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- Title
Characteristics and mechanisms of mosaicism in prenatal diagnosis cases by application of SNP array.
- Authors
Zhou, Lili; Li, Huanzheng; Xu, Chenyang; Xu, Xueqin; Zheng, Zhaoke; Tang, Shaohua
- Abstract
Background: With the application of chromosome microarray, next-generation sequencing and other highly sensitive genetic techniques in disease diagnosis, the detection of mosaicism has become increasingly prevalent. This study involved a retrospective analysis of SNP array testing on 4512 prenatal diagnosis samples, wherein the characterization of mosaicism was explored and insights were gained into the underlying mechanisms thereof. Results: Using SNP array, a total of 44 cases of mosaicism were identified among 4512 prenatal diagnostic cases; resulting in a detection rate of approximately 1.0%. The prevalence of mosaicism was 4.1% for chorionic villus sample, 0.4% for amniotic fluid, and 1.3% for umbilical cord blood. Of these cases, 29 were mosaic aneuploidy and 15 were mosaic segmental duplication/deletion. Three cases of mosaic trisomy 16 and three cases of mosaic trisomy 22 were diagnosed in the CVS samples, while four cases of mosaic trisomy 21 were detected in amniotic fluid and umbilical cord blood samples. The distribution pattern of mosaicism suggested trisomy rescue as the underlying mechanism. Structurally rearranged chromosomes were observed, including three cases with supernumerary marker chromosomes, three cases with dicentric chromosomes, and one case with a ring chromosome. All mosaic segmental duplication/deletion cases were the result of mitotic non-disjunction, with the exception of one case involving mosaic11q segmental duplication. Conclusion: Improved utilization of SNP arrays enables the characterization of mosaicism and facilitates the estimation of disease mechanisms and recurrence.
- Subjects
TRISOMY; MOSAICISM; PRENATAL diagnosis; CHORIONIC villus sampling; GENETIC techniques; CORD blood; UMBILICAL cord; FETUS
- Publication
Molecular Cytogenetics (17558166), 2023, Vol 16, Issue 1, p1
- ISSN
1755-8166
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1186/s13039-023-00648-y