Identifying the causes of recurrent pregnancy loss in consanguineous couples using whole exome sequencing on the products of miscarriage with no chromosomal abnormalities

Abstract Recurrent miscarriages occur in about 5% of couples trying to conceive. In the past decade, the products of miscarriage have been studied using array comparative genomic hybridization (a-CGH). Within the last decade, an association has been proposed between miscarriages and single or multig...

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Autores principales: Kimia Najafi, Zohreh Mehrjoo, Fariba Ardalani, Siavash Ghaderi-Sohi, Ariana Kariminejad, Roxana Kariminejad, Hossein Najmabadi
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:dfd9e1bd65df4bc1a6c09534993ad5b02021-12-02T11:45:01ZIdentifying the causes of recurrent pregnancy loss in consanguineous couples using whole exome sequencing on the products of miscarriage with no chromosomal abnormalities10.1038/s41598-021-86309-92045-2322https://doaj.org/article/dfd9e1bd65df4bc1a6c09534993ad5b02021-03-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-86309-9https://doaj.org/toc/2045-2322Abstract Recurrent miscarriages occur in about 5% of couples trying to conceive. In the past decade, the products of miscarriage have been studied using array comparative genomic hybridization (a-CGH). Within the last decade, an association has been proposed between miscarriages and single or multigenic changes, introducing the possibility of detecting other underlying genetic factors by whole exome sequencing (WES). We performed a-CGH on the products of miscarriage from 1625 Iranian women in consanguineous or non-consanguineous marriages. WES was carried out on DNA extracted from the products of miscarriage from 20 Iranian women in consanguineous marriages and with earlier normal genetic testing. Using a-CGH, a statistically significant difference was detected between the frequency of imbalances in related vs. unrelated couples (P < 0.001). WES positively identified relevant alterations in 11 genes in 65% of cases. In 45% of cases, we were able to classify these variants as pathogenic or likely pathogenic, according to the American College of Medical Genetics and Genomics guidelines, while in the remainder, the variants were classified as of unknown significance. To the best of our knowledge, our study is the first to employ WES on the products of miscarriage in consanguineous families with recurrent miscarriages regardless of the presence of fetal abnormalities. We propose that WES can be helpful in making a diagnosis of lethal disorders in consanguineous couples after prior genetic testing.Kimia NajafiZohreh MehrjooFariba ArdalaniSiavash Ghaderi-SohiAriana KariminejadRoxana KariminejadHossein NajmabadiNature PortfolioarticleMedicineRScienceQENScientific Reports, Vol 11, Iss 1, Pp 1-12 (2021)
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Kimia Najafi
Zohreh Mehrjoo
Fariba Ardalani
Siavash Ghaderi-Sohi
Ariana Kariminejad
Roxana Kariminejad
Hossein Najmabadi
Identifying the causes of recurrent pregnancy loss in consanguineous couples using whole exome sequencing on the products of miscarriage with no chromosomal abnormalities
description Abstract Recurrent miscarriages occur in about 5% of couples trying to conceive. In the past decade, the products of miscarriage have been studied using array comparative genomic hybridization (a-CGH). Within the last decade, an association has been proposed between miscarriages and single or multigenic changes, introducing the possibility of detecting other underlying genetic factors by whole exome sequencing (WES). We performed a-CGH on the products of miscarriage from 1625 Iranian women in consanguineous or non-consanguineous marriages. WES was carried out on DNA extracted from the products of miscarriage from 20 Iranian women in consanguineous marriages and with earlier normal genetic testing. Using a-CGH, a statistically significant difference was detected between the frequency of imbalances in related vs. unrelated couples (P < 0.001). WES positively identified relevant alterations in 11 genes in 65% of cases. In 45% of cases, we were able to classify these variants as pathogenic or likely pathogenic, according to the American College of Medical Genetics and Genomics guidelines, while in the remainder, the variants were classified as of unknown significance. To the best of our knowledge, our study is the first to employ WES on the products of miscarriage in consanguineous families with recurrent miscarriages regardless of the presence of fetal abnormalities. We propose that WES can be helpful in making a diagnosis of lethal disorders in consanguineous couples after prior genetic testing.
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author Kimia Najafi
Zohreh Mehrjoo
Fariba Ardalani
Siavash Ghaderi-Sohi
Ariana Kariminejad
Roxana Kariminejad
Hossein Najmabadi
author_facet Kimia Najafi
Zohreh Mehrjoo
Fariba Ardalani
Siavash Ghaderi-Sohi
Ariana Kariminejad
Roxana Kariminejad
Hossein Najmabadi
author_sort Kimia Najafi
title Identifying the causes of recurrent pregnancy loss in consanguineous couples using whole exome sequencing on the products of miscarriage with no chromosomal abnormalities
title_short Identifying the causes of recurrent pregnancy loss in consanguineous couples using whole exome sequencing on the products of miscarriage with no chromosomal abnormalities
title_full Identifying the causes of recurrent pregnancy loss in consanguineous couples using whole exome sequencing on the products of miscarriage with no chromosomal abnormalities
title_fullStr Identifying the causes of recurrent pregnancy loss in consanguineous couples using whole exome sequencing on the products of miscarriage with no chromosomal abnormalities
title_full_unstemmed Identifying the causes of recurrent pregnancy loss in consanguineous couples using whole exome sequencing on the products of miscarriage with no chromosomal abnormalities
title_sort identifying the causes of recurrent pregnancy loss in consanguineous couples using whole exome sequencing on the products of miscarriage with no chromosomal abnormalities
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