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ArticleMolecular genetics & genomic medicine2026

Prenatal Diagnosis of Autosomal Recessive Primary Microcephaly Type 2 Caused by Compound Heterozygous WDR62 Variants in a Family With Two Recurrent Cases.

Yan-Fang Li, Song-Hui Zhang, Li Zhen, Lan-Zhen Zhang

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Yan-Fang LiDepartment of Obstetrics, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0007-3703-5214
Song-Hui ZhangDepartment of Obstetrics, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China.
Li ZhenPrenatal Diagnostic Center, Guangdong Second Provincial General Hospital, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China.
Lan-Zhen ZhangDepartment of Obstetrics, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0003-3021-4683

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The Clinical Research Fund Project of The Second Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University 2022-LCYJ-YY-05
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Abstract

objectiveAutosomal recessive microcephaly type 2 (MCPH2), caused by biallelic WDR62 variants, is a rare neurodevelopmental disorder typically described postnatally. We aimed to delineate its prenatal phenotype via data from two affected fetuses in a family.

methodsTrio whole-exome sequencing (WES) was performed on one fetus and his parents. Variants were prioritized via population databases, computational predictions, and segregation analysis, which were confirmed via Sanger sequencing.

resultsPrenatal imaging revealed microcephaly, agenesis of the corpus callosum, and neuronal migration defects (lobar holoprosencephaly and lissencephaly) in two fetuses. Trio-WES identified compound heterozygous WDR62 variants (c.1128C > A/p.Cys376* and c.643A > C/p.Thr215Pro) in one fetus, each inherited from a heterozygous parent. Sanger sequencing confirmed variants in both fetuses and parents.

conclusionsTrio-WES is crucial for the prenatal diagnosis of fetuses with unresolved sonographic anomalies. We report the prenatal features and molecular diagnoses of MCPH2, expanding its prenatal phenotypic spectrum and enhancing its clinical genomic database utility.

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MicrocephalyNerve Tissue ProteinsPrenatal DiagnosisAdultCell Cycle ProteinsExome SequencingFemaleHeterozygoteHumansMaleMutationPedigreePhenotypePregnancyCell Cycle ProteinsNerve Tissue ProteinsWDR62 protein, humancortical malformationsMCPH2microcephalyWDR62 genewhole‐exome sequencing

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