Comprehensive genome sequencing analysis as a promising option in the prenatal diagnosis of fetal structural anomalies: a prospective study

biorxiv(2020)

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Purpose Genome sequencing (GS) is a powerful tool for postnatal genetic diagnosis, but relevant clinical studies in the field of prenatal diagnosis are few. We aimed to evaluate the feasibility of GS as a first-line approach in prenatal diagnosis and compare its clinical value with the chromosomal microarray analysis (CMA) plus exome sequencing (ES) sequential testing.Methods We applied trio GS (∼40-fold) in parallel with CMA plus ES to investigate the genetic basis for structural or growth anomalies in 111 fetuses and compared their results.Results GS covered all genetic variants in 22 diagnosed cases detected by CMA plus ES, yielding a diagnostic rate of 19.8% (22/110). Moreover, GS provided more comprehensive and precise genetic information than CMA plus ES, revealing twin fetuses with an imbalanced translocation arising from a balanced paternal translocation and one fetus with an extra pathogenic variant in the GJA8 gene, and incidentally identified intrauterine CMV infection in a growth-restricted fetus.Conclusion Compared with CMA plus ES, GS offers a more comprehensive view of the genetic etiology of fetal anomalies and provides clues for nongenetic factors such as intrauterine infection. Our study demonstrates the feasibility of GS as a promising first-line test in prenatal diagnosis.### Competing Interest StatementThe authors have declared no competing interest.
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Genome sequencing,Chromosomal microarray analysis,Exome sequencing,Fetal structural or growth anomalies,Prenatal diagnosis
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