no skewed sex ratio. There was no significant difference in the rate of aneuploidy between recurrent miscarriage and sporadic abortion or between the samples from previous artificial abortion and those from no previous artificial abortion. Conclusions: Aneuploidy is a principal factor of miscarriage and total parental age is a risk factor. There is no skewed sex ratio in spontaneous abortion. There is also no difference in the rate of aneuploidy between recurrent abortion and sporadic abortion or between previous artificial abortion and no previous induced abortion.
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- Department of Reproduction, Beijing Obstetrics and Gynecology Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100026, China
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Saxena D, Agarwal M, Gupta D, Agrawal S, Das V, Phadke SR. Utility and limitations of multiplex ligation-dependent probe amplification technique in the detection of cytogenetic abnormalities in products of conception. J Postgrad Med 2016; 62:239-241. [PMID: 27763481 PMCID: PMC5105209 DOI: 10.4103/0022-3859.192664] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022] Open
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Background and Introduction: Chromosomal abnormality is found in about half of first-trimester abortions. Karyotype is the gold standard to detect chromosomal abnormalities. Multiplex ligation-dependent probe amplification (MLPA) offers advantage over karyotype in terms of lower failure rate, faster turnaround time, and much higher resolution than conventional karyotyping and found to be 98% concordant with conventional karyotype. AIM We performed this study to look for the utility of MLPA in diagnosing chromosomal abnormalities in first-trimester abortions. MATERIALS AND METHODS MLPA using subtelomeric SALSA probe sets (P036 and P070) was used to detect cytogenetic abnormalities in products of conception in missed/spontaneous abortions. RESULTS A total of ninety abortus samples were analyzed by MLPA. Successful results were provided in (67) 74.4% of the cases while no conclusion could be drawn in 25.6% (23) of the cases. Fifty-five (82.1%) cases were cytogenetically normal and 17.9% (12) had some abnormality. Aneuploidy was detected in 8 (66.7%) cases, 3 (25%) had double-segment imbalance, and one (8.3%) had partial aneuploidy. CONCLUSION We suggest that MLPA is a good substitute to traditional karyotype.
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- D Saxena
- Department of Medical Genetics, Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India
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- GenePath Dx Causeway Healthcare Ltd., Pune, Maharashtra, India
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- Department of Medical Genetics, Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, King George's Medical University, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, King George's Medical University, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India
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- Department of Medical Genetics, Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India
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Agenor A, Bhattacharya S. Infertility and miscarriage: common pathways in manifestation and management. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2015; 11:527-41. [PMID: 26238301 DOI: 10.2217/whe.15.19] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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The relationship between miscarriage and fertility is complex. While most healthcare settings treat miscarriage as a problem of subfertility in assisted reproduction units, others believe that miscarriage occurs in super-fertile women. Infertile women undergoing assisted reproduction are at a greater risk of having a miscarriage especially at an advanced age compared with women conceiving naturally. Aberrant expression of immunological factors and chromosomal abnormalities underlie both infertility and miscarriage. Common risk factors include increased maternal age, obesity, smoking, alcohol, pre-existing medical conditions and anatomical abnormalities of the reproductive system. Management pathways of both conditions may be similar with pre-implantation genetic testing and assisted reproductive technology used in both conditions. This paper discusses the synergies and differences between the two conditions in terms of their epidemiology, etiopathogenesis, risk factors and management strategies. The two conditions are related as degrees of severity of reproductive failure with common pathways in manifestation and management.
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- Angena Agenor
- Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, University of Aberdeen Medical School, Foresterhill, Aberdeen, AB25 2ZD, UK
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- Dugald Baird Centre for Research on Women's Health, Aberdeen Maternity Hospital, Cornhill Road, Aberdeen, AB25 2ZL, UK
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PURPOSE This study was performed on miscarriage samples for chromosome analysis to detect copy number variations (CNVs) related to subtelomeric regions, and with these results we aimed to adapt multiplex ligation-dependent probe amplification (MLPA) method for prenatal diagnosis. MATERIALS AND METHODS The cell cultures and DNA isolations were performed on 60 miscarriage samples. For maternal contamination analysis, DNA isolations and quantitative fluorescent polymerase chain reactions were done using peripheric blood of mothers who had miscarriages. We compared short tandem repeat peak profiles of miscarriage samples and mothers. The subtelomeric regions of the chromosomes were assessed using the MLPA method. RESULTS Of 43 miscarriage samples, 19 had normal karyotype (44.2%), 10 had numerical abnormalities (23.3%), and 2 had structural abnormalities (4.7%). Subtelomeric 16q duplication was determined in 2 of the 30 miscarriage samples investigated with MLPA method (6.6%). CONCLUSION There is no statistically significant difference between two groups (p > 0.05). However, the fact that the 6.6% subtelomeric CNV found in miscarriage samples was not found in controls, showed that further studies are required. We recommend that the miscarriage samples of the couples with recurrent miscarriage should be analyzed in terms of subtelomeric CNV after the exclusion of other clinical reasons.
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- Akin Tekcan
- a School of Health, Ahi Evran University , Kirsehir , Turkey
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- b Section of Medical Genetic, Department of Medical Biology , and
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- b Section of Medical Genetic, Department of Medical Biology , and
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- c Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Faculty of Medicine , Ondokuz Mayis University , Samsun , Turkey
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Molecular analysis of miscarriage products using multiplex ligation-dependent probe amplification (MLPA): alternative to conventional karyotype analysis. Arch Gynecol Obstet 2014; 291:347-54. [DOI: 10.1007/s00404-014-3403-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/28/2013] [Accepted: 07/30/2014] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Haoud K, Mellali S, Gouas L, Tchirkov A, Vago P, Moulessehoul S. Prevalence of aneuploidies in products of spontaneous abortion: interest of FISH and MLPA. Morphologie 2014; 98:40-6. [PMID: 24646446 DOI: 10.1016/j.morpho.2014.02.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/25/2013] [Accepted: 02/12/2014] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Spontaneous abortion (SA) is the loss of the conceptus before 22 weeks of gestation when fetal weight is less than 500 g. The genetic etiology accounts for more than two third of SA, and autosomal aneuploidies alone account for up to 70% fetal loss. The aim of this study was to highlight the most common chromosomal causes of fetal loss. In this study, 220 products of abortion and in utero fetal death were analyzed by using FISH (AneuVysion) on interphase nuclei from chorionic villus and by using MLPA (SALSA P036, P070 and P245 kits) on DNA extracted from fetal tissues. The gestational age ranged from the 7th to the 38th week of gestation. Of a total of 151 samples analyzed by using FISH, 10 chromosomal abnormalities were observed: four trisomies 21 (one of them was mosaic), a trisomy 18, a trisomy 13, three triploidies and one monosomy X (Turner). From the additional 69 samples analyzed by using MLPA, two anomalies were found: two monosomies X (Turner). FISH and MLPA are simple, rapid and sensitive tools for the detection of chromosomal aneuploidies. Avoiding the cell culture step necessary for karyotyping, they represent very interesting alternative methods to diagnose genomic disorders in products of abortion in which poor sample quality often leads to cell culture failure.
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- K Haoud
- UFR médecine, cytologie, histologie, embryologie cytogénétique, université Clermont 1, 63001 Clermont-Ferrand, France; Service de cytogénétique médicale, CHU d'Estaing, 1, place Lucie-et-Raymond-Aubrac, 63003 Clermont-Ferrand cedex 1, France; ERTICA EA4677, UFR médecine, université Clermont 1, 63003 Clermont-Ferrand, France; Laboratoire de biotoxicologie, université Djillali Liabès, BP 89, Faubourg Larbi Ben M'Hidi, Sidi Bel Abbès, Algeria
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- Laboratoire de biotoxicologie, université Djillali Liabès, BP 89, Faubourg Larbi Ben M'Hidi, Sidi Bel Abbès, Algeria
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- UFR médecine, cytologie, histologie, embryologie cytogénétique, université Clermont 1, 63001 Clermont-Ferrand, France; Service de cytogénétique médicale, CHU d'Estaing, 1, place Lucie-et-Raymond-Aubrac, 63003 Clermont-Ferrand cedex 1, France; ERTICA EA4677, UFR médecine, université Clermont 1, 63003 Clermont-Ferrand, France
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- UFR médecine, cytologie, histologie, embryologie cytogénétique, université Clermont 1, 63001 Clermont-Ferrand, France; Service de cytogénétique médicale, CHU d'Estaing, 1, place Lucie-et-Raymond-Aubrac, 63003 Clermont-Ferrand cedex 1, France; ERTICA EA4677, UFR médecine, université Clermont 1, 63003 Clermont-Ferrand, France
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- UFR médecine, cytologie, histologie, embryologie cytogénétique, université Clermont 1, 63001 Clermont-Ferrand, France; Service de cytogénétique médicale, CHU d'Estaing, 1, place Lucie-et-Raymond-Aubrac, 63003 Clermont-Ferrand cedex 1, France; ERTICA EA4677, UFR médecine, université Clermont 1, 63003 Clermont-Ferrand, France.
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- Laboratoire de biotoxicologie, université Djillali Liabès, BP 89, Faubourg Larbi Ben M'Hidi, Sidi Bel Abbès, Algeria
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Liu XH, Yan LY, Lu CL, Li R, Zhu XH, Jin HY, Zhang Y, Zhang WX, Gao SH, Qiao J. ART do not increase the risk of Y-chromosome microdeletion in 19 candidate genes at AZF regions. Reprod Fertil Dev 2014; 26:778-86. [DOI: 10.1071/rd13092] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/19/2013] [Accepted: 05/11/2013] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Y-chromosome microdeletions (YCMs) have been found at a much higher rate in infertile men than fertile controls. A specific deletion in the azoospermia factor locus (AZF) at Yq11 is significantly associated with male infertility. Whether assisted reproductive technology (ART) increases the risk of YCM in ART-derived offspring remains unclear. In this study the occurrence of YCM in 199 fathers and their 228 sons (Chinese, Han ethnicity), including 85 offspring conceived by IVF, 73 by intra-cytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) and 70 by natural conception, was investigated. Nineteen candidate genes related to YCM were analysed by multiplex ligation-dependent probe amplification. We identified one de novo YCM from 70 naturally-conceived offspring and none from 158 ART-conceived offspring and found no statistical significance between these two groups. There was no statistically-significant difference in the detection rate of the father’s Y-chromosome microdeletion group: IVF 10.7% (8/75), ICSI 3.2% (2/63), natural conception 8.2% (5/61). These results suggest that ART does not increase the risk of YCM in male offspring.
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van den Berg MMJ, van Maarle MC, van Wely M, Goddijn M. Genetics of early miscarriage. Biochim Biophys Acta Mol Basis Dis 2012; 1822:1951-9. [PMID: 22796359 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbadis.2012.07.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 155] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/30/2012] [Revised: 05/11/2012] [Accepted: 07/06/2012] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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A miscarriage is the most frequent complication of a pregnancy. Poor chromosome preparations, culture failure, or maternal cell contamination may hamper conventional karyotyping. Techniques such as chromosomal comparative genomic hybridization (chromosomal-CGH), array-comparative genomic hybridization (array-CGH), fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH), multiplex ligation-dependent probe amplification (MLPA) and quantitative fluorescent polymerase chain reaction (QF-PCR) enable us to trace submicroscopic abnormalities. We found the prevalence of chromosome abnormalities in women facing a single sporadic miscarriage to be 45% (95% CI: 38-52; 13 studies, 7012 samples). The prevalence of chromosome abnormalities in women experiencing a subsequent miscarriage after preceding recurrent miscarriage proved to be comparable: 39% (95% CI: 29-50; 6 studies 1359 samples). More chromosome abnormalities are detected by conventional karyotyping compared to FISH or MLPA only (chromosome region specific techniques), and the same amount of abnormalities compared to QF-PCR (chromosome region specific techniques) and chromosomal-CGH and array-CGH (whole genome techniques) only. Molecular techniques could play a role as an additional technique when culture failure or maternal contamination occurs: recent studies show that by using array-CGH, an additional 5% of submicroscopic chromosome variants can be detected. Because of the small sample size as well as the unknown clinical relevance of these molecular aberrations, more and larger studies should be performed of submicroscopic chromosome abnormalities among sporadic miscarriage samples. For recurrent miscarriage samples molecular technique studies are relatively new. It has often been suggested that miscarriages are due to chromosomal abnormalities in more than 50%, but the present review has determined that chromosomal and submicroscopic genetic abnormalities on average are prevalent in maximally half of the miscarriage samples. This article is part of a Special Issue entitled: Molecular Genetics of Human Reproductive Failure.
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McClelland LS, Allen SK, Larkins SA, Hamilton SJ, Marton T, Cox PM, Hargitai B, Johnston EH, Morgan C, Hardy G. Implementation and experience of an alternative QF-PCR and MLPA diagnostic strategy to detect chromosomal abnormalities in fetal and neonatal pathology samples. Pediatr Dev Pathol 2011; 14:460-8. [PMID: 21875355 DOI: 10.2350/11-01-0971-oa.1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Chromosomal abnormalities are a significant cause of pregnancy loss. Solid tissue fetal and neonatal pathology samples are routinely examined by karyotype analysis after cell culture. However, there is a high failure rate, and this approach is expensive and labor intensive. We have therefore evaluated a new molecular strategy involving quantitative fluorescent polymerase chain reaction (QF-PCR) and subtelomere multiplex ligation-dependent probe amplification (MLPA) analysis. A retrospective audit showed that less than 4% of abnormal cases may not be detected by this molecular strategy. We validated this strategy in parallel with cytogenetic analysis on 110 patient samples, which included cases of fetal loss, still birth, neonatal death, termination of pregnancy, recurrent miscarriage, and sudden unexpected death in infancy. This validation showed that 55 of the 57 samples that gave a result for both strategies were concordant. During the 1st year of diagnostic testing, we analyzed 382 samples by the molecular strategy. A 16% abnormality rate was observed. These included trisomies 13, 18, 21, monosomy X, and triploidy detected by QF-PCR (77%), and 23% were other trisomies and subtelomere imbalances detected by MLPA. This strategy had a 92% success rate in contrast to the 20%-30% failure rate observed with cell culture and cytogenetic analysis. We conclude that QF-PCR and subtelomere MLPA is a suitable strategy for analysis of the majority of fetal and neonatal pathology samples, with many advantages over conventional cytogenetic analysis.
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- Louise S McClelland
- Regional Genetics Department, Birmingham Women's Hospital NHS Trust, Edgbaston, Birmingham, England, United Kingdom
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