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Advancing Non-Invasive Prenatal Screening: A Targeted 1069-Gene Panel for Comprehensive Detection of Monogenic Disorders and Copy Number Variations.

Roberto Sirica, Alessandro Ottaiano, Luigi D'Amore, Monica Ianniello, Nadia Petrillo, Raffaella Ruggiero, Rosa Castiello, Alessio Mori, Eloisa Evangelista, Luigia De Falco and 4 more

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Article in Genes, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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14 authors.

Roberto SiricaCentro AMES, 80013 Casalnuovo di Napoli, Italy.
Alessandro OttaianoIstituto Nazionale Tumori di Napoli, IRCCS Fondazione Pascale, Via M. Semmola, 80131 Naples, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-2901-3855
Luigi D'AmoreCentro AMES, 80013 Casalnuovo di Napoli, Italy.
Monica IannielloCentro AMES, 80013 Casalnuovo di Napoli, Italy.
Nadia PetrilloCentro AMES, 80013 Casalnuovo di Napoli, Italy.ORCID 0009-0008-5131-9528
Raffaella RuggieroCentro AMES, 80013 Casalnuovo di Napoli, Italy.
Rosa CastielloCentro AMES, 80013 Casalnuovo di Napoli, Italy.
Alessio MoriCentro AMES, 80013 Casalnuovo di Napoli, Italy.
Eloisa EvangelistaCentro AMES, 80013 Casalnuovo di Napoli, Italy.ORCID 0009-0000-7004-9633
Luigia De FalcoCentro AMES, 80013 Casalnuovo di Napoli, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-0553-2087
Mariachiara SantorsolaIstituto Nazionale Tumori di Napoli, IRCCS Fondazione Pascale, Via M. Semmola, 80131 Naples, Italy.
Michele MisasiDepartment of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Universiteti Katolik Zoja e Këshillit të Mirë, Rr. Dritan Hoxha, 1057 Tirane, Albania.
Giovanni SavareseCentro AMES, 80013 Casalnuovo di Napoli, Italy.ORCID 0009-0004-5274-3989
Antonio FicoCentro AMES, 80013 Casalnuovo di Napoli, Italy.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

We introduce an innovative, non-invasive prenatal screening approach for detecting fetal monogenic alterations and copy number variations (CNVs) from maternal blood.

methodCirculating free DNA (cfDNA) was extracted from maternal peripheral blood and processed using the VeriSeq NIPT Solution (Illumina, San Diego, CA, USA), with shallow whole-genome sequencing (sWGS) performed on a NextSeq550Dx (Illumina). A customized gene panel and bioinformatics tool, named the "VERA Revolution", were developed to detect variants and CNVs in cfDNA samples. Results were compared with genomic DNA (gDNA) extracted from fetal samples, including amniotic fluid and chorionic villus sampling and buccal swabs.

resultsThe study included pregnant women with gestational ages from 10 + 3 to 15 + 2 weeks (mean: 12.1 weeks). The fetal fraction (FF), a crucial measure of cfDNA test reliability, ranged from 5% to 20%, ensuring adequate DNA amount for analysis. Among 36 families tested, 14 showed a wild-type genotype. Identified variants included two deletions (22q11.2, and 4p16.3), two duplications (16p13 and 5p15), and eighteen single-nucleotide variants (one in

conclusionsThe "VERA Revolution" test highlights advancements in prenatal genomic screening, offering potential improvements in prenatal care.

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DNA Copy Number VariationsNoninvasive Prenatal TestingPrenatal DiagnosisAdultCell-Free Nucleic AcidsFemaleHigh-Throughput Nucleotide SequencingHumansPregnancyWhole Genome SequencingCell-Free Nucleic Acidscirculating-free fetal DNAcopy number variationsmonogenic disordersnext-generation sequencingnon-invasive prenatal screening

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PMCPMC12026569

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