Application of Chromosome Microarray in Diagnosis of Amniotic Fluid in Older Pregnant Women

Background: To improve the detection rate of chromosome abnormalities in fetuses and to reduce the birth defects rate in elderly pregnant women using chromosome karyotype analysis combined with the chromosome microarray analysis (CMA) technique. Methods: Overall, 210 elderly pregnant women with sing...

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Main Authors: Guangting Lu, Weiwu Liu, Chao Ou
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Published: IMR Press 2023-07-01
Series:Clinical and Experimental Obstetrics & Gynecology
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Online Access:https://www.imrpress.com/journal/CEOG/50/7/10.31083/j.ceog5007136
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description Background: To improve the detection rate of chromosome abnormalities in fetuses and to reduce the birth defects rate in elderly pregnant women using chromosome karyotype analysis combined with the chromosome microarray analysis (CMA) technique. Methods: Overall, 210 elderly pregnant women with singleton pregnancies aged between 16 and 30 weeks (mean gestational age, 19.19 weeks) and 35 and 47 years (mean age, 38.08 years) were selected from January 1, 2020 to June 1, 2021 in the Eugenics Genetics Department of Yulin Maternal and Child Health Hospital. Chromosome G banding karyotype analysis and CMA detection were performed simultaneously. Results: Among the 210 elderly pregnant women with singleton pregnancies, 26 (12.38%) and 52 (24.76%) cases were detected as abnormal using chromosome karyotype analysis and CMA technology, respectively. The abnormal CMA chromosomes’ total detection rate was 12.38% higher than that using chromosome karyotype analysis (p < 0.001). CMA detected 22 pathogenic copy number variants (CNVs), 1 probable CNV, and 7 CNVs of unknown clinical significance in patients with normal karyotype analysis. Among the patients with abnormal karyotype analysis, CMA missed detection in 5 cases. Overall, 57 abnormal cases were detected when the two methods were combined, with a detection rate of 27.14% (57/210) higher than that of CMA or karyotype analysis alone. Conclusions: For the prenatal diagnosis of fetal amniotic fluid in elderly pregnant women, the combined application of chromosome karyotype analysis and CMA detection technology can further improve the detection rate of abnormal chromosomes and reduce missed diagnosis rates.
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spelling doaj-art-339da449ad6a41ed93dcb8073d43f6532025-08-20T02:01:50ZengIMR PressClinical and Experimental Obstetrics & Gynecology0390-66632023-07-0150713610.31083/j.ceog5007136S0390-6663(23)02099-7Application of Chromosome Microarray in Diagnosis of Amniotic Fluid in Older Pregnant WomenGuangting Lu0Weiwu Liu1Chao Ou2Department of Clinical Laboratory, Guangxi Medical University Cancer Hospital, 530021 Nanning, Guangxi, ChinaDepartment of Clinical Laboratory, Yulin Maternal and Child Health Hospital, 537000 Yulin, Guangxi, ChinaDepartment of Clinical Laboratory, Guangxi Medical University Cancer Hospital, 530021 Nanning, Guangxi, ChinaBackground: To improve the detection rate of chromosome abnormalities in fetuses and to reduce the birth defects rate in elderly pregnant women using chromosome karyotype analysis combined with the chromosome microarray analysis (CMA) technique. Methods: Overall, 210 elderly pregnant women with singleton pregnancies aged between 16 and 30 weeks (mean gestational age, 19.19 weeks) and 35 and 47 years (mean age, 38.08 years) were selected from January 1, 2020 to June 1, 2021 in the Eugenics Genetics Department of Yulin Maternal and Child Health Hospital. Chromosome G banding karyotype analysis and CMA detection were performed simultaneously. Results: Among the 210 elderly pregnant women with singleton pregnancies, 26 (12.38%) and 52 (24.76%) cases were detected as abnormal using chromosome karyotype analysis and CMA technology, respectively. The abnormal CMA chromosomes’ total detection rate was 12.38% higher than that using chromosome karyotype analysis (p < 0.001). CMA detected 22 pathogenic copy number variants (CNVs), 1 probable CNV, and 7 CNVs of unknown clinical significance in patients with normal karyotype analysis. Among the patients with abnormal karyotype analysis, CMA missed detection in 5 cases. Overall, 57 abnormal cases were detected when the two methods were combined, with a detection rate of 27.14% (57/210) higher than that of CMA or karyotype analysis alone. Conclusions: For the prenatal diagnosis of fetal amniotic fluid in elderly pregnant women, the combined application of chromosome karyotype analysis and CMA detection technology can further improve the detection rate of abnormal chromosomes and reduce missed diagnosis rates.https://www.imrpress.com/journal/CEOG/50/7/10.31083/j.ceog5007136prenatal diagnosischromosome karyotype analysischromosome microarrayelderly pregnancyfetal chromosomal abnormalities
spellingShingle Guangting Lu
Weiwu Liu
Chao Ou
Application of Chromosome Microarray in Diagnosis of Amniotic Fluid in Older Pregnant Women
Clinical and Experimental Obstetrics & Gynecology
prenatal diagnosis
chromosome karyotype analysis
chromosome microarray
elderly pregnancy
fetal chromosomal abnormalities
title Application of Chromosome Microarray in Diagnosis of Amniotic Fluid in Older Pregnant Women
title_full Application of Chromosome Microarray in Diagnosis of Amniotic Fluid in Older Pregnant Women
title_fullStr Application of Chromosome Microarray in Diagnosis of Amniotic Fluid in Older Pregnant Women
title_full_unstemmed Application of Chromosome Microarray in Diagnosis of Amniotic Fluid in Older Pregnant Women
title_short Application of Chromosome Microarray in Diagnosis of Amniotic Fluid in Older Pregnant Women
title_sort application of chromosome microarray in diagnosis of amniotic fluid in older pregnant women
topic prenatal diagnosis
chromosome karyotype analysis
chromosome microarray
elderly pregnancy
fetal chromosomal abnormalities
url https://www.imrpress.com/journal/CEOG/50/7/10.31083/j.ceog5007136
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