Risk estimation of uniparental disomy of chromosome 14 or 15 in a fetus with a parent carrying a non-homologous Robertsonian translocation. Should we still perform prenatal diagnosis?
Prenat Diagn
; 39(11): 986-992, 2019 10.
Article
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| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-31273809
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
Uniparental disomy (UPD) testing is currently recommended during pregnancy in fetuses carrying a balanced Robertsonian translocation (ROB) involving chromosome 14 or 15, both chromosomes containing imprinted genes. The overall risk that such a fetus presents a UPD has been previously estimated to be around ~0.6-0.8%. However, because UPD are rare events and this estimate has been calculated from a number of studies of limited size, we have reevaluated the risk of UPD in fetuses for whom one of the parents was known to carry a nonhomologous ROB (NHROB).METHOD:
We focused our multicentric study on NHROB involving chromosome 14 and/or 15. A total of 1747 UPD testing were performed in fetuses during pregnancy for the presence of UPD(14) and/or UPD(15).RESULT:
All fetuses were negative except one with a UPD(14) associated with a maternally inherited rob(13;14).CONCLUSION:
Considering these data, the risk of UPD following prenatal diagnosis of an inherited ROB involving chromosome 14 and/or 15 could be estimated to be around 0.06%, far less than the previous estimation. Importantly, the risk of miscarriage following an invasive prenatal sampling is higher than the risk of UPD. Therefore, we do not recommend prenatal testing for UPD for these pregnancies and parents should be reassured.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Prenatal Diagnosis
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Translocation, Genetic
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Chromosomes, Human, Pair 14
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Chromosomes, Human, Pair 15
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Uniparental Disomy
Type of study:
Diagnostic_studies
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Etiology_studies
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Observational_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limits:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Pregnancy
Language:
En
Journal:
Prenat Diagn
Year:
2019
Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
France