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ArticleGenetics in medicine : official journal of the American College of Medical Genetics2017

Cell-free DNA testing of an extended range of chromosomal anomalies: clinical experience with 6,388 consecutive cases.

Graziano Pescia, Nicolas Guex, Christian Iseli, Liam Brennan, Magne Osteras, Ioannis Xenarios, Laurent Farinelli, Bernard Conrad

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Article in Genetics in medicine : official journal of the American College of Medical Genetics, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 43 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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5 · Who and what money

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8 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Graziano PesciaAurigen, Lausanne, Switzerland.ORCID 0000-0002-9930-2636
Nicolas GuexSIB, Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics, Quartier Sorge-Bâtiment Génopode, Lausanne, Switzerland.
Christian IseliSIB, Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics, Quartier Sorge-Bâtiment Génopode, Lausanne, Switzerland.ORCID 0000-0002-2296-2863
Liam BrennanGenesupport, Lausanne, Switzerland.
Magne OsterasFasteris, Geneva, Switzerland.ORCID 0000-0002-3773-4855
Ioannis XenariosSIB, Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics, Quartier Sorge-Bâtiment Génopode, Lausanne, Switzerland.
Laurent FarinelliFasteris, Geneva, Switzerland.
Bernard ConradGenesupport, Lausanne, Switzerland.ORCID 0000-0002-3662-9041
SIB Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics · CH

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeCell-free DNA (cfDNA) testing for fetal aneuploidies was broadly implemented for common trisomies and sex-chromosome anomalies (SCAs). However, such an approach identifies only 75 to 85% of clinically relevant aneuploidies.

methodsWe present a consecutive series of 6,388 cases, thus uncovering a broader array of aneuploidies, including the rare autosomal trisomies (RATs) and the maternally inherited deletion and duplication copy-number variations (CNVs), with complete and stratified follow-up by amniocentesis. Combined measurements of z-scores and the fetal fraction, in conjunction with fetal cfDNA enrichment, were used to stratify the likelihood of true and false results.

resultsWe obtained an incremental diagnostic yield of 50%; RATs and CNVs were found to be significant causes of fetal pathology. Scrutinizing z-scores and the fetal fraction made it possible to distinguish the sources of false-negative results; predict the likelihood of false-positive results for major trisomies and SCAs; classify maternal mosaic SCAs and CNVs, preventing false-positive results; and robustly identify maternally inherited CNVs and detect recurrent genomic disorders as a standardized function of the fetal fraction.

conclusionWith the clinical pertinence of this broader detection scheme confirmed, we offer recommendations for its implementation.Genet Med 19 2, 169-175.

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Chromosome AberrationsAneuploidyCell-Free Nucleic AcidsChromosome DisordersDNA Copy Number VariationsFemaleHumansKaryotypingPregnancySex Chromosome AberrationsTrisomyCell-Free Nucleic Acids

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PMCPMC5303761
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