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Goldfarb Yaacobi R, Sukenik Halevy R. A severe neurocognitive phenotype caused by biallelic CHD3 variants in two siblings. Am J Med Genet A 2024; 194:e63503. [PMID: 38116750 DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.a.63503] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/25/2023] [Revised: 11/30/2023] [Accepted: 12/02/2023] [Indexed: 12/21/2023]
Abstract
CHD3 heterozygous variants are associated with Snijders Blok-Campeau syndrome (SBCS) which consists of intellectual disability (ID), macrocephaly, and dysmorphic facies. Most reported variants are missense or loss of function clustered within the ATPase/helicase domain of the protein. We report a severe neurocognitive phenotype caused by biallelic CHD3 variants in two siblings, each inherited from a mildly affected parent. Male and female siblings were referred to the Genetics Clinic due to severe ID and profound dysmorphism. The parents are first cousins of Iranian descent with borderline intellectual abilities. Exome sequencing was performed for the affected female and her parents. A single homozygous candidate variant in the CHD3 gene was detected in the proband: c.5384_5389dup. p.Arg1796_Phe1797insTrpArg, resulting in an in-frame insertion of 2 amino acids located outside the ATPase/helicase domain at the C-terminal region of CHD3-encoding residues. This variant is classified as likely pathogenic according to ACMG guidelines. The variant was detected in a heterozygous state in each parent. Both affected siblings were homozygous, while their unaffected brother did not carry the variant. Biallelic CHD3 variants cause a severe neurodevelopmental syndrome that is distinguishable from SBCS. We assume that the variant type (in-frame insertion) and location may enable CHD3 biallelic variants.
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- Genetics Institute, Meir Medical Center, Kfar Saba, Israel
- Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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Tzadikevitch Geffen K, Singer A, Maya I, Ben-Shachar S, Sagi-Dain L, Daum H, Michaelson-Cohen R, Greenbaum L, Feingold-Zadok M, Sukenik Halevy R. The Yield of Chromosomal Microarray in Pregnancies Complicated with Fetal Growth Restriction Can Be Predicted According to Clinical Parameters. Fetal Diagn Ther 2020; 48:140-148. [PMID: 33352557 DOI: 10.1159/000511475] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/04/2020] [Accepted: 09/09/2020] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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INTRODUCTION We evaluated the yield of chromosomal microarray analysis in pregnancies complicated with fetal growth restriction (FGR) according to specific clinical parameters. METHODS The study was based on national records from the Israeli Ministry of Health. Chromosomal microarray analyses of amniocenteses performed nationwide for the indication of FGR, from January 2016 to March 2018, were included. The CMA yield was compared to 2 cohorts that reported the background risk. RESULTS Of 174 tests performed for the indication of FGR, there were 11 cases with a pathogenic/likely pathogenic result (6.3%). The yield of CMA was significantly higher in cases with major structural findings (29.4 vs. 3.4%, p = 0.001), compared to isolated FGR but not for minor structural findings (6.1 vs. 3.4%, p = 0.5). The rate of chromosomal aberrations was significantly higher for all cases with FGR, when compared to the background risk of a cohort of normal pregnancies (odds ratio [OR] 4.7, 95% CI 2.5-9 and OR 6.09, 95% CI 3.2-11.4) but not for isolated cases or cases diagnosed after 24 weeks of pregnancy. CONCLUSIONS Chromosomal microarray analysis should be performed for all pregnancies complicated with FGR diagnosed before 24 weeks and for cases with major structural anomalies.
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- Keren Tzadikevitch Geffen
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Meir Medical Center, Kfar Saba, Israel, .,Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel,
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- Community Genetics, Public Health Services, Ministry of Health, Jerusalem, Israel
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- Recanati Genetics Institute, Rabin Medical Center, Petah Tikva, Israel
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- Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel.,The Genetic Institute, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Tel Aviv, Israel.,Clalit Research Insatitute, Ramat Gan, Israel
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- Genetics Institute and Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Carmel Medical Center, Haifa, Israel.,Ruth and Bruce Rappaport Faculty of Medicine, Technion - Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel
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- Department of Genetics, Hadassah-Hebrew University Medical Center, Jerusalem, Israel
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- Genetics Institute and Department of OB-GYN, Shaare Zedek Medical Center, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Israel
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- Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel.,The Danek Gertner Institute of Human Genetics and The Joseph Sagol Neuroscience Center, Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer, Israel
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- Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel.,Genetic Institute, Shamir Medical Center (Assaf Harofeh), Zerifin, Israel
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- Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel.,Recanati Genetics Institute, Rabin Medical Center, Petah Tikva, Israel
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Pasternak Y, Singer A, Maya I, Sagi-Dain L, Ben-Shachar S, Khayat M, Greenbaum L, Feingold-Zadok M, Zeligson S, Sukenik Halevy R. The yield of chromosomal microarray testing for cases of abnormal fetal head circumference. J Perinat Med 2020; 48:553-558. [PMID: 32721143 DOI: 10.1515/jpm-2020-0048] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
Abstract
OBJECTIVES Chromosomal microarray analysis (CMA) is the method of choice for genetic work-up in cases of fetal malformations. We assessed the detection rate of CMA in cases of abnormal fetal head circumference (HC). METHODS The study cohort was based on 81 cases of amniocenteses performed throughout Israel for the indication of microcephaly (53) or macrocephaly (28), from January 2015 through December 2018. We retrieved data regarding the clinical background, parental HCs and work-up during the pregnancy from genetic counseling summaries and from patients' medical records. RESULTS There was only one likely pathogenic CMA result (1.89%): a 400-kb microdeletion at 16p13.3 detected in a case of isolated microcephaly. No pathogenic results were found in the macrocephaly group. Most fetuses with microcephaly were female (87.8%), while the majority with macrocephaly were males (86.4%). CONCLUSIONS The results imply that CMA analysis in pregnancies with microcephaly may carry a small yield compared to other indications. Regarding macrocephaly, our cohort was too small to draw conclusions. In light of the significant gender effect on the diagnosis of abnormal HC, standardization of fetal HC charts according to fetal gender may normalize cases that were categorized outside the normal range and may increase the yield of CMA for cases of abnormal HC.
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- Yael Pasternak
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Meir Medical Center, Kfar Saba, Israel.,Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Community Genetics, Public Health Services, Ministry of Health, Jerusalem, Israel
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- Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel.,Recanati Genetic Institute, Rabin Medical Center, Petah Tikva, Israel
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- Genetics Institute, Carmel Medical Center, affiliated to the Ruth and Bruce Rappaport Faculty of Medicine, Technion - Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel
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- Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel.,Genetics Institute, Sorasky Medical Center, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Institute of Human Genetics, Haemek Medical Center, Afula, Israel
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- Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel; The Danek Gertner Institute of Human Genetics, Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer, Israel; and The Joseph Sagol Neuroscience Center, Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer, Israel
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- Medical Genetics Institute, Shaare Zedek Medical Center, Jerusalem, Israel
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- Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel.,Recanati Genetic Institute, Rabin Medical Center, Petah Tikva, Israel
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Tan TY, Sedmík J, Fitzgerald MP, Halevy RS, Keegan LP, Helbig I, Basel-Salmon L, Cohen L, Straussberg R, Chung WK, Helal M, Maroofian R, Houlden H, Juusola J, Sadedin S, Pais L, Howell KB, White SM, Christodoulou J, O'Connell MA. Bi-allelic ADARB1 Variants Associated with Microcephaly, Intellectual Disability, and Seizures. Am J Hum Genet 2020; 106:467-483. [PMID: 32220291 DOI: 10.1016/j.ajhg.2020.02.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/12/2019] [Accepted: 02/26/2020] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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The RNA editing enzyme ADAR2 is essential for the recoding of brain transcripts. Impaired ADAR2 editing leads to early-onset epilepsy and premature death in a mouse model. Here, we report bi-allelic variants in ADARB1, the gene encoding ADAR2, in four unrelated individuals with microcephaly, intellectual disability, and epilepsy. In one individual, a homozygous variant in one of the double-stranded RNA-binding domains (dsRBDs) was identified. In the others, variants were situated in or around the deaminase domain. To evaluate the effects of these variants on ADAR2 enzymatic activity, we performed in vitro assays with recombinant proteins in HEK293T cells and ex vivo assays with fibroblasts derived from one of the individuals. We demonstrate that these ADAR2 variants lead to reduced editing activity on a known ADAR2 substrate. We also demonstrate that one variant leads to changes in splicing of ADARB1 transcript isoforms. These findings reinforce the importance of RNA editing in brain development and introduce ADARB1 as a genetic etiology in individuals with intellectual disability, microcephaly, and epilepsy.
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- Tiong Yang Tan
- Victorian Clinical Genetics Services, Melbourne 3052, Australia; Murdoch Children's Research Institute, Melbourne 3052, Australia; Department of Pediatrics, University of Melbourne, Melbourne 3052, Australia.
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- Central European Institute of Technology, Masaryk University, Kamenice 735/5, A35, Brno 62500, Czech Republic
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- Division of Neurology, Departments of Neurology and Pediatrics, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA; The Epilepsy NeuroGenetics Initiative, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA
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- Raphael Recanati Genetic Institute, Rabin Medical Center-Beilinson Hospital, Petah Tikva 49100, Israel; Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv 6997801, Israel
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- Central European Institute of Technology, Masaryk University, Kamenice 735/5, A35, Brno 62500, Czech Republic
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- Division of Neurology, Departments of Neurology and Pediatrics, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA; The Epilepsy NeuroGenetics Initiative, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA
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- Raphael Recanati Genetic Institute, Rabin Medical Center-Beilinson Hospital, Petah Tikva 49100, Israel; Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv 6997801, Israel; Felsenstein Medical Research Center, Petah Tikva 49100, Israel
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- Pediatric Genetics Unit, Schneider Children's Medical Center of Israel, Petah Tikva 49100, Israel
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- Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv 6997801, Israel; Pediatric Neurology Unit, Schneider Children's Medical Center of Israel, Petah Tikva 49100, Israel
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- Department of Pediatrics, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY 10032, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY 10032, USA
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- Department of Neuromuscular Disorders, University College London Queen Square Institute of Neurology, London WC1N 3BG, UK
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- Department of Neuromuscular Disorders, University College London Queen Square Institute of Neurology, London WC1N 3BG, UK
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- Victorian Clinical Genetics Services, Melbourne 3052, Australia; Murdoch Children's Research Institute, Melbourne 3052, Australia
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- Broad Center for Mendelian Genomics, Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, Cambridge, MA 02142, USA
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- Murdoch Children's Research Institute, Melbourne 3052, Australia; Department of Pediatrics, University of Melbourne, Melbourne 3052, Australia; Department of Neurology, Royal Children's Hospital, Parkville 3052, Australia
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- Victorian Clinical Genetics Services, Melbourne 3052, Australia; Murdoch Children's Research Institute, Melbourne 3052, Australia; Department of Pediatrics, University of Melbourne, Melbourne 3052, Australia
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- Victorian Clinical Genetics Services, Melbourne 3052, Australia; Murdoch Children's Research Institute, Melbourne 3052, Australia; Department of Pediatrics, University of Melbourne, Melbourne 3052, Australia
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- Central European Institute of Technology, Masaryk University, Kamenice 735/5, A35, Brno 62500, Czech Republic.
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Zeng Y, Cao Y, Halevy RS, Nguyen P, Liu D, Zhang X, Ahituv N, Han JDJ. Characterization of functional transposable element enhancers in acute myeloid leukemia. Sci China Life Sci 2020; 63:675-687. [PMID: 32170627 DOI: 10.1007/s11427-019-1574-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/10/2019] [Accepted: 10/24/2019] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Transposable elements (TEs) have been shown to have important gene regulatory functions and their alteration could lead to disease phenotypes. Acute myeloid leukemia (AML) develops as a consequence of a series of genetic changes in hematopoietic precursor cells, including mutations in epigenetic factors. Here, we set out to study the gene regulatory role of TEs in AML. We first explored the epigenetic landscape of TEs in AML patients using ATAC-seq data. We show that a large number of TEs in general, and more specifically mammalian-wide interspersed repeats (MIRs), are more enriched in AML cells than in normal blood cells. We obtained a similar finding when analyzing histone modification data in AML patients. Gene Ontology enrichment analysis showed that genes near MIRs in open chromatin regions are involved in leukemogenesis. To functionally validate their regulatory role, we selected 19 MIR regions in AML cells, and tested them for enhancer activity in an AML cell line (Kasumi-1) and a chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) cell line (K562); the results revealed several MIRs to be functional enhancers. Taken together, our results suggest that TEs are potentially involved in myeloid leukemogenesis and highlight these sequences as potential candidates harboring AML-associated variation.
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- Yingying Zeng
- CAS Key Laboratory of Computational Biology, CAS-MPG Partner Institute for Computational Biology, Shanghai Institute of Nutrition and Health, Chinese Academy of Sciences Center for Excellence in Molecular Cell Science, Collaborative Innovation Center for Genetics and Developmental Biology, Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, 200031, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Computational Biology, CAS-MPG Partner Institute for Computational Biology, Shanghai Institute of Nutrition and Health, Chinese Academy of Sciences Center for Excellence in Molecular Cell Science, Collaborative Innovation Center for Genetics and Developmental Biology, Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, 200031, China
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- Department of Bioengineering and Therapeutic Sciences, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, 94158, USA.,Institute for Human Genetics, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, 94143, USA.,Sackler School of Medicine, Tel-Aviv University, Tel Aviv, 6997801, Israel
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- Department of Bioengineering and Therapeutic Sciences, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, 94158, USA.,Institute for Human Genetics, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, 94143, USA
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Computational Biology, CAS-MPG Partner Institute for Computational Biology, Shanghai Institute of Nutrition and Health, Chinese Academy of Sciences Center for Excellence in Molecular Cell Science, Collaborative Innovation Center for Genetics and Developmental Biology, Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, 200031, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Computational Biology, CAS-MPG Partner Institute for Computational Biology, Shanghai Institute of Nutrition and Health, Chinese Academy of Sciences Center for Excellence in Molecular Cell Science, Collaborative Innovation Center for Genetics and Developmental Biology, Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, 200031, China
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- Department of Bioengineering and Therapeutic Sciences, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, 94158, USA. .,Institute for Human Genetics, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, 94143, USA.
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Computational Biology, CAS-MPG Partner Institute for Computational Biology, Shanghai Institute of Nutrition and Health, Chinese Academy of Sciences Center for Excellence in Molecular Cell Science, Collaborative Innovation Center for Genetics and Developmental Biology, Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, 200031, China. .,Peking-Tsinghua Center for Life Sciences, Academy for Advanced Interdisciplinary Studies, Center for Quantitative Biology, Peking University, Beijing, 100871, China.
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Pasternak Y, Daykan Y, Tenne T, Reinstein E, Miller N, Shechter-Maor G, Maya I, Biron-Shental T, Sukenik Halevy R. The yield of chromosomal microarray analysis among pregnancies terminated due to fetal malformations. J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med 2020; 35:336-340. [PMID: 31973614 DOI: 10.1080/14767058.2020.1716722] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
Abstract
Background: Chromosomal microarray analysis (CMA) is preferred for genetic work-up when fetal malformations are detected prenatally.Objectives: To assess the detection rate of CMA after pregnancy termination due to abnormal ultrasound findings.Methods: CMA was successfully performed in 71 pregnancies using fetal DNA (mainly from skin) or placenta. Data regarding clinical background, pregnancy work-up, and CMA were analyzed.Results: Findings were abnormal in 17 cases (23.9%), of which 13 were detectable by karyotype. The incremental yield of CMA was 4/71 (5.6%); 1/32 (3.1%) for cases with an isolated anomaly and 3/39 (7.7%) for cases with nonisolated anomalies.Conclusions: CMA yield from terminated pregnancies was 23.9%. Although most chromosomal abnormalities are detectable by karyotype, CMA does not require viable dividing cells; hence, it is more practical for work-up after termination. In most cases, the diagnosis was followed by consultation regarding the risk of recurrence and recommendations for testing in subsequent pregnancies.
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- Yael Pasternak
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Meir Medical Center, Kfar Saba, Israel.,Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Meir Medical Center, Kfar Saba, Israel.,Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Meir Medical Center, Genetics Institute, Kfar Saba, Israel
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- Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel.,Meir Medical Center, Genetics Institute, Kfar Saba, Israel
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Meir Medical Center, Kfar Saba, Israel.,Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Meir Medical Center, Kfar Saba, Israel.,Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Meir Medical Center, Kfar Saba, Israel.,Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel.,Rabin Medical Center, Recanati Genetic Institute, Petah Tikva, Israel
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Amitai Komem D, Sukenik Halevy R, Griton Y, Shnaker A, Levy Y, Weissmann J, Fajer S. A Rare Case of 7 Simultaneous Arterial Dissections and Review of The Literature. Vasc Endovascular Surg 2019; 53:617-622. [DOI: 10.1177/1538574419864783] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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Objective: Spontaneous multiple artery dissection is a relatively rare phenomenon. Early clinical signs are often nonspecific, making it difficult to diagnose. Case Report: This is a case of a 51-year-old female who presented with spontaneous dissection of 4 visceral arteries, both iliac arteries, and of the right internal carotid artery. The patient underwent urgent successful endovascular repair. Later complications included acute respiratory distress syndrome and pneumonia after massive blood transfusion. She recovered gradually and was discharged after 21 days. Due to this rare presentation, genetic investigation was performed in search of a connective tissue disorder. Results revealed a new COL3A1 subtype mutation. The pathogenicity of this variant remains unclear. Conclusion: We recommend a high index of suspicion for visceral artery dissection in the differential diagnosis for abdominal pain with concurrent uncontrolled hypertension. Early diagnosis and intervention are crucial to reducing the mortality rate.
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- Daphna Amitai Komem
- Meir Medical Center, Kfar Saba, Israel
- Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
- Genetics Institute, Meir Medical Center, Kfar Saba, Israel
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Meir Medical Center, Kfar Saba, Israel
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- Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
- Unit of Interventional Radiology, Meir Medical Center, Kfar Saba, Israel
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- Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
- Vascular Surgery Unit, Meir Medical Center, Kfar Saba, Israel
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- Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
- Department of Medicine E, Meir Medical Center, Kfar Saba, Israel
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- Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
- Vascular Surgery Unit, Meir Medical Center, Kfar Saba, Israel
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- Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
- Vascular Surgery Unit, Meir Medical Center, Kfar Saba, Israel
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Geffen KT, Singer A, Maya I, Ben-Shachar S, Sagi-Dain L, Halevy RS. 894: Can we predict yield of Chromosomal Microarray in intrauterine growth restriction according to clinical parameters? Am J Obstet Gynecol 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2018.11.918] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Pasternak Y, Daykan Y, Tenne T, Reinstein E, Miller N, Shechter-Maor G, Maya I, Biron-Shental T, Halevy RS. 389: The yield of Chromosomal microarray analysis in cases of pregnancy termination due to fetal malformations. Am J Obstet Gynecol 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2018.11.410] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Halevy RS, Chien HC, Heinz B, Bamshad MJ, Nickerson DA, Kircher M, Ahituv N. Mutations in the fourth β-propeller domain of LRP4 are associated with isolated syndactyly with fusion of the third and fourth fingers. Hum Mutat 2018; 39:811-815. [PMID: 29524275 PMCID: PMC5992059 DOI: 10.1002/humu.23417] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/26/2017] [Revised: 02/14/2018] [Accepted: 02/23/2018] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Isolated hand syndactyly is a common limb malformation with limited known genetic etiology. We used exome sequencing to discover two novel variants, chr11 g.46896373C>G; p.D1403H and chr11 g.46893078G>T; p.Q1564K, in LRP4 in a child with isolated bilateral syndactyly of the third and fourth fingers. Each variant was inherited from a different parent and neither parent was affected. Variants in LRP4 have been previously associated with syndactyly in Cenani-Lenz syndactyly syndrome and Sclerosteosis 2, but have not been reported in individuals with isolated syndactyly. LRP4 inhibits LRP6/LRP5-mediated activation of canonical Wnt signaling and mediates sclerostin-dependent inhibition of bone formation. p.D1403H and p.Q1564K are located within the fourth β-propeller of the extracellular protein domain that has yet to be associated with human disease. Functional analyses of p.D1403H and p.Q1564K show that they significantly decrease LRP4's inhibition of Wnt signaling. These results suggest that variants in the fourth β-propeller of the extracellular protein domain may cause a phenotype distinct from previously characterized LRP4 variants.
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- Rivka Sukenik Halevy
- Department of Bioengineering and Therapeutic Sciences, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California 94158, USA
- Institute for Human Genetics, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California 94158, USA
- Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv 6997801, Israel
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- Department of Bioengineering and Therapeutic Sciences, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California 94158, USA
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- Department of Bioengineering and Therapeutic Sciences, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California 94158, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195, USA
- Department of Genome Sciences, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195, USA
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- Department of Genome Sciences, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195, USA
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- Department of Bioengineering and Therapeutic Sciences, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California 94158, USA
- Institute for Human Genetics, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California 94158, USA
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Daykan Y, Pasternak Y, Weiner MS, Tzadikevitch-Geffen K, Halevy RS, Biron-Shental T. 36: Comparison of skin closure at cesarean delivery, glue (Dermabond) versus intra-cuticular (Monocril) sutures: A randomized controlled trial. Am J Obstet Gynecol 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2016.11.928] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Sharon - Weiner M, Sukenik Halevy R, Biron - Shental T, Markovitch O. 555: Can we predict the outcome of pregnancies with prenatal sonographic detection of congenital talipes equinovarus? Am J Obstet Gynecol 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2015.10.599] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Biron-Shental T, Halevy RS, Naboani H, Liberman M, Katz R, Amiel A. 715: Telomeres are shorter in placentas from pregnancies with uncontrolled diabetes. Am J Obstet Gynecol 2015. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2014.10.921] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Biron-Shental T, Sukenik Halevy R, Goldberg-Bittman L, Kidron D, Fejgin MD, Amiel A. Telomeres are shorter in placental trophoblasts of pregnancies complicated with intrauterine growth restriction (IUGR). Early Hum Dev 2010; 86:451-6. [PMID: 20619976 DOI: 10.1016/j.earlhumdev.2010.06.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/22/2010] [Revised: 05/30/2010] [Accepted: 06/01/2010] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Telomeres are nucleoprotein structures located at the termini of chromosomes, and protect them from fusion and degradation. Telomeres are progressively shortened with each mitotic cycle and by environmental factors. We hypothesized that antepartum stress can lead to accelerated telomere shortening in placental trophoblasts, and plays a role in intrauterine growth restriction (IUGR). METHODS Placental biopsies were derived from 16 pregnancies complicated with IUGR and from 13 uncomplicated pregnancies. Fluorescence-in-situ protocol was used to determine telomere length. Immunohistochemistry for hTERT was performed to assess telomerase activity. Clinical and histopathological characteristics were collected to ensure that IUGR was secondary to placental insufficiency. Fluorescence-in-situ-hybridization was used to rule out aneuploidy as a reason for shortened telomeres. RESULTS The number and intensity of telomeres staining and telomerase activity were significantly lower in the IUGR placentas. No aneuploidy was detected for the chromosomes checked in the placental biopsies. CONCLUSIONS Telomeres are shorter in trophoblasts of IUGR placentas.
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Halevy RS, Biron-Shental T, Goldberg-Bittman L, Sharony R, Fejgin M, Amiel A. 698: Telomeres in trisomy 21 amniocytes. Am J Obstet Gynecol 2009. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2009.10.715] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Bruchim I, Aviram R, Halevy RS, Beyth Y, Tepper R. Contribution of sonographic measurement of ovarian volume to diagnosing ovarian tumors in postmenopausal women. J Clin Ultrasound 2004; 32:107-114. [PMID: 14994250 DOI: 10.1002/jcu.20003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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The purpose of this review article is to evaluate the current method of sonographic measurement of ovarian volume as a means of diagnosing ovarian tumors in postmenopausal women, in whom an ovarian volume greater than 10 ml is generally considered abnormal. After reviewing the general medical literature, we propose a nomogram of ovarian volume that may be used to determine whether an ovary is abnormal. Furthermore, on the basis of our previous results, we recommend that a cutoff point for ovarian volume that is adjusted to patient age be used to determine whether an ovary is abnormal. We recommend the use of such nomograms in routine clinical practice to assist physicians in identifying abnormality of the ovaries during sonographic examination.
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Affiliation(s)
- Ilan Bruchim
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Sapir Medical Center, Kfar Saba 44281, Israel
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