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ArticleDiagnostics (Basel, Switzerland)2023

Implementation of Exome Sequencing in Prenatal Diagnostics: Chances and Challenges.

Ewa Janicki, Marjan De Rademaeker, Colombine Meunier, Nele Boeckx, Bettina Blaumeiser, Katrien Janssens

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Article in Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland), 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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Ewa JanickiFaculty of Pharmaceutical, Biomedical and Veterinary Sciences, University of Antwerp, 2000 Antwerp, Belgium.
Marjan De RademaekerCenter for Medical Genetics, University of Antwerp and University Hospital of Antwerp, 2650 Antwerp, Belgium.
Colombine MeunierCenter for Medical Genetics, Institut de Pathologie et de Génétique Gosselies, 6041 Charleroi, Belgium.
Nele BoeckxCenter for Medical Genetics, University of Antwerp and University Hospital of Antwerp, 2650 Antwerp, Belgium.
Bettina BlaumeiserCenter for Medical Genetics, University of Antwerp and University Hospital of Antwerp, 2650 Antwerp, Belgium.ORCID 0000-0001-9993-7319
Katrien JanssensCenter for Medical Genetics, University of Antwerp and University Hospital of Antwerp, 2650 Antwerp, Belgium.

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Abstract

Whole exome sequencing (WES) has become part of the postnatal diagnostic work-up of both pediatric and adult patients with a range of disorders. In the last years, WES is slowly being implemented in the prenatal setting as well, although some hurdles remain, such as quantity and quality of input material, minimizing turn-around times, and ensuring consistent interpretation and reporting of variants. We present the results of 1 year of prenatal WES in a single genetic center. Twenty-eight fetus-parent trios were analyzed, of which seven (25%) showed a pathogenic or likely pathogenic variant that explained the fetal phenotype. Autosomal recessive (4), de novo (2) and dominantly inherited (1) mutations were detected. Prenatal rapid WES allows for a timely decision-making in the current pregnancy, adequate counseling with the possibility of preimplantation or prenatal genetic testing in future pregnancies and screening of the extended family. With a diagnostic yield in selected cases of 25% and a turn-around time under 4 weeks, rapid WES shows promise for becoming part of pregnancy care in fetuses with ultrasound anomalies in whom chromosomal microarray did not uncover the cause.

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chromosomal microarraycongenital anomaliesdiagnostic yieldprenatal diagnosiswhole exome sequencing

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PMID36900003
PMCPMC10000387

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