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Díez Rodríguez GR, Figueredo Lago JE, Armas Cayarga A, González González YJ, García de la Rosa I, Collazo Mesa T, López Reyes I, Batista Lozada Y, Rodríguez Calá FR, García Sánchez JB. A novel high-resolution melting analysis strategy for detecting cystic fibrosis-causing variants. Lab Med 2024; 55:185-197. [PMID: 37417450 DOI: 10.1093/labmed/lmad058] [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] [Indexed: 07/08/2023] Open
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Cystic fibrosis (CF), an autosomal recessive disease, is caused by variants in both alleles of the CF transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) gene. A new assay based on allele-specific polymerase chain reaction and high-resolution melting analysis was developed for the detection of 18 CF-causing CFTR variants previously identified in Cuba and Latin America. The assay is also useful for zygosity determination of mutated alleles and includes internal controls. The reaction mixtures were normalized and evaluated using blood samples collected on filter paper. The evaluation of analytical parameters demonstrated the specificity and sensitivity of the method to detect the included CFTR variants. Internal and external validations yielded a 100% agreement between the new assay and the used reference tests. This assay can complement CF newborn screening not only in Cuba but also in Latin America.
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- National Center of Medical Genetics, Medical University of Havana, Playa, Havana, Cuba
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- National Center of Medical Genetics, Medical University of Havana, Playa, Havana, Cuba
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Jiang H, Xi H, Juhas M, Zhang Y. Biosensors for Point Mutation Detection. Front Bioeng Biotechnol 2021; 9:797831. [PMID: 34976987 PMCID: PMC8714947 DOI: 10.3389/fbioe.2021.797831] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/19/2021] [Accepted: 11/17/2021] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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- Hanlin Jiang
- College of Science, Harbin Institute of Technology, Shenzhen, China
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- College of Science, Harbin Institute of Technology, Shenzhen, China
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- Medical and Molecular Microbiology Unit, Department of Medicine, Faculty of Science and Medicine, University of Fribourg, Fribourg, Switzerland
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- College of Science, Harbin Institute of Technology, Shenzhen, China
- *Correspondence: Yang Zhang,
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Franci J, Lam KW, Chuah TS, Cha TS. Genetic diversity and in silico evidence of target-site mutation in the EPSPS gene in endowing glyphosate resistance in Eleusine indica (L.) from Malaysia. PESTICIDE BIOCHEMISTRY AND PHYSIOLOGY 2020; 165:104556. [PMID: 32359543 DOI: 10.1016/j.pestbp.2020.104556] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/26/2019] [Revised: 02/26/2020] [Accepted: 02/28/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Glyphosate-resistant populations of Eleusine indica are widespread in several states of Malaysia. A whole-plant bioassay confirmed that eight out of the 17 populations tested were resistant to glyphosate at double the recommended rate of 2.44 kg ha-1. Screening with allele-specific PCR (AS-PCR) revealed that resistant plants contained an EPSPS gene with either the homozygous S/S-106 or the heterozygous P/S-106 alleles. All susceptible plants contained only the homozygous P/P-106 allele. In addition, DNA sequences of the full-length EPSPS gene from one susceptible (SB) and four resistant (R2, R6, R8 and R11) populations revealed an amino acid substitution of T102I in all the resistant plants, while another substitution of P381L was only found in resistant populations R6 and R11. The significance of the P381L mutation was examined by Molecular Mechanics Poisson-Boltzmann Surface Area (MM-PBSA) and residue interaction network (RIN) analyses, which suggests the P381L mutation may contribute to resistance. Mutations at 102 and 106 occur widely in the EPSPS gene of glyphosate-resistant E. indica populations from Malaysia with the TIPS mutation. In addition, the P381L mutation could also contribute to resistance.
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- Julop Franci
- Faculty of Science and Marine Environment, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, 21030 Kuala Terengganu, Terengganu, Malaysia
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- Drugs and Herbal Research Centre, Faculty of Pharmacy, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Jalan Raja Muda Abdul Aziz, 50300 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
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- Faculty of Plantation and Agotechnology, Universiti Teknologi Mara, 02600 Arau, Perlis, Malaysia.
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- Faculty of Science and Marine Environment, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, 21030 Kuala Terengganu, Terengganu, Malaysia.
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Yang X, Zhou Q, Zhou W, Zhong M, Guo X, Wang X, Fan X, Yan S, Li L, Lai Y, Wang Y, Huang J, Ye Y, Zeng H, Chuan J, Du Y, Ma C, Li P, Song Z, Xu X. A Cell-free DNA Barcode-Enabled Single-Molecule Test for Noninvasive Prenatal Diagnosis of Monogenic Disorders: Application to β-Thalassemia. ADVANCED SCIENCE (WEINHEIM, BADEN-WURTTEMBERG, GERMANY) 2019; 6:1802332. [PMID: 31179213 PMCID: PMC6548944 DOI: 10.1002/advs.201802332] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/27/2018] [Revised: 02/14/2019] [Indexed: 05/13/2023]
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Noninvasive prenatal testing of common aneuploidies has become routine over the past decade, but testing of monogenic disorders remains a challenge in clinical implementation. Most recent studies have inherent limitations, such as complicated procedures, a lack of versatility, and the need for prior knowledge of parental genotypes or haplotypes. To overcome these limitations, a robust and versatile next-generation sequencing-based cell-free DNA (cfDNA) allelic molecule counting system termed cfDNA barcode-enabled single-molecule test (cfBEST) is developed for the noninvasive prenatal diagnosis (NIPD) of monogenic disorders. The accuracy of cfBEST is found to be comparable to that of droplet digital polymerase chain reaction (ddPCR) in detecting low-abundance mutations in cfDNA. The analytical validity of cfBEST is evidenced by a β-thalassemia assay, in which a blind validation study of 143 at-risk pregnancies reveals a sensitivity of 99.19% and a specificity of 99.92% on allele detection. Because the validated cfBEST method can be used to detect maternal-fetal genotype combinations in cfDNA precisely and quantitatively, it holds the potential for the NIPD of human monogenic disorders.
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- Xingkun Yang
- Department of Medical GeneticsSchool of Basic Medical SciencesSouthern Medical UniversityGuangzhouGuangdong510515China
- Guangdong Technology and Engineering Research Center for Molecular Diagnostics of Human Genetic DiseasesGuangzhouGuangdong510515China
- Affiliated Foshan Maternity & Child Healthcare HospitalSouthern Medical UniversityFoshanGuangdong528000China
- Guangdong Key Laboratory of Biological ChipGuangzhouGuangdong510515China
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- The Center for Precision Medicine of First Affiliated HospitalBiomedical Translational Research InstituteSchool of PharmacyJinan UniversityGuangzhouGuangdong510632China
- Hunan Research Center for Big Data Application in GenomicsGenetalks Inc.ChangshaHunan410152China
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- Department of Medical GeneticsSchool of Basic Medical SciencesSouthern Medical UniversityGuangzhouGuangdong510515China
- Guangdong Technology and Engineering Research Center for Molecular Diagnostics of Human Genetic DiseasesGuangzhouGuangdong510515China
- Guangdong Key Laboratory of Biological ChipGuangzhouGuangdong510515China
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- Nanfang HospitalSouthern Medical UniversityGuangzhouGuangdong510515China
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- Affiliated Foshan Maternity & Child Healthcare HospitalSouthern Medical UniversityFoshanGuangdong528000China
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- Hunan Research Center for Big Data Application in GenomicsGenetalks Inc.ChangshaHunan410152China
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- Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region Women and Children Care HospitalNanningGuangxi530000China
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- Qinzhou Maternity & Child Healthcare HospitalQinzhouGuangxi535000China
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- Nanfang HospitalSouthern Medical UniversityGuangzhouGuangdong510515China
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- Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region Women and Children Care HospitalNanningGuangxi530000China
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- Hunan Research Center for Big Data Application in GenomicsGenetalks Inc.ChangshaHunan410152China
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- Department of Medical GeneticsSchool of Basic Medical SciencesSouthern Medical UniversityGuangzhouGuangdong510515China
- Guangdong Technology and Engineering Research Center for Molecular Diagnostics of Human Genetic DiseasesGuangzhouGuangdong510515China
- Guangdong Key Laboratory of Biological ChipGuangzhouGuangdong510515China
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- Department of Medical GeneticsSchool of Basic Medical SciencesSouthern Medical UniversityGuangzhouGuangdong510515China
- Guangdong Technology and Engineering Research Center for Molecular Diagnostics of Human Genetic DiseasesGuangzhouGuangdong510515China
- Guangdong Key Laboratory of Biological ChipGuangzhouGuangdong510515China
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- Hunan Research Center for Big Data Application in GenomicsGenetalks Inc.ChangshaHunan410152China
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- Hunan Research Center for Big Data Application in GenomicsGenetalks Inc.ChangshaHunan410152China
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- Hunan Research Center for Big Data Application in GenomicsGenetalks Inc.ChangshaHunan410152China
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- Hunan Research Center for Big Data Application in GenomicsGenetalks Inc.ChangshaHunan410152China
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- Department of GeneticsYale UniversityNew HavenCT06520USA
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- Hunan Research Center for Big Data Application in GenomicsGenetalks Inc.ChangshaHunan410152China
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- Department of Medical GeneticsSchool of Basic Medical SciencesSouthern Medical UniversityGuangzhouGuangdong510515China
- Guangdong Technology and Engineering Research Center for Molecular Diagnostics of Human Genetic DiseasesGuangzhouGuangdong510515China
- Guangdong Key Laboratory of Biological ChipGuangzhouGuangdong510515China
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Non-invasive prenatal diagnosis (NIPD) of cystic fibrosis: an optimized protocol using MEMO fluorescent PCR to detect the p.Phe508del mutation. J Cyst Fibros 2016; 16:198-206. [PMID: 28040480 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcf.2016.12.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/26/2016] [Revised: 11/24/2016] [Accepted: 12/11/2016] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
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BACKGROUND Analysis of cell-free foetal DNA (cff-DNA) in maternal plasma is very promising for early diagnosis of monogenic diseases; in particular, cystic fibrosis (CF). However, NIPD of single-gene disorders has been limited by the availability of suitable technical platforms and the need to set up patient or disease-specific custom-made approaches. METHODS To make research applications more readily accessible to the clinic, we offer a simple assay combining two independent methods to determine the presence or absence of paternally inherited foetal allele p.Phe508del (the most frequent mutation in CF patients worldwide). The first method detects the presence or absence of a p.Phe508del allele by Mutant Enrichment with 3'-Modified Oligonucleotide PCR coupled to Fragment Length Analysis (MEMO-PCR-FLA). The second method detects the p.Phe508del allele with classical Multiplex Fluorescent PCR including five intragenic and extragenic STR markers of the CFTR locus and a specific SRY sequence. RESULTS We collected 24 plasma samples from 23 women carrying foetuses at risk for CF and tested each sample using both methods. Our new procedures were successfully applied to 10 couples where fathers carried the p.Phe508del mutation and mothers were carrying a different mutation in the CFTR gene. These simple tests provided clear positive or negative results from the maternal plasma of the pregnant women. We confirmed the presence of cff-DNA in the studied samples by the identification of a tri-allelic DNA profile using a miniSTR kit. All results were correlated with chorionic villus sampling or amniocentesis analyses. CONCLUSIONS This NIPD approach, easily set up in any clinical laboratory where prenatal diagnosis is routinely performed, offers many advantages over current methods: it is simple, rapid, and cost-effective. It opens up the possibility for testing a large number of couples with offspring at risk for CF.
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Perlado S, Bustamante-Aragonés A, Donas M, Lorda-Sánchez I, Plaza J, Rodríguez de Alba M. Fetal Genotyping in Maternal Blood by Digital PCR: Towards NIPD of Monogenic Disorders Independently of Parental Origin. PLoS One 2016; 11:e0153258. [PMID: 27078875 PMCID: PMC4831728 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0153258] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/30/2015] [Accepted: 03/26/2016] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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PURPOSE To date, non-invasive prenatal diagnosis (NIPD) of monogenic disorders has been limited to cases with a paternal origin. This work shows a validation study of the Droplet Digital PCR (ddPCR) technology for analysis of both paternally and maternally inherited fetal alleles. For the purpose, single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) were studied with the only intention to mimic monogenic disorders. METHODS NIPD SNP genotyping was performed by ddPCR in 55 maternal plasma samples. In 19 out of 55 cases, inheritance of the paternal allele was determined by presence/absence criteria. In the remaining 36, determination of the maternally inherited fetal allele was performed by relative mutation dosage (RMD) analysis. RESULTS ddPCR exhibited 100% accuracy for detection of paternal alleles. For diagnosis of fetal alleles with maternal origin by RMD analysis, the technology showed an accuracy of 96%. Twenty-nine out of 36 were correctly diagnosed. There was one FP and six maternal plasma samples that could not be diagnosed. DISCUSSION In this study, ddPCR has shown to be capable to detect both paternal and maternal fetal alleles in maternal plasma. This represents a step forward towards the introduction of NIPD for all pregnancies independently of the parental origin of the disease.
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- Sara Perlado
- Department of Genetics, IIS-Fundación Jiménez Díaz UAM, CIBERER, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Genetics, IIS-Fundación Jiménez Díaz UAM, CIBERER, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Fundación Jiménez Díaz-IIS, Madrid, Spain
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Prenatal diagnosis and screening have undergone rapid development in recent years, with advances in molecular technology driving the change. Noninvasive prenatal testing (NIPT) for Down syndrome as a highly sensitive screening test is now available worldwide through the commercial sector with many countries moving toward implementation into their publically funded maternity systems. Noninvasive prenatal diagnosis (NIPD) can now be performed for definitive diagnosis of some recessive and X-linked conditions, rather than just paternally inherited dominant and de novo conditions. NIPD/T offers pregnant couples greater choice during their pregnancy as these safer methods avoid the risk of miscarriage associated with invasive testing. As the cost of sequencing falls and technology develops further, there may well be potential for whole exome and whole genome sequencing of the unborn fetus using cell-free DNA in the maternal plasma. How such assays can or should be implemented into the clinical setting remain an area of significant debate, but it is clear that the progress made to date for safer prenatal testing has been welcomed by expectant couples and their healthcare professionals.
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Guissart C, Debant V, Desgeorges M, Bareil C, Raynal C, Toga C, Pritchard V, Koenig M, Claustres M, Vincent MC. Non-invasive prenatal diagnosis of monogenic disorders: an optimized protocol using MEMO qPCR with miniSTR as internal control. Clin Chem Lab Med 2015; 53:205-15. [PMID: 25274949 DOI: 10.1515/cclm-2014-0501] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/09/2014] [Accepted: 09/02/2014] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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BACKGROUND Analysis of circulating cell-free fetal DNA (cffDNA) in maternal plasma is very promising for early diagnosis of monogenic diseases. However, this approach is not yet available for routine use and remains technically challenging because of the low concentration of cffDNA, which is swamped by the overwhelming maternal DNA. METHODS To make clinical applications more readily accessible, we propose a new approach based on mutant enrichment with 3'-modified oligonucleotides (MEMO) PCR along with real-time PCR to selectively amplify from the maternal blood the paternally inherited fetal allele that is not present in the maternal genome. RESULTS The first proof of concept of this strategy was displayed for cystic fibrosis by the accuracy of our detection of the p.Gly542* mutation used as the initial developmental model. Subsequently, a retrospective study of plasmas originating from two pregnant women carrying a fetus with private mutation confirmed the effectiveness of our method. We confirmed the presence of cffDNA in the studied samples by the identification of a tri-allelic DNA profile using a miniSTR kit. CONCLUSIONS This new non-invasive prenatal diagnosis test offers numerous advantages over current methods: it is simple, cost effective, time efficient and does not require complex equipment or bioinformatics settings. Moreover, our assays for different private mutations demonstrate the viability of this approach in clinical settings for monogenic disorders.
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Yau M, Pina C, Khattab A, Barhen A, New MI. Prenatal diagnosis of congenital adrenal hyperplasia owing to 21-hydroxylase deficiency. Expert Opin Orphan Drugs 2015. [DOI: 10.1517/21678707.2015.1035254] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Hill M, Twiss P, Verhoef TI, Drury S, McKay F, Mason S, Jenkins L, Morris S, Chitty LS. Non-invasive prenatal diagnosis for cystic fibrosis: detection of paternal mutations, exploration of patient preferences and cost analysis. Prenat Diagn 2015; 35:950-8. [PMID: 25708280 PMCID: PMC4672687 DOI: 10.1002/pd.4585] [Citation(s) in RCA: 65] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/16/2014] [Revised: 02/18/2015] [Accepted: 02/20/2015] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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Objectives We aim to develop non-invasive prenatal diagnosis (NIPD) for cystic fibrosis (CF) and determine costs and implications for implementation. Methods A next-generation sequencing assay was developed to detect ten common CF mutations for exclusion of the paternal mutation in maternal plasma. Using uptake data from a study exploring views on NIPD for CF, total test-related costs were estimated for the current care pathway and compared with those incorporating NIPD. Results The assay reliably predicted mutation status in all control and maternal plasma samples. Of carrier or affected adults with CF (n = 142) surveyed, only 43.5% reported willingness to have invasive testing for CF with 94.4% saying they would have NIPD. Using these potential uptake data, the incremental costs of NIPD over invasive testing per 100 pregnancies at risk of CF are £9025 for paternal mutation exclusion, and £26 510 for direct diagnosis. Conclusions We have developed NIPD for risk stratification in around a third of CF families. There are economic implications due to potential increased test demand to inform postnatal management rather than to inform decisions around termination of an affected pregnancy. © 2015 The Authors. Prenatal Diagnosis published by John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
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- Melissa Hill
- North East Thames Regional Genetics Service, Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK.,Genetics and Genomic Medicine, UCL Institute of Child Health and Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Trust, London, UK
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- North East Thames Regional Genetics Service, Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
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- Research Department of Applied Health Research, University College London, London, UK
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- North East Thames Regional Genetics Service, Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
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- North East Thames Regional Genetics Service, Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
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- North East Thames Regional Genetics Service, Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
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- North East Thames Regional Genetics Service, Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
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- Research Department of Applied Health Research, University College London, London, UK
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- North East Thames Regional Genetics Service, Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK.,Genetics and Genomic Medicine, UCL Institute of Child Health and Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Trust, London, UK
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Nishida K, Smith Z, Rana D, Palmer J, Gallicano GI. Cystic fibrosis: A look into the future of prenatal screening and therapy. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2015; 105:73-80. [DOI: 10.1002/bdrc.21091] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/25/2014] [Accepted: 02/20/2015] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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- Kevin Nishida
- Georgetown University School of Medicine, Georgetown University Special Master's Program in Physiology; NW, Med/Dent NE Washington DC
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- Georgetown University School of Medicine, Georgetown University Special Master's Program in Physiology; NW, Med/Dent NE Washington DC
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- Georgetown University School of Medicine, Georgetown University Special Master's Program in Physiology; NW, Med/Dent NE Washington DC
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- Georgetown University School of Medicine, Georgetown University Special Master's Program in Physiology; NW, Med/Dent NE Washington DC
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular & Cellular Biology, Georgetown University Medical Center, Georgetown University School of Medicine; NW, Med/Dent NE Washington DC
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Vanstone M, King C, de Vrijer B, Nisker J. Non-invasive prenatal testing: ethics and policy considerations. JOURNAL OF OBSTETRICS AND GYNAECOLOGY CANADA 2014; 36:515-526. [PMID: 24927192 DOI: 10.1016/s1701-2163(15)30568-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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New technologies analyzing fetal DNA in maternal blood have led to the wide commercial availability of non-invasive prenatal testing (NIPT). We present here for clinicians the ethical and policy issues related to an emerging practice option. Although NIPT presents opportunities for pregnant women, particularly women who are at increased risk of having a baby with an abnormality or who are otherwise likely to access invasive prenatal testing, NIPT brings significant ethics and policy challenges. The ethical issues include multiple aspects of informed decision-making, such as access to counselling about the possible results of the test in advance of making a decision about participation in NIPT. Policy considerations include issues related to offering and promoting a privately available medical strategy in publicly funded institutions. Ethics and policy considerations merge in NIPT with regard to sex selection and support for persons living with disabilities.
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- Meredith Vanstone
- Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Centre for Health Economics and Policy Analysis, McMaster University, Hamilton ON
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, Western University, London ON
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, Western University, London ON
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, Western University, London ON; Children's Health Research Institute, London ON
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New MI, Tong YK, Yuen T, Jiang P, Pina C, Chan KCA, Khattab A, Liao GJW, Yau M, Kim SM, Chiu RWK, Sun L, Zaidi M, Lo YMD. Noninvasive prenatal diagnosis of congenital adrenal hyperplasia using cell-free fetal DNA in maternal plasma. J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2014; 99:E1022-30. [PMID: 24606108 PMCID: PMC4037720 DOI: 10.1210/jc.2014-1118] [Citation(s) in RCA: 236] [Impact Index Per Article: 23.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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CONTEXT Congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH) is an autosomal recessive condition that arises from mutations in CYP21A2 gene, which encodes for the steroidogenic enzyme 21-hydroxylase. To prevent genital ambiguity in affected female fetuses, prenatal treatment with dexamethasone must begin on or before gestational week 9. Currently used chorionic villus sampling and amniocentesis provide genetic results at approximately 14 weeks of gestation at the earliest. This means that mothers who want to undergo prenatal dexamethasone treatment will be unnecessarily treating seven of eight fetuses (males and three of four unaffected females), emphasizing the desirability of earlier genetic diagnosis in utero. OBJECTIVE The objective of the study was to develop a noninvasive method for early prenatal diagnosis of fetuses at risk for CAH. PATIENTS Fourteen families, each with a proband affected by phenotypically classical CAH, were recruited. DESIGN Cell-free fetal DNA was obtained from 3.6 mL of maternal plasma. Using hybridization probes designed to capture a 6-Mb region flanking CYP21A2, targeted massively parallel sequencing (MPS) was performed to analyze genomic DNA samples from parents and proband to determine parental haplotypes. Plasma DNA from pregnant mothers also underwent targeted MPS to deduce fetal inheritance of parental haplotypes. RESULTS In all 14 families, the fetal CAH status was correctly deduced by targeted MPS of DNA in maternal plasma, as early as 5 weeks 6 days of gestation. CONCLUSIONS MPS on 3.6 mL plasma from pregnant mothers could potentially provide the diagnosis of CAH, noninvasively, before the ninth week of gestation. Only affected female fetuses will thus be treated. Our strategy represents a generic approach for noninvasive prenatal testing for an array of autosomal recessive disorders.
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Preferences for Prenatal Tests for Cystic Fibrosis: A Discrete Choice Experiment to Compare the Views of Adult Patients, Carriers of Cystic Fibrosis and Health Professionals. J Clin Med 2014; 3:176-90. [PMID: 26237256 PMCID: PMC4449661 DOI: 10.3390/jcm3010176] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/03/2014] [Revised: 01/19/2014] [Accepted: 01/20/2014] [Indexed: 12/03/2022] Open
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As new technologies enable the development of non-invasive prenatal diagnosis (NIPD) for cystic fibrosis (CF), research examining stakeholder views is essential for the preparation of implementation strategies. Here, we compare the views of potential service users with those of health professionals who provide counselling for prenatal tests. A questionnaire incorporating a discrete choice experiment examined preferences for key attributes of NIPD and explored views on NIPD for CF. Adult patients (n = 92) and carriers of CF (n = 50) were recruited from one children’s and one adult NHS specialist CF centre. Health professionals (n = 70) were recruited via an e-mail invitation to relevant professional bodies. The key attribute affecting service user testing preferences was no miscarriage risk, while for health professionals, accuracy and early testing were important. The uptake of NIPD by service users was predicted to be high and includes couples that would currently decline invasive testing. Many service users (47%) and health professionals (55.2%) thought the availability of NIPD for CF would increase the pressure to undergo prenatal testing. Most service users (68.5%) thought NIPD for CF should be offered to all pregnant women, whereas more health professionals (68.2%) thought NIPD should be reserved for known carrier couples. The implications for clinical practice are discussed.
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Romão RM, Levi JE, Carvalho HBD, Francisco RPV, Amorim Filho AGD, Zugaib M. Use of cell-free fetal nucleic acids in maternal blood for prenatal diagnosis: the reality of this scenario in Brazil. Rev Assoc Med Bras (1992) 2013; 58:615-9. [PMID: 23090235 DOI: 10.1590/s0104-42302012000500021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/30/2012] [Accepted: 05/20/2012] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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The discovery of cell-free fetal nucleic acids in the plasma of pregnant women has allowed the development of new, noninvasive prenatal diagnostic tests for the determination of fetal gender and Rh. These tests have been implemented in the public health system in several countries of Europe for over five years. The new possibilities for diagnostic use of these technologies are the detection of fetal chromosomal aneuploidies, monogenic fetal disorders, and placental-related disorders, subjects that have been intensively studied by several groups around the world. The aim of this review was to assess the Brazilian research and clinical scenarios regarding the utilization of commercially available tests that use these plasma markers, stressing the advantages, both economic and safety-related, that non-invasive tests have when compared to those currently used in the Brazilian public health system.
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- Renata Moscolini Romão
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
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Lam KWG, Jiang P, Liao GJW, Chan KCA, Leung TY, Chiu RWK, Lo YMD. Noninvasive Prenatal Diagnosis of Monogenic Diseases by Targeted Massively Parallel Sequencing of Maternal Plasma: Application to β-Thalassemia. Clin Chem 2012; 58:1467-75. [DOI: 10.1373/clinchem.2012.189589] [Citation(s) in RCA: 137] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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BACKGROUND
A genomewide genetic and mutational profile of a fetus was recently determined via deep sequencing of maternal plasma DNA. This technology could have important applications for noninvasive prenatal diagnosis (NIPD) of many monogenic diseases. Relative haplotype dosage (RHDO) analysis, a core step of this procedure, would allow one to elucidate the maternally inherited half of the fetal genome. For clinical applications, the cost and complexity of data analysis might be reduced via targeted application of this approach to selected genomic regions containing disease-causing genes. There is thus a need to explore the feasibility of performing RHDO analysis in a targeted manner.
METHODS
We performed target enrichment by using solution-phase hybridization followed by massively parallel sequencing of the β-globin gene region in 2 families undergoing prenatal diagnosis for β-thalassemia. We used digital PCR strategies to physically deduce parental haplotypes. Finally, we performed RHDO analysis with target-enriched sequencing data and parental haplotypes to reveal the β-thalassemic status for the fetuses.
RESULTS
A mean sequencing depth of 206-fold was achieved in the β-globin gene region by targeted sequencing of maternal plasma DNA. RHDO analysis was successful for the sequencing data obtained from the target-enriched samples, including a region in one of the families in which the parents had similar haplotype structures. Data analysis revealed that both fetuses were heterozygous carriers of β-thalassemia.
CONCLUSIONS
Targeted sequencing of maternal plasma DNA for NIPD of monogenic diseases is feasible.
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- Kwan-Wood G Lam
- Centre for Research into Circulating Fetal Nucleic Acids, Li Ka Shing Institute of Health Sciences
- Department of Chemical Pathology, and
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- Centre for Research into Circulating Fetal Nucleic Acids, Li Ka Shing Institute of Health Sciences
- Department of Chemical Pathology, and
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- Centre for Research into Circulating Fetal Nucleic Acids, Li Ka Shing Institute of Health Sciences
- Department of Chemical Pathology, and
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- Centre for Research into Circulating Fetal Nucleic Acids, Li Ka Shing Institute of Health Sciences
- Department of Chemical Pathology, and
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, New Territories, Hong Kong SAR, China
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- Centre for Research into Circulating Fetal Nucleic Acids, Li Ka Shing Institute of Health Sciences
- Department of Chemical Pathology, and
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- Centre for Research into Circulating Fetal Nucleic Acids, Li Ka Shing Institute of Health Sciences
- Department of Chemical Pathology, and
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Romão RM, Levi JE, de Carvalho MHB, Vieira Francisco RP, de Amorim Filho AG, Zugaib M. Utilização de ácidos nucleicos fetais livres no plasma materno para o diagnóstico pré-natal: Realidade do Brasil neste cenário. Rev Assoc Med Bras (1992) 2012. [DOI: 10.1016/s0104-4230(12)70258-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022] Open
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Bustamante-Aragonés A, Rodríguez de Alba M, Perlado S, Trujillo-Tiebas MJ, Arranz JP, Díaz-Recasens J, Troyano-Luque J, Ramos C. Non-invasive prenatal diagnosis of single-gene disorders from maternal blood. Gene 2012; 504:144-9. [DOI: 10.1016/j.gene.2012.04.045] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/19/2012] [Revised: 03/06/2012] [Accepted: 04/18/2012] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Edlow AG, Bianchi DW. Tracking fetal development through molecular analysis of maternal biofluids. Biochim Biophys Acta Mol Basis Dis 2012; 1822:1970-80. [PMID: 22542507 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbadis.2012.04.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/16/2011] [Revised: 02/23/2012] [Accepted: 04/10/2012] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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Current monitoring of fetal development includes fetal ultrasonography, chorionic villus sampling or amniocentesis for chromosome analysis, and maternal serum biochemical screening for analytes associated with aneuploidy and open neural tube defects. Over the last 15 years, significant advances in noninvasive prenatal diagnosis (NIPD) via cell-free fetal (cff) nucleic acids in maternal plasma have resulted in the ability to determine fetal sex, RhD genotype, and aneuploidy. Cff nucleic acids in the maternal circulation originate primarily from the placenta. This contrasts with cff nucleic acids in amniotic fluid, which derive from the fetus, and are present in significantly higher concentrations than in maternal blood. The fetal origin of cff nucleic acids in the amniotic fluid permits the acquisition of real-time information about fetal development and gene expression. This review seeks to provide a comprehensive summary of the molecular analysis of cff nucleic acids in maternal biofluids to elucidate mechanisms of fetal development, physiology, and pathology. This article is part of a Special Issue entitled: Molecular Genetics of Human Reproductive Failure.
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- Andrea G Edlow
- Mother Infant Research Institute, Tufts Medical Center, Boston, MA 02111, USA.
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Rodríguez de Alba M, Bustamante-Aragonés A, Perlado S, Trujillo-Tiebas MJ, Díaz-Recasens J, Plaza-Arranz J, Ramos C. Noninvasive prenatal diagnosis of monogenic disorders. Expert Opin Biol Ther 2012; 12 Suppl 1:S171-9. [DOI: 10.1517/14712598.2012.674509] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Cell-free fetal nucleic acid testing: a review of the technology and its applications. Obstet Gynecol Surv 2012; 66:431-42. [PMID: 21944155 DOI: 10.1097/ogx.0b013e31822dfbe2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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UNLABELLED Cell-free fetal nucleic acids circulating in the blood of pregnant women afford the opportunity for early, noninvasive prenatal genetic testing. The predominance of admixed maternal genetic material in circulation demands innovative means for identification and analysis of cell-free fetal DNA and RNA. Techniques using polymerase chain reaction, mass spectrometry, and sequencing have been developed for the purposes of detecting fetal-specific sequences, such as paternally inherited or de novo mutations, or determining allelic balance or chromosome dosage. Clinical applications of these methods include fetal sex determination and blood group typing, which are currently available commercially although not offered routinely in the United States. Other uses of cell-free fetal DNA and RNA being explored are the detection of single-gene disorders, chromosomal abnormalities, and inheritance of parental polymorphisms across the whole fetal genome. The concentration of cell-free fetal DNA may also provide predictive capabilities for pregnancy-associated complications. The roles that cell-free fetal nucleic acid testing assume in the existing framework of prenatal screening and invasive diagnostic testing will depend on factors such as costs, clinical validity and utility, and perceived benefit-risk ratios for different applications. As cell-free fetal DNA and RNA testing continues to be developed and translated, significant ethical, legal, and social questions will arise that will need to be addressed by those with a stake in the use of this technology. TARGET AUDIENCE Obstetricians & Gynecologists and Family Physicians Learning Objectives: After participating in this activity, physicians should be better able to evaluate techniques and tools for analyzing cell-free fetal nucleic acids, assess clinical applications of prenatal testing, using cell-free fetal nucleic acids and barriers to implementation, and distinguish between relevant clinical features of cell-free fetal nucleic acid testing and existing prenatal genetic screening and diagnostic procedures.
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Reliable detection of paternal SNPs within deletion breakpoints for non-invasive prenatal exclusion of homozygous α-thalassemia in maternal plasma. PLoS One 2011; 6:e24779. [PMID: 21980356 PMCID: PMC3182989 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0024779] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/21/2011] [Accepted: 08/17/2011] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Reliable detection of large deletions from cell-free fetal DNA (cffDNA) in maternal plasma is challenging, especially when both parents have the same deletion owing to a lack of specific markers for fetal genotyping. In order to evaluate the efficacy of a non-invasive prenatal diagnosis (NIPD) test to exclude α-thalassemia major that uses SNPs linked to the normal paternal α-globin allele, we established a novel protocol to reliably detect paternal SNPs within the (−−SEA) breakpoints and performed evaluation of the diagnostic potential of the protocol in a total of 67 pregnancies, in whom plasma samples were collected prior to invasive obstetrics procedures in southern China. A group of nine SNPs identified within the deletion breakpoints were scanned to select the informative SNPs in each of the 67 couples DNA by multiplex PCR based mini-sequencing technique. The paternally inherited SNP allele from cffDNA was detected by allele specific real-time PCR. A protocol for reliable detection of paternal SNPs within the (−−SEA) breakpoints was established and evaluation of the diagnostic potential of the protocol was performed in a total of 67 pregnancies. In 97% of the couples one or more different SNPs within the deletion breakpoint occurred between paternal and maternal alleles. Homozygosity for the (−−SEA) deletion was accurately excluded in 33 out of 67 (49.3%, 95% CI, 25.4–78.6%) pregnancies through the implementation of the protocol. Protocol was completely concordant with the traditional reference methods, except for two cases that exhibited uncertain results due to sample hemolysis. This method could be used as a routine NIPD test to exclude gross fetal deletions in α-thalassemia major, and could further be employed to test for other diseases due to gene deletion.
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Molecular characterization, expression pattern, polymorphism and association analysis of bovine ADAMTSL3 gene. Mol Biol Rep 2011; 39:1551-60. [DOI: 10.1007/s11033-011-0894-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/02/2011] [Accepted: 05/17/2011] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Tounta G, Kolialexi A, Papantoniou N, Tsangaris GT, Kanavakis E, Mavrou A. Non-invasive prenatal diagnosis using cell-free fetal nucleic acids in maternal plasma: Progress overview beyond predictive and personalized diagnosis. EPMA J 2011. [PMID: 23199146 PMCID: PMC3405386 DOI: 10.1007/s13167-011-0085-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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The discovery of circulating cell-free fetal DNA (cffDNA) in maternal plasma allowed for the development of alternative methodologies that may facilitate safe non-invasive prenatal diagnosis (NIPD). The low concentration of cffDNA in maternal plasma, however, and the coexistence of maternal DNA limit its clinical application to the detection or exclusion of fetal targets that are not present in the mother, such as Y chromosome sequences, the RHD gene in a RhD-negative woman and genetic conditions inherited from the father. Strategies for NIPD of monogenic disorders and fetal chromosomal aneuploidies have also been achieved using next-generation sequencing and could be introduced to the clinics as soon as cost-effective and high throughput protocols are developed.
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- Georgia Tounta
- Department of Medical Genetics, Athens University School of Medicine, Athens, Greece
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The discovery of cell-free fetal DNA in the maternal plasma of pregnant women has facilitated the development of non-invasive prenatal diagnosis (NIPD). This has been successfully implemented in diagnostic laboratories for Rhesus typing and fetal sex determination for X-linked disorders and congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH) from 7 weeks gestation. Using real-time PCR, fluorescently labelled target gene specific probes can identify and quantify low copy number fetal-specific sequences in a high background of maternal DNA in the cell-free DNA extracted from maternal plasma.NIPD to detect specific fetal mutations in single gene disorders, currently by standard PCR techniques, can only be undertaken for paternally derived or de novo mutations because of the background maternal DNA. For routine use, this testing is limited by the large amounts of cell-free maternal DNA in the sample, the lack of universal fetal markers, and appropriate reference materials.
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- Cathy Meaney
- State Registered Clinical Scientist, Regional Molecular Genetics, Great Ormond Street Hospital, London, UK.
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CHEN HAOFENG, MORRELL PETERL, TOLENO DONNAM, LUNDY KARENE, CLEGG MICHAELT. Allele‐specific PCR can improve the efficiency of experimental resolution of heterozygotes in resequencing studies. Mol Ecol Resour 2010; 10:647-58. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1755-0998.2009.02804.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Department of Ecology & Evolutionary Biology, 321 Steinhaus Hall, University of California, Irvine, CA, 92697, USA
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- Department of Ecology & Evolutionary Biology, 321 Steinhaus Hall, University of California, Irvine, CA, 92697, USA
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Liu Y, Zan L, Zhao S, Xin Y, Li L, Cui W, Tang Z, Li K. Molecular characterization, polymorphism of bovine ZBTB38 gene and association with body measurement traits in native Chinese cattle breeds. Mol Biol Rep 2010; 37:4041-9. [PMID: 20237851 DOI: 10.1007/s11033-010-0063-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/26/2009] [Accepted: 03/05/2010] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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Zinc finger and BTB domain containing 38 (ZBTB38), binding to and repressing methylated DNA, is an important candidate gene for selection of body measurement traits through marker-assisted selection (MAS). The expression of ZBTB38 is regulated in human and animal height as well as other stature indexes. Genomic structural analysis shows that bovine ZBTB38 shares much similarity with human ZBTB38. We discovered and evaluated the potential association of the single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) of the bovine ZBTB38 gene with body measurement traits in 722 individuals. The latest findings demonstrate that the A841G SNP in exon 1 is significantly associated with Body Length (BL), Hip Height (HH) and Heart Girth (HG). Furthermore, the analysis of A841G SNP marker shows that there are significant effects on the BL (P = 0.0389) in 722 individuals, significant effects on the HH (P = 0.0173) and HG (P = 0.0147) in Qinchuan improvement steers (QI) population, as well as significant effects on the WH (P = 0.0094) in Xuelong (XL) population. These results clearly suggest that the ZBTB38 gene is among of target genes for body measurement traits in bovine reproduction and breeding, and thus provide data for establishment of an animal model using cattle to study big animal body type.
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- Yongfeng Liu
- College of Animal Science and Technology, Northwest A & F University, No. 22 Xinong Road, 712100, Yangling, Shaanxi, People's Republic of China
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Yi P, Chen Z, Yu L, Zheng Y, Liu G, Xie H, Zhou Y, Zheng X, Han J, Li L. Development of a PCR/LDR/capillary electrophoresis assay with potential for the detection of a beta-thalassemia fetal mutation in maternal plasma. J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med 2010; 23:920-7. [DOI: 10.3109/14767050903387060] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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Prenatal diagnosis of hemoglobin disorders: Present and future strategies. Clin Biochem 2009; 42:1767-79. [DOI: 10.1016/j.clinbiochem.2009.07.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/15/2009] [Revised: 06/24/2009] [Accepted: 07/02/2009] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Chiu RW, Cantor CR, Lo YD. Non-invasive prenatal diagnosis by single molecule counting technologies. Trends Genet 2009; 25:324-31. [DOI: 10.1016/j.tig.2009.05.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 86] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/17/2009] [Revised: 05/19/2009] [Accepted: 05/21/2009] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Yi P, Chen Z, Zhao Y, Guo J, Fu H, Zhou Y, Yu L, Li L. PCR/LDR/capillary electrophoresis for detection of single-nucleotide differences between fetal and maternal DNA in maternal plasma. Prenat Diagn 2009; 29:217-22. [PMID: 19177453 DOI: 10.1002/pd.2072] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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BACKGROUND The discovery of fetal DNA in maternal plasma has opened up an approach for noninvasive diagnosis. We have now assessed the possibility of detecting single-nucleotide differences between fetal and maternal DNA in maternal plasma by polymerase chain reaction (PCR)/ligase detection reaction((LDR)/capillary electrophoresis. METHODS PCR/LDR/capillary electrophoresis was applied to detect the genotype of c.454-397T>gene (ESR1) from experimental DNA models of maternal plasma at different sensitivity levels and 13 maternal plasma samples.alphaC in estrogen receptor. RESULTS (1) Our results demonstrated that the technique could discriminate low abundance single-nucleotide mutation with a mutant/normal allele ratio up to 1:10 000. (2) Examination of ESR1 c.454-397T>C genotypes by using the method of restriction fragment length analysis was performed in 25 pregnant women, of whom 13 pregnant women had homozygous genotypes. The c.454-397T>C genotypes of paternally inherited fetal DNA in maternal plasma of these 13 women were detected by PCR/LDR/capillary electrophoresis, which were accordant with the results of umbilical cord blood. CONCLUSIONS PCR/LDR/capillary electrophoresis has very high sensitivity to distinguish low abundance single nucleotide differences and can discriminate point mutations and single-nucleotide polymorphisms(SNPs) of paternally inherited fetal DNA in maternal plasma.
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- Ping Yi
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Research Institute of Surgery, Daping Hospital, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing, PR China
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Wright CF, Burton H. The use of cell-free fetal nucleic acids in maternal blood for non-invasive prenatal diagnosis. Hum Reprod Update 2008; 15:139-51. [PMID: 18945714 DOI: 10.1093/humupd/dmn047] [Citation(s) in RCA: 146] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Cell-free fetal nucleic acids (cffNA) can be detected in the maternal circulation during pregnancy, potentially offering an excellent method for early non-invasive prenatal diagnosis (NIPD) of the genetic status of a fetus. Using molecular techniques, fetal DNA and RNA can be detected from 5 weeks gestation and are rapidly cleared from the circulation following birth. METHODS We searched PubMed systematically using keywords free fetal DNA and NIPD. Reference lists from relevant papers were also searched to ensure comprehensive coverage of the area. RESULTS Cell-free fetal DNA comprises only 3-6% of the total circulating cell-free DNA, therefore diagnoses are primarily limited to those caused by paternally inherited sequences as well as conditions that can be inferred by the unique gene expression patterns in the fetus and placenta. Broadly, the potential applications of this technology fall into two categories: first, high genetic risk families with inheritable monogenic diseases, including sex determination in cases at risk of X-linked diseases and detection of specific paternally inherited single gene disorders; and second, routine antenatal care offered to all pregnant women, including prenatal screening/diagnosis for aneuploidy, particularly Down syndrome (DS), and diagnosis of Rhesus factor status in RhD negative women. Already sex determination and Rhesus factor diagnosis are nearing translation into clinical practice for high-risk individuals. CONCLUSIONS The analysis of cffNA may allow NIPD for a variety of genetic conditions and may in future form part of national antenatal screening programmes for DS and other common genetic disorders.
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Bustamante-Aragones A, Gallego-Merlo J, Trujillo-Tiebas MJ, de Alba MR, Gonzalez-Gonzalez C, Glover G, Diego-Alvarez D, Ayuso C, Ramos C. New strategy for the prenatal detection/exclusion of paternal cystic fibrosis mutations in maternal plasma. J Cyst Fibros 2008; 7:505-10. [PMID: 18573697 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcf.2008.05.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/08/2008] [Revised: 05/16/2008] [Accepted: 05/19/2008] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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BACKGROUND Since the presence of fetal DNA was discovered in maternal blood, different investigations have focused on non-invasive prenatal diagnosis. The analysis of fetal DNA in maternal plasma may allow the diagnosis of fetuses at risk of cystic fibrosis (CF) without any risk of fetal loss. Here, we present a new strategy for the detection of fetal mutations causing CF in maternal plasma. METHODS We have used a mini-sequencing based method, the SNaPshot, for fetal genotyping of the paternal mutation in maternal blood from three pregnancies at risk of CF. RESULTS The paternal mutation was detected in the analysis of plasma samples from cases 1 and 3 but not in case 2. Results of a posterior conventional molecular analysis of chorionic biopsies were in full agreement with those obtained from analysis of the plasma samples. CONCLUSIONS The knowledge about the inheritance of the paternal mutation in a fetus may avoid the conventional prenatal diagnosis in some cases. The SNaPshot technique has been shown to be a sensitive and accurate method for the detection of fetal mutations in maternal plasma. Its ease handling, rapid and low cost makes it appropriate for a future routine clinical use in non-invasive prenatal diagnosis of cystic fibrosis.
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Sekizawa A, Purwosunu Y, Matsuoka R, Koide K, Okazaki S, Farina A, Saito H, Okai T. Recent advances in non-invasive prenatal DNA diagnosis through analysis of maternal blood. J Obstet Gynaecol Res 2007; 33:747-64. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1447-0756.2007.00652.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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Ding C, Lo YMD. MALDI-TOF mass spectrometry for quantitative, specific, and sensitive analysis of DNA and RNA. Ann N Y Acad Sci 2007; 1075:282-7. [PMID: 17108222 DOI: 10.1196/annals.1368.038] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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Cell-free fetal DNA and RNA released into the maternal circulation offer new opportunities to study fetal and pregnancy-associated abnormalities. Similarly, tumor cells can release cell-free DNA and RNA into the peripheral circulation, and these cell-free DNA and RNA can be used for cancer diagnosis, monitoring, and prognosis. However, these DNA and RNA often exist at very low concentrations (for fetal DNA, approximately 20 genome-equivalents (G.E.)/mL of plasma in the first trimester). The analysis is further complicated by the predominant amount of blood cell-derived DNA and RNA. MALDI-TOF mass spectrometry can provide quantitative, specific, and sensitive analysis of DNA and RNA, and thus may be a useful technology for the field.
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- Chunming Ding
- Centre for Emerging Infectious Diseases, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Prince of Wales Hospital, Shatin, New Territories, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, China.
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Al-Yatama MK, Mustafa AS, Al-Kandari FM, Khaja N, Zohra K, Monem RA, Abraham S. Polymerase-chain-reaction-based detection of fetal rhesus D and Y-chromosome-specific DNA in the whole blood of pregnant women during different trimesters of pregnancy. Med Princ Pract 2007; 16:327-32. [PMID: 17709918 DOI: 10.1159/000104803] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/16/2006] [Accepted: 09/26/2006] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to determine whether or not a noninvasive procedure utilizing maternal peripheral blood as the source of DNA and polymerase chain reaction (PCR) could be used to detect fetal rhesus D (RhD) status as well as fetal gender during different gestational stages of pregnancy. MATERIALS AND METHODS Maternal blood samples were obtained from 54 RhD-negative pregnant women during the first trimester (6-13 weeks, n = 14), second trimester (14-26 weeks, n = 26) and third trimester (27-40 weeks, n = 14). Genomic DNA was extracted from the whole blood and analyzed by seminested and nested PCR for detection of DNA sequences corresponding to RhD (n = 54) and Y chromosome (n = 48) using RhD and Y-chromosome-specific oligonucleotide primers, respectively. The seminested/nested PCR results were compared with the RhD status and gender of the babies after delivery. RESULTS The sensitivity and specificity of seminested PCR for detection of fetal RhD positivity in whole blood of pregnant women were 81 and 100%, respectively, while the sensitivity and specificity of nested PCR for detection of male fetuses, using Y-chromosome-specific DNA as a marker, were 96 and 91%, respectively. There were no significant differences in the PCR results with samples obtained from women at different gestational stages of pregnancy. CONCLUSION Seminested and nested PCRs for detection of fetal RhD and gender status, respectively, by using the blood of pregnant women during different gestational stages of pregnancy, are reliable noninvasive procedures with high sensitivity and specificity.
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- M K Al-Yatama
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine, Kuwait University, Kuwait
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Li Y, Wenzel F, Holzgreve W, Hahn S. Genotyping fetal paternally inherited SNPs by MALDI-TOF MS using cell-free fetal DNA in maternal plasma: Influence of size fractionation. Electrophoresis 2006; 27:3889-96. [PMID: 16972300 DOI: 10.1002/elps.200600084] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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The determination of fetal point mutations from fetal cell-free DNA (cf-DNA) in maternal plasma is technically challenging due to the preponderance of maternal sequences. It has recently been shown that fetal cf-DNA sequences are smaller than maternal ones and that the selection of small cf-DNA fragments by size fractionation by agarose gel electrophoresis leads to the enrichment of fetal cf-DNA sequences, thereby permitting the detection of otherwise masked fetal point mutations. In a separate development, the use of MALDI-TOF MS has also been shown to facilitate the detection of fetal point mutations from cf-DNA in maternal plasma. In this study, a combination of these approaches was examined. cf-DNA was extracted from 18 maternal plasma samples, 10 taken at term and 8 obtained early in the second trimester. A total of 41 SNP loci were examined in size-fractionated and total cf-DNA using either a conventional homogeneous MassEXTEND (hME) assay or a nucleotide-specific single allele base extension reaction (SABER) assay. The analysis of total cf-DNA indicated that size fractionation considerably enhanced the sensitivity of the standard hME assay, especially for samples taken early in pregnancy. Size fractionation also rendered the signals obtained by the SABER assay more precise.
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- Ying Li
- University Women's Hospital, Department of Research, Basel, Switzerland
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Saker A, Benachi A, Bonnefont JP, Munnich A, Dumez Y, Lacour B, Paterlini-Brechot P. Genetic characterisation of circulating fetal cells allows non-invasive prenatal diagnosis of cystic fibrosis. Prenat Diagn 2006; 26:906-16. [PMID: 16832834 DOI: 10.1002/pd.1524] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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OBJECTIVES Cystic fibrosis (CF) is an autosomal recessive disease due to mutations in the cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) gene. The purpose of this study was to develop a molecular method to characterise both paternal and maternal CFTR alleles in DNA from circulating fetal cells (CFCs) isolated by ISET (isolation by size of epithelial tumour/trophoblastic cells). METHODS The molecular protocol was defined by developing the F508del mutation analysis and addressing it both to single trophoblastic cells, isolated by ISET and identified by short tandem repeats (STR) genotyping, and to pooled trophoblastic genomes, thus avoiding the risk of allele drop out (ADO). This protocol was validated in 100 leucocytes from F508del carriers and subsequently blindly applied to the blood (5 mL) of 12 pregnant women, at 11 to 13 weeks of gestation, whose offspring had a 1/4 risk of CF. Ten couples were carriers of F508del mutation, while two were carriers of unknown CFTR mutations. RESULTS Results showed that one fetus was affected, seven were heterozygous carriers of a CFTR mutation, and four were healthy homozygotes. These findings were consistent with those obtained by chorionic villus sampling (CVS). CONCLUSION Our data show that the ISET-CF approach affords reliable prenatal diagnosis (PND) of cystic fibrosis and is potentially applicable to pregnant women at risk of having an affected child, thus avoiding the risk of iatrogenic miscarriage.
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- Ali Saker
- INSERM, Unité 807, Paris, France, Université Réné Descartes, Paris, France
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Fux M, Vogel M, Stadler MB, Stadler BM, Miescher SM. Detection of one VH antibody sequence in both healthy donors and urticaria patients. J Immunol Methods 2005; 307:107-17. [PMID: 16289529 DOI: 10.1016/j.jim.2005.09.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/16/2005] [Revised: 07/06/2005] [Accepted: 09/22/2005] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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We have previously isolated anti-FcepsilonRIalpha autoantibodies from phage libraries of healthy donors and urticaria patients. Strikingly, the same antibody, LTMalpha15, was isolated from both libraries. Sequence analysis revealed a germline configuration of the LTMalpha15 variable heavy (V(H)) chain with a slightly mutated variable light (V(L)) chain supporting its classification as a natural autoantibody. Distribution analysis of anti-FcepsilonRIalpha autoantibodies by functional or serological tests delivered conflicting data. For this reason we have developed a new real-time PCR to analyse the distribution of LTMalpha15V(H) in healthy donors and urticaria patients. Our new bioinformatic program permitted the design of a minor groove binder (MGB) TaqMan probe that specifically detected the LTMalpha15V(H). We were able to demonstrate a broad range of rearranged V(H) gene copy number without any correlation to the state of health. Monitoring LTMalpha15V(H) gene copy number in a single donor over a period of 70 days revealed a time-related fluctuation of circulating B cells carrying LTMalpha15V(H). We propose that our real-time PCR may serve as a model for the quantification of natural antibody sequences at a monoclonal level.
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- Michaela Fux
- Institute of Immunology, University of Bern, Inselspital, Switzerland
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Galbiati S, Smid M, Gambini D, Ferrari A, Restagno G, Viora E, Campogrande M, Bastonero S, Pagliano M, Calza S, Ferrari M, Cremonesi L. Fetal DNA detection in maternal plasma throughout gestation. Hum Genet 2005; 117:243-8. [PMID: 15906093 DOI: 10.1007/s00439-005-1330-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/01/2005] [Accepted: 04/16/2005] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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The presence of fetal DNA in maternal plasma may represent a source of genetic material which can be obtained noninvasively. We wanted to assess whether fetal DNA is detectable in all pregnant women, to define the range and distribution of fetal DNA concentration at different gestational ages, to identify the optimal period to obtain a maternal blood sample yielding an adequate amount of fetal DNA for prenatal diagnosis, and to evaluate accuracy and predictive values of this approach. This information is crucial to develop safe and reliable non-invasive genetic testing in early pregnancy and monitoring of pregnancy complications in late gestation. Fetal DNA quantification in maternal plasma was carried out by real-time PCR on the SRY gene in male-bearing pregnancies to distinguish between maternal and fetal DNA. A cohort of 1,837 pregnant women was investigated. Fetal DNA could be detected from the sixth week and could be retrieved at any gestational week. No false-positive results were obtained in 163 women with previous embryo loss or previous male babies. Fetal DNA analysis performed blindly on a subset of 464 women displayed 99.4, 97.8 and 100% accuracy in fetal gender determination during the first, second, and third trimester of pregnancy, respectively. No SRY amplification was obtained in seven out of the 246 (2.8%) male-bearing pregnancies. Fetal DNA from maternal plasma seems to be an adequate and reliable source of genetic material for a noninvasive prenatal diagnostic approach.
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- Silvia Galbiati
- Unit of Genomics for Diagnosis of Human Pathologies, IRCCS H. San Raffaele, Via Olgettina 58, 20132 Milan, Italy
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González-González C, Garcia-Hoyos M, Trujillo-Tiebas MJ, Lorda-Sanchez I, de Alba MR, Infantes F, Gallego J, Diaz-Recasens J, Ayuso C, Ramos C. Application of fetal DNA detection in maternal plasma: a prenatal diagnosis unit experience. J Histochem Cytochem 2005; 53:307-14. [PMID: 15750008 DOI: 10.1369/jhc.4a6400.2005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Non-invasive prenatal diagnosis tests based on the analysis of fetal DNA in maternal plasma have potential to be a safer alternative to invasive methods. So far, different studies have shown mainly fetal sex, fetal RhD, and quantitative variations of fetal DNA during gestation with fetal chromosomal anomalies or gestations at risk for preeclampsia. The objective of our research was to evaluate the use of fetal DNA in maternal plasma for clinical application. In our study, we have established the methodology needed for the analysis of fetal DNA. Different methods were used, according to the requirements of the assay. We have used quantitative fluorescent polymerase chain reaction (QF-PCR) to perform fetal sex detection with 90% sensitivity. The same technique permitted the detection of fetal DNA from the 10th week of gestation to hours after delivery. We have successfully carried out the diagnosis of two inherited disorders, cystic fibrosis (conventional PCR and restriction analysis) and Huntington disease (QF-PCR). Ninety percent of the cases studied for fetal RhD by real-time PCR were correctly diagnosed. The detection of fetal DNA sequences is a reality and could reduce the risk of invasive techniques for certain fetal disorders in the near future.
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW This review provide an update on antenatal screening and diagnosis of thalassaemia disorders. RECENT FINDINGS The topics covered are the effectiveness of antenatal screening programmes for thalassaemia, its prenatal diagnosis, molecular basis and laboratory findings, ultrasound screening for haemoglobin Bart's disease, and non-invasive prenatal diagnosis of thalassaemia. SUMMARY Universal antenatal screening for thalassaemia carriers should be implemented in populations with a high prevalence of this condition. The appropriate measure to screen for alpha and beta thalassaemias remains mean cell haemoglobin (<27 pg) or mean corpuscular volume (<80 fl). A haemoglobin pattern and iron profile should follow if the red cell indices are low. In a population where alpha thalassaemia is prevalent, it is advisable to check the partner's mean cell haemoglobin or mean corpuscular volume as well. Further cascades of investigations will depend on these results and the prevalence of other haemoglobinopathies in that population. Invasive prenatal diagnosis remains the gold standard for diagnosis in high-risk couples. Provided expertise is available, ultrasound measurement of the cardiothoracic ratio appears a good screening tool for alpha thalassaemia major. Non-invasive prenatal diagnosis by identification of a paternal mutation in maternal plasma, although currently at the experimental stage, may be an option in the future.
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- Tse N Leung
- Academic Division of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, The University of Nottingham, The Medical School, Derby City General Hospital, Derby, UK.
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Birch L, English CA, O'Donoghue K, Barigye O, Fisk NM, Keer JT. Accurate and robust quantification of circulating fetal and total DNA in maternal plasma from 5 to 41 weeks of gestation. Clin Chem 2004; 51:312-20. [PMID: 15608152 DOI: 10.1373/clinchem.2004.042713] [Citation(s) in RCA: 116] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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BACKGROUND Detection of fetal DNA in maternal plasma is achievable at 5 weeks of gestation, but few large-scale studies have reported circulating fetal and maternal DNA across all trimesters. METHODS Blood samples were collected from 201 women between 5 and 41 weeks of pregnancy. Quantitative PCR was used to assess total and fetal DNA concentrations, and allelic discrimination analysis was investigated as a route to detecting specifically fetal DNA. RESULTS Male fetuses were detectable from 5 weeks amenorrhea with increasing fetal DNA concentrations across gestation. The sensitivity of fetal male gender determination in pregnancies with live birth confirmation was 99%, with 100% specificity. Total DNA concentrations did not correlate with gestational age, but appeared slightly higher in the first and third trimesters than in mid-pregnancy. Analysis of short tandem repeats demonstrated that significant improvements in the detection limit are required for specific detection of fetal DNA. CONCLUSIONS The high sensitivity of PCR-based detection, together with quantification provided by real-time DNA analysis, has clear potential for clinical application in noninvasive prenatal diagnosis. However, accurate quantification using best-fit data analysis, standardization of methods, and performance control indicators are necessary for robust routine noninvasive diagnostics.
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- Lyndsey Birch
- BioAnalytical Innovation Team, LGC Ltd., Teddington, United Kingdom
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Ding C, Chiu RWK, Lau TK, Leung TN, Chan LC, Chan AYY, Charoenkwan P, Ng ISL, Law HY, Ma ESK, Xu X, Wanapirak C, Sanguansermsri T, Liao C, Ai MATJ, Chui DHK, Cantor CR, Lo YMD. MS analysis of single-nucleotide differences in circulating nucleic acids: Application to noninvasive prenatal diagnosis. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2004; 101:10762-7. [PMID: 15247415 PMCID: PMC490008 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0403962101] [Citation(s) in RCA: 153] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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The analysis of circulating nucleic acids has revealed applications in the noninvasive diagnosis, monitoring, and prognostication of many clinical conditions. Circulating fetal-specific sequences have been detected and constitute a fraction of the total DNA in maternal plasma. The diagnostic reliability of circulating DNA analysis depends on the fractional concentration of the targeted sequence, the analytical sensitivity, and the specificity. The robust discrimination of single-nucleotide differences between circulating DNA species is technically challenging and demands the adoption of highly sensitive and specific analytical systems. We have developed a method based on single-allele base extension reaction and MS, which allows for the reliable detection of fetal-specific alleles, including point mutations and single-nucleotide polymorphisms, in maternal plasma. The approach was applied to exclude the fetal inheritance of the four most common Southeast Asian beta-thalassemia mutations in at-risk pregnancies between weeks 7 and 21 of gestation. Fetal genotypes were correctly predicted in all cases studied. Fetal haplotype analysis based on a single-nucleotide polymorphism linked to the beta-globin locus, HBB, in maternal plasma also was achieved. Consequently, noninvasive prenatal diagnosis in a mother and father carrying identical beta-thalassemia mutations was accomplished. These advances will help in catalyzing the clinical applications of fetal nucleic acids in maternal plasma. This analytical approach also will have implications for many other applications of circulating nucleic acids in areas such as oncology and transplantation.
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- Chunming Ding
- Bioinformatics Program and Center for Advanced Biotechnology, Boston University, Boston, MA 02215, USA
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