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Copy number variants and fetal structural abnormalities in stillborn fetuses: A secondary analysis of the Stillbirth Collaborative Research Network study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To examine the association of placental and fetal DNA copy number variants (CNVs) with fetal structural malformations (FSMs) in stillborn fetuses.

Design

A secondary analysis of stillbirth cases in the Stillbirth Collaborative Research Network (SCRN) study.

Setting

Multicenter, 59 hospitals in five geographic regions in the USA.

Population

388 stillbirth cases of the SCRN study (2006-2008).

Methods

Fetal structural malformations were grouped by anatomic system and specific malformation type (e.g. central nervous system, thoracic, cardiac, gastrointestinal, skeletal, umbilical cord and craniofacial defects). Single-nucleotide polymorphism array detected CNVs of at least 500 kb. CNVs were classified into two groups: normal, defined as no CNVs >500 kb or benign CNVs, and abnormal, defined as pathogenic or variants of unknown clinical significance.

Main outcome measures

The proportions of abnormal CNVs and normal CNVs were compared between stillbirth cases with and without FSMs using the Wald Chi-square test.

Results

The proportion of stillbirth cases with any FSMs was higher among those with abnormal CNVs than among those with normal CNVs (47.5 versus 19.1%; P-value <0.001). The most common organ system-specific FSMs associated with abnormal CNVs were cardiac defects, followed by hydrops, craniofacial defects and skeletal defects. A pathogenic deletion of 1q21.1 involving 46 genes (e.g. CHD1L) and a duplication of 21q22.13 involving four genes (SIM2, CLDN14, CHAF1B, HLCS) were associated with a skeletal and cardiac defect, respectively.

Conclusion

Specific CNVs involving several genes were associated with FSMs in stillborn fetuses. The findings warrant further investigation and may inform counselling and care surrounding pregnancies affected by FSMs at risk for stillbirth.

SUBMITTER: Workalemahu T

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10689565 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Copy number variants and fetal structural abnormalities in stillborn fetuses: A secondary analysis of the Stillbirth Collaborative Research Network study.

Workalemahu Tsegaselassie T Dalton Susan S Son Shannon L SL Allshouse Amanda A Carey Andrew Z AZ Page Jessica M JM Blue Nathan R NR Thorsten Vanessa V Goldenberg Robert L RL Pinar Halit H Reddy Uma M UM Silver Robert M RM

BJOG : an international journal of obstetrics and gynaecology 20230601 2

<h4>Objective</h4>To examine the association of placental and fetal DNA copy number variants (CNVs) with fetal structural malformations (FSMs) in stillborn fetuses.<h4>Design</h4>A secondary analysis of stillbirth cases in the Stillbirth Collaborative Research Network (SCRN) study.<h4>Setting</h4>Multicenter, 59 hospitals in five geographic regions in the USA.<h4>Population</h4>388 stillbirth cases of the SCRN study (2006-2008).<h4>Methods</h4>Fetal structural malformations were grouped by anato ...[more]

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