Fetal ultrasound abnormalities: Correlation with fetal karyotype,autopsy findings,and postnatal outcome—five-year prospective study

A 5-year prospective prenatal study in 151 pregnancies with 152 malformed fetuses detected by ultrasound was evaluated cytogenetically. Thirty-five fetuses (23%) had abnormal karyotypes. Specific anatomical fetal malformations identified by ultrasound increase the risk for fetal chromosome abnormalities. Risks of abnormal chromosomes in the fetus are present with both single and multiple anomalies including amniotic fluid volume although the risk is increased with specific anatomical systems and multiple malformations. An abnormal fetal karyotype was present in 17% with a single anatomical abnormality and 30% when two or more anatomical systems were involved. Fetal hydrops, duodenal atresia, and omphalocele were the most specific single ultrasound anomalies; fetal hydrops, IUGR, holoprosencephaly, congenital heart disease, diaphragmatic hernia, duodenal atresia, and omphalocele were the most specific multiple anomalies with abnormal amniotic fluid volume. Termination of pregnancy occurred in 32/58 patients diagnosed prior to the 20th week of pregnancy with most (31/32) having a chromosomal anomaly or severe fetal anomaly. Fetuses terminated after the 20th week had chromosomal (7/18) or lethal fetal anomalies (11/18). The most common aneuploidies were trisomy 21, trisomy 18, and 45,X. The decision to terminate the pregnancy was based in most cases on the fetal ultrasound findings. Correlation of ultrasound and clinical findings is important for accurate genetic counselling. © 1992 Wiley-Liss, Inc.     

胎儿先天性心脏畸形产前遗传学研究

目的 评估胎儿先天性心脏病(congenital heart diseases,CHD)遗传学异常情况,为孕期管理和遗传咨询提供依据.方法 对产前超声检查发现为先天性心脏畸形的胎儿共81例,采用绒毛活检/羊膜腔穿刺/脐静脉穿刺获取胎儿细胞,进行细胞培养染色体分析;对显带分析无染色体异常胎儿,采用短串联重复标记结合多重荧光定量PCR技术,检测其22q11.2区域微缺失和微重复情况,异常胎儿再用荧光原位杂交技术证实.结果 81例先天性心脏畸形胎儿,发现染色体异常34例,22q11.2微重复1例,总异常发现率为43.2%;合并心外畸形胎儿染色体异常率高于单纯心脏畸形胎儿(64.5%vs.28.0%).染色体异常中,18三体有19例,占染色体异常病例的54.3%.结论 先天性心脏畸形的胎儿染色体异常率高,尤以18三体最为常见;如合并心外畸形,染色体异常概率明显增加;对显带分析染色体正常胎儿则需进行22q11.2区域微缺失和微重复检测.先天性心脏畸形胎儿的遗传学检测有助于孕期管理和遗传咨询.     

Prenatal diagnosis of trisomy 1q21-qter: case report and review of literature

We report on a midtrimester fetus with multiple malformations, who was prenatally found to have pure partial trisomy 1q with duplication 1q21-qter. Prenatal ultrasound at 23 gestational weeks demonstrated craniofacial dysmorphism, ventriculomegaly, hand anomalies, and multiple visceral anomalies including cardiac defect, duodenal atresia, omphalocele, and urethral obstruction in the fetus. After pregnancy termination, external morphologic examination confirmed the sonographic characteristics, but autopsy was refused. Cytogenetic analysis (GTG banding) and subtelomeric probes (FISH) demonstrated an aberrant karyotype 46,XY,der(1)(1qter --> 1q21::1p36.3 --> 1qter) in a total of 139 amniotic fluid cells. Trisomy of the long arm of chromosome 1 is a rare condition. Large duplications of almost the entire 1q had so far been described in five mosaic cases. The present case and review of the literature suggest that duplication 1q21-qter is a serious condition with pre- or perinatal demise of all reported cases. This case further delineates the phenotype in trisomy 1q.     

Placentomegaly with massive hydrops of placental stem villi, diploid DNA content, and fetal omphaloceles: possible association with Beckwith-Wiedemann syndrome.

Marked placental hydrops is generally associated with hydatidiform mole. Diagnosis of hydatidiform mole requires both villous hydrops and trophoblast hyperplasia. This report describes four cases with massive hydrops of placental stem villi without associated trophoblast hyperplasia. All four had diploid DNA content by flow cytometry. Fetal omphalocele was present in three; and one had diagnostic Beckwith-Wiedemann syndrome (BWS). In two others, there were pathologic features suggestive of BWS. The fourth fetus had multiple anomalies by ultrasound; autopsy examination of the fragmented fetus failed to disclose additional pathology. The association of massive placental hydrops involving stem villi, fetal omphalocele, and diploid DNA content is unusual. These fetal and placental findings may suggest possible BWS in some cases and allow for antenatal diagnosis of affected fetuses, clinical evaluation of additional family members, and planning for neonatal care.     

广州地区羊水染色体核型分析的产前诊断及相关遗传咨询

目的探讨羊水细胞染色体核型分析在产前诊断中的意义及其相关的遗传咨询。方法羊膜腔穿刺术抽取羊水进行细胞培养,收获中期细胞后制片,常规G显带,进行核型分析。结果在520例羊水细胞培养病例中发现异常染色体核型18例,其中染色体结构异常6例,21三体3例,18三体2例,13三体1例,性染色体异常3例,嵌合体3例。正常多态性核型19例。结论对具有各种产前诊断指征的孕妇进行羊水细胞染色体核型分析是十分必要的,可有效降低出生缺陷率。     

Neural tube defects and omphalocele in trisomy 18

A trisomy 18 fetus with severe congenital anomalies including craniorachischisis, large omphalocele, and bilateral cleft lip and palate is reported. The occurrence of neural tube defects and/or omphalocele in reported cases of trisomy 18 is discussed and the frequency of these anomalies in 85 trisomy 18 patients evaluated at Indiana University School of Medicine from 1963 to 1986 is reviewed. In this series of patients the frequency of neural tube defects was 7.0% and the frequency of omphaloceles was 5.9%. The percentage of these findings in our cases supports the premise that neural tube defects and omphaloceles are part of the trisomy 18 phenotype. Since fetuses with trisomy 18 are subject to early fetal loss or premature birth, the more subtle physical features of this condition may not be apparent. Thus, karyotyping of fetuses and premature infants with either neural tube defect or omphalocele should be considered.     

Trisomy 18: Fetal ultrasound findings at different gestational ages

The aim of this article is evaluate the sonograhic findings in fetuses with trisomy 18 at different gestational ages. The cases were recruited from pregnant women, who underwent to prenatal diagnosis in the period from October 1995 to September 2006. Seventy-one fetuses with trisomy 18 were diagnosed. On review of the sonograms the majority of these cases had ultrasound anomalies (sensitivity of 91.5%). The most frequent anomalies were abnormalities of extremities (40.8%) and fetal growth restriction (35.2%). More frequently (54.9%) two or more anomalies were present. Nearly all fetuses with trisomy 18 had sonographic abnormalities. Likely improved high-resolution equipment and attention to details by skilled operators led to the detection of most anomalies to trisomy 18. Knowledge of types of specific ultrasound findings can improve prenatal diagnosis in order to provide invasive procedures only when indicated, and to avoid amniocentesis when ultrasound signs are not observed in women at high risk from positive biochemical testing.     

Gamma-glutamyl transferase activity in the amniotic fluid of fetuses with chromosomal aberrations and inborn errors of metabolism

The activity of gamma-glutamyl transferase (GGT) was measured in amniotic fluid collected between the 16th and 30th weeks of gestation from 81 pregnancies with fetuses affected by chromosomal aberrations, nine with different types of inborn errors of metabolism, two with hemophilia A and one with fragile X syndrome. The GGT activity was compared with that from 1000 normal pregnancies and deliveries resulting in healthy newborns. Contamination of amniotic fluid by blood did not affect the GGT activity. Pathologically decreased activity was found in 25 of 56 amniotic samples from pregnancies with fetal autosomal chromosomal aberrations (44.6%). It was decreased in 15 of 35 pregnancies with fetal trisomy 21 (43%), in 11 of 19 pregnancies with fetal trisomy 18 (58%), in one of three pregnancies with fetal trisomy 13 and in two pregnancies with fetal trisomy 8 and triploidy, respectively. In only three of 16 pregnancies with fetal sex chromosomal aberrations was the GGT activity low. Increased GGT activity was found in three of six pregnancies with unbalanced structurally rearranged karyotypes of the fetuses. Normal GGT activity was observed in all nine amniotic fluid samples from pregnancies with fetuses affected with different forms of inborn errors of metabolism diseases, in the two pregnancies with hemophilia A and in the pregnancy with a male fetus with fragile X syndrome. These and earlier findings indicate that the GGT activity in amniotic fluid is mostly decreased in pregnancies with severe fetal developmental abnormalities, such as autosomal chromosomal aberrations, which could possibly be secondary to an alteration of the microvillar transport system of GGT to the amniotic fluid.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)     

染色体微阵列分析对于胎儿十二指肠梗阻的检测价值

目的:探讨染色体微阵列分析(chromosome microarray analysis,CMA)对于胎儿十二指肠梗阻(duodenal obstruction,DO)的检测价值。方法:选取51例超声提示存在DO的胎儿,将其分为单纯组和合并其他异常组。对其进行CMA检测,并随访所有病例的妊娠结局。结果:在51例胎儿中共...     

羊水细胞学检查在产前诊断中的应用

目的：分析产前诊断的高危孕妇羊水细胞染色体核型,了解孕中期异常核型出现的频率,类型及与各种产前诊断指征之间的关系。方法：130例有产前论断孕妇（2例为双胎妊娠）在妊娠17－27周时行羊膜腔穿刺术,抽羊水行羊水细胞培养查染色体核型。结果：羊水细胞培养成功并进行核型分析的为126例,成功率为95．4％;妊17－20周与妊20－27周的羊水培养成功率未见显著差异,分别95．9％（71／74）,94．8％（55／58）,P＞0．05;发现异常核型10例,异常检出率为7．8％（10／126）;三体为主要的染色体异常,占异常核型的40％（4／10）,其中21三体占30％（3／10）,性染色体数目异常及平衡易位各1例,4例INV9;畸胎为指征的异常核型检出率高达33．3％（2／6）;发现1例单卵双胎妊娠两胎均为21三体儿;高龄为指征占成功产前诊断的46．3％（60／126）,检出异常核型3例,检出率5％（3／60）。结论：在有产前诊断指征的孕妇中,胎儿染色体异常核型的发生率为7．8％,三本仍是妊娠中期主要的异常核型,结合B超筛查及定位的羊膜腔穿刺术在产前诊断仍占有不可代替的重要作用。     

怀化地区7859例孕中期唐氏筛查和产前诊断结果分析

目的探讨孕中期唐氏筛查和产前诊断对检出胎儿染色体异常和妊娠不良结局的临床价值。方法应用时间分辨荧光免疫法对7859例孕中期(14-20周)妇女进行血清标记物三联方案(hA;FP+free-β-hCG+uE3)检测。筛查结果应用Multical软件计算21三体、18三体综合征和开放性神经管畸形的风险(rish)概率。对于高风险孕妇经遗传咨询,知情同意,自愿选择行产前诊断,于孕18-24周左右在超声引导下进行羊膜腔穿刺,抽取羊水培养进行胎儿染色体核型分析。并继续追踪胎儿和孕妇情况。结果在7859例孕妇中,筛查到高风险732例,唐氏筛查阳性率为7.65%(601/7859)。其中367例接受羊水或脐血穿刺产前诊断,占筛查高风险孕妇的50.13%(367/732);发现胎儿染色体异常16例,异常检出率4.36(16/367),其中6例唐氏综合征、5例18-三体综合征、4例Turner’s综合征、1例9号染色体臂间倒位。唐氏筛查高风险和低风险组不良妊娠结局分别为6.15%和1.46%,呈显著性差异(<0.05)。结论孕中期产前筛查是预测异常胎儿和不良妊娠结局的有效指标。结合羊水培养或脐血培养等产前诊断技术和方法,对预防先天缺陷儿出生、提高人口素质有重要临床应用价值。     

无创DNA产前检测在诊断胎儿染色体非整倍体疾病中的应用

目的探讨新一代测序技术的无创DNA产前检测在诊断胎儿染色体非整倍体疾病中的应用价值。方法 2012年8月1日至2013年12月31日在辽宁省大连市妇幼保健院接受孕妇外周血中游离胎儿DNA检测者2548例,均为单胎,妊娠12周-26周,按照孕妇年龄、血清学筛查结果及超声检测结果分为唐氏综合征筛查（唐筛）高危组、高龄组（孕产期年龄超过35周岁）、B超检测异常组和其他原因组,共计4组,由北京贝瑞和康生物技术有限公司和湖南家辉遗传专科医院合作开展的＂大规模基于新一代测序技术的新型无创DNA产前检测＂对孕妇外周血中游离胎儿DNA进行序列分析,对检测结果阳性者进行羊水穿刺或脐血穿刺及胎儿染色体核型分析;对检测结果阴性者行电话随访其胎儿出生后情况。结果 ①4组孕妇共计2548例均成功完成游离胎儿DNA检测,检测结果为阳性者共39例,包括21三体18例、18三体7例、13三体2例、性染色体异常12例。其中唐筛高危组检出21三体5例、18三体1例、13三体0例、性染色体异常3例;高龄组检出21三体3例、18三体3例、13三体0例、性染色体异常5例;B超检测异常组检出21三体9例、18三体2例、13三体0例、性染色体异常2例;其他原因组检出21三体1例、18三体1例、13三体2例、性染色体异常2例;②孕妇游离胎儿DNA检测结果异常的39例孕妇中,32例进行了羊水穿刺或脐血穿刺及染色体核型分析。18例21三体检测阳性者中,13例进行了羊水穿刺或脐血穿刺,其中12例结果与无创DNA吻合,1例不吻合,5例拒绝羊水穿刺或脐血穿刺而直接引产,经随访胎儿均有异常。结果检出率100%,准确率92.3%。7例18三体检测阳性者中,有6例进行了羊水穿刺或脐血穿刺,其中5例结果与无创DNA吻合,1例不吻合,1例拒绝羊水穿刺或脐血穿刺而直接引产,经随访胎儿存在多处异常。结果检出率100%,准确率83.3%。2例13三体检?     

孕妇早孕期超声筛查联合绒毛染色体核型分析的临床应用

目的探讨早孕期超声异常联合绒毛染色体核型分析的临床应用价值,同时分析各种超声异常指标的染色体异常率。方法对134例早孕期胎儿超声筛查异常的病例,行超声介导下绒毛活检术及G显带染色体核型分析。根据胎儿异常超声征象的类型,分为单纯软指标异常组（95例）和结构异常组（39例）两组。比较两组间以及各个超声异常的染色体异常率。结果134例绒毛标本中均成功行G显带染色体核型分析。共检出异常核型38例,染色体异常率为28．4％（38／134）。染色体异常主要为三体和单体异常,共检出29例,占异常核型的76．3％（29／38）。结构异常组染色体异常率为（46．2％,18／39）较单纯软指标异常组（21．1％,20／95）高,两者的差异具有统计学意义（P〈0．05）。单纯软指标异常组中胎儿颈项透明层（nuchal translucency,NT）增厚及鼻骨缺失占绝大部分,染色体异常率分别为28．1％（20／65）和19．4％（6／31）。多发软指标异常胎儿染色体异常率（66．7％,12／18）较单纯软指标异常胎儿（10．4％,8／77）高,两者的差异具有统计学意义（P〈0．05）。超声结构异常组中以胎儿多发畸形和胎儿水肿综合征为主,染色体异常率分别为57％（8／14）和87．5％（7／8）。结论早孕期胎儿超声筛查异常对染色体异常有较高的预测价值,其中超声结构异常胎儿染色体异常率高于单纯软指标异常胎儿。对超声筛查异常胎儿行绒毛染色体核型分析可在早孕期有效地诊断胎儿染色体异常。     

Prenatal detection of intestinal obstructions, aneuploidy syndromes, and cystic fibrosis by microvillar enzyme assays (disaccharidases, alkaline phosphatase, and glutamyltransferase) in amniotic fluid

Microvillar enzymes (disaccharidases, alkaline phosphatase, and gamma-glutamyltransferase) were assayed in amniotic fluid from pregnancies with normal and abnormal fetuses to determine their specificity and reliability for the prenatal detection of intestinal obstructions and cystic fibrosis. All fetuses with imperforate anus, duodenal atresia, jejuno-ileal atresia, multiple intestinal atresia, or other forms of intestinal obstructions, with or without associated ventral wall defect or aneuploidy syndrome, showed diminished microvillar enzyme activities below the normal range of control amniotic fluid samples. The exclusively intestinal hydrolases maltase, sucrase, palatinase, and alkaline phosphatase were the most reliable and sensitive markers to detect intestinal obstructions whereas more widely distributed trehalase and gamma-glutamyltransferase activities were less sensitive. The combination of intestinal disaccharidase maltase, sucrase or palatinase and ALP assays is more accurate for prenatal diagnosis of CF than a combination of intestinal ALP and GGTF assays.     

连云港地区1234例羊水细胞染色体核型分析

目的分析连云港地区1234例孕中期羊水细胞染色体核型结果,探讨染色体异常核型在各产前诊断指征下发生的频率、类型及其之间的关系。方法根据产前诊断的不同指征,将染色体核型结果分组,分析染色体异常核型的检出率及分布。结果 1234例羊水细胞染色体核型中,母血清学产前筛查高风险900例（3.11%）;高龄（≥35岁）235例（2.13%）;超声提示胎儿异常62例（11.29%）;不良孕史24例（4.17%）;无创产前DNA检测提示异常7例（85.71%）,共检出异常核型48例（3.89%）。异常核型中染色体易位6例,5例遗传自亲代,1例为新发突变;染色体倒位6例,均遗传自亲代;性染色体异常7例,21三体15例,18三体4例,13三体1例,三倍体1例。结论羊水细胞染色体核型分析是临床产前诊断的经典方法之一。超声检查提示异常以及高龄孕妇应注意胎儿染色体异常的可能性。对于无创产前DNA检测的结果要进行羊水细胞染色体核型分析的验证。     

True trisomy 2 mosaicism in amniocytes and newborn liver associated with multiple system abnormalities

Among 58,000 amniocenteses completed, our laboratories found one case of true cytogenetic trisomy 2 mosaicism in a fetus with multiple abnormalities. In contrast, 11 fetuses phenotypically normal at birth were found to have true trisomy 2 mosaicism in their chorionic villus cells among the 10,500 fetuses tested by chorionic villus sampling (CVS). In our single abnormal case, amniocentesis performed at 19 weeks after finding an elevated maternal serum AFP found two independent cultures with trisomy 2 karyotypes in 8 of 25 and 7 of 31 amniocytes, respectively. Although oligohydramnios was noted by ultrasound, the mother elected to continue the pregnancy. At 26 weeks the fetus had intrauterine growth retardation (IUGR), hydronephrosis, and cardiac abnormalities. When delivered by Cesarean section at 30 weeks, the infant had multiple anomalies and developed necrotizing enterocolitis and severe cholestasis. At 5 months coronal magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) displayed delayed myelination and abnormal brain morphology. The patient also exhibited significant growth failure and developmental delay. Although chromosomes were normal in blood, skin fibroblasts, and ascites fluid cells, 4 of 100 hepatic biopsy fibroblasts were 47,XY,+2. Molecular analysis excluded uniparental disomy (UPD) of chromosome 2 in the 46,XY cell line. This and other reports of rare phenotypically abnormal trisomy 2 mosaic fetuses identified by karyotyping amniocytes emphasizes the substantially higher fetal risk of abnormal development than when trisomy 2 is found only in chorionic villus cells. Am. J. Med. Genet. 72:343–346, 1997. © 1997 Wiley-Liss, Inc.     

Sirenomelia with associated systemic anomalies: An autopsy pathologic illustration of a series of four cases

Sirenomelia, a developmental defect involving the caudal region of the body, is associated with several internal visceral anomalies. We report a detailed spectrum of anomalies in an autopsy study of four fetuses with sirenomelia (gestational ages – 20, 21, 22.4, and 22.5 weeks). Three of the fetuses had single umbilical artery, with genitourinary and gastrointestinal anomalies. Central nervous system anomalies were evident in two of the fetuses, with alobar holoprosencephaly in one and lumbar meningomyelocele in another. The most common gastrointestinal anomaly was blind ended gut (imperforate anus), while esophageal atresia and omphalocele were noted in one case each. Renal hypoplasia was seen in two fetuses, renal agenesis in one and cystic renal dysplasia was noted in one case. Literature regarding pathogenesis of this condition is briefly discussed.     

7076例孕中期唐氏综合征产前筛查结果临床分析

目的 探讨孕中期唐氏综合征（DS）等筛查对检出胎儿出生缺陷和不良妊娠结局的实用价值.方法 用时间分辨荧光分析法对日照市7076名15 ～20孕周孕妇的血清甲胎蛋白（AFP）和游离绒毛膜促性腺激素（F-βHCG）进行检测,结合孕妇年龄、体重、孕周等因素,利用配套孕期胎儿唐氏综合征产前筛查分析软件,分析胎儿患DS、开放性神经管缺陷（NTD）、18-三体综合征的发病风险率,并对高风险孕妇行羊水胎儿细胞染色体核型分析或B超跟踪检查.结果 7076名孕妇中筛出高风险孕妇396例,阳性率为5.6％,在接受羊水检查的56名DS高风险孕妇中,检出唐氏胎儿3例,死胎3例,其它异常3例;对57例神经管缺陷高危孕妇进行B超检查,发现1例无脑儿;在43例18-三体高危的孕妇中,6例做羊水染色体检查,结果均正常.结论 孕中期以唐氏综合征（Ds）产前筛查作为对胎儿先天缺陷,尤其是胎儿染色体异常的筛查是行之有效方法,筛查结果呈高危孕妇须进行羊水染色体核型分析或B超检查.     

Abnormalities of the heart and great arteries in first trimester chromosomally abnormal fetuses

Pathological examination of the heart and great arteries was performed in 112 chromosomally abnormal fetuses after surgical termination of pregnancy at 11–16 weeks of gestation. The chromosomal abnormalities were diagnosed by chorion villus sampling which was carried out because screening of the pregnancies by a combination of maternal age and fetal nuchal translucency thickness at 10–14 weeks of gestation identified them as being at increased risk. The group consisted of 60 fetuses with trisomy 21, 29 with trisomy 18, 17 with trisomy 13 and 6 with Ullrich-Turner syndrome. The most common cardiac lesion seen in trisomy 21 fetuses was an atrioventricular or ventricular septal defect. Trisomy 18 was associated with ventricular septal defects and/or polyvalvular abnormalities. In trisomy 13, there were atrioventricular or ventricular septal defects, valvular abnormalities, and either narrowing of the isthmus or truncus arteriosus. Ullrich-Turner syndrome was associated with severe narrowing of the whole aortic arch. In all four groups of chromosomally abnormal fetuses, the aortic isthmus was significantly narrower than in normal fetuses and the degree of narrowing was significantly greater in fetuses with high nuchal translucency thickness. It is postulated that narrowing of the aortic isthmus may be the basis of increased nuchal translucency thickness in all four chromosomal abnormalities. Am. J. Med. Genet. 69:207–216, 1997. © 1997 Wiley-Liss, Inc.     

Retrospective analysis of fetal vertebral defects: Associated anomalies,etiologies, and outcome

Our objectives were to describe fetal cases of vertebral defects (VD), assess the diagnostic yield of fetal chromosomal analysis for VD and determine which investigations should be performed when evaluating fetal VD. We performed a retrospective chart review for fetuses with VD seen between 2006 and 2015. Cases were identified from CHU Sainte‐Justine's prenatal clinic visits, postmortem fetal skeletal surveys, and medical records. Cases with neural tube defects were excluded. Sixty‐six fetuses with VD were identified at a mean gestational age of 20 weeks. Forty‐seven (71.2%) had associated antenatal anomalies, most commonly genitourinary, skeletal/limb, and cardiac anomalies. Thirteen mothers (19.7%) had pregestational diabetes (95% CI [10.1%–29.3%]). Fifty‐three cases had chromosomal analysis. Three had abnormal results (5.6%): trisomy 13, trisomy 22, and 9q33.1q34.11 deletion. Thirty‐four (51.5%) pregnancies were terminated, one led to intrauterine fetal demise and 31 (46.9%) continued to term. Of 27 children who survived the neonatal period, 21 had congenital scoliosis and 3 had spondylocostal dysostosis. Seven had developmental delay. In conclusion, prenatal evaluation of fetuses with VD should include detailed morphological assessment (including fetal echocardiogram), maternal diabetes screening, and chromosomal microarray if non‐isolated. Our findings provide guidance about management and counseling after a diagnosis of fetal VD.