Uniparental disomy in a population of 32,067 clinical exome trios

J Scuffins, J Keller-Ramey, L Dyer, G Douglas… - Genetics in …, 2021‏ - nature.com
Purpose Data on the clinical prevalence and spectrum of uniparental disomy (UPD) remain
limited. Trio exome sequencing (ES) presents a comprehensive method for detection of UPD …

[HTML][HTML] The embryo battle against adverse genomes: Are de novo terminal deletions the rescue of unfavorable zygotic imbalances?

O Zuffardi, M Fichera, MC Bonaglia - European Journal of Medical Genetics, 2022‏ - Elsevier
De novo distal deletions are structural variants considered to be already present in the
zygote. However, investigations especially in the prenatal setting have documented that they …

Prenatal screening for microdeletions and rare autosomal aneuploidies

D Fiorentino - Clinical obstetrics and gynecology, 2023‏ - journals.lww.com
Noninvasive prenatal screening with cell-free DNA is now considered a first-line screening
for common aneuploidies. Advancements in existing laboratory techniques now allow to …

Clinical application of noninvasive prenatal testing in the detection of fetal chromosomal diseases

Y Pang, C Wang, J Tang, J Zhu - Molecular Cytogenetics, 2021‏ - Springer
Objective To assess the detection efficiency of noninvasive prenatal testing (NIPT) for fetal
autosomal aneuploidy, sex chromosome aneuploidy (SCA), other chromosome aneuploidy …

[HTML][HTML] Genome-wide cell-free DNA screening: a focus on copy-number variants

J Rafalko, E Soster, S Caldwell, E Almasri… - Genetics in …, 2021‏ - Elsevier
Abstract Purpose Of 86,902 prenatal genome-wide cell-free DNA (cfDNA) screening tests,
4,121 were positive for a chromosome abnormality. This study examines 490 cases screen …

Clinical significance and mechanisms associated with segmental UPD

PR Papenhausen, CA Kelly, S Harris, S Caldwell… - Molecular …, 2021‏ - Springer
Whole chromosome uniparental disomy (UPD) has been well documented with mechanisms
largely understood. However, the etiology of segmental limited UPD (segUPD) is not as …

Imprinting disorders

T Eggermann, D Monk, GP de Nanclares… - Nature Reviews …, 2023‏ - nature.com
Imprinting disorders (ImpDis) are congenital conditions that are characterized by
disturbances of genomic imprinting. The most common individual ImpDis are Prader–Willi …

Prenatal Diagnosis of Uniparental Disomy in Cases of Rare Autosomal Trisomies Detected Using Noninvasive Prenatal Test: A Case of Prader–Willi Syndrome

DK Hong, JE Park, KM Kang, SH Shim, SH Shim… - Diagnostics, 2023‏ - mdpi.com
Rare autosomal trisomies (RATs) other than common aneuploidies can be detected using
noninvasive prenatal testing (NIPT). However, conventional karyoty** is insufficient for …

Noninvasive prenatal testing suggesting an abnormality in chromosome 15 confirmed to be a case of Prader–Willi syndrome caused by trisomy rescue in the neonatal …

T Okuda, M Moroto, T Yamamoto - Journal of Obstetrics and …, 2022‏ - Wiley Online Library
We report a case of a neonatal diagnosis of Prader–Willi syndrome caused by uniparental
disomy. A 34‐year‐old pregnant woman underwent noninvasive prenatal testing (NIPT) in a …

[PDF][PDF] The Clinical Application of Non-invasive Prenatal Genetic Testing in the Screening of Fetal Chromosomal Diseases

Y Pang, J Tang, J Zhu - 2021‏ - scholar.archive.org
ObjectiveTo explore the e cacy and clinical application value of non-invasive prenatal
testing (noninvasive prenatal testing, NIPT) for screening fetal chromosomal abnormalities …