Objective To assess the performance of a directed chromosomal analysis approach in the prenatal evaluation of fetal sex chromosome aneuploidy.Methods We analyzed 432 frozen maternal plasma samples obtained from patients prior to undergoing fetal diagnostic testing. The cohort included women greater than 18 years of age with a singleton pregnancy of greater than 10 weeks gestation. Samples were analyzed using a chromosome-selective approach (DANSR TM ) and a risk algorithm that incorporates fetal fraction (FORTE TM ).Results The cohort included 34 cases of sex chromosome aneuploidy. The assay correctly identified 26 of 27 (92.6%) cases of Monosomy X, one case of XXX, and all six cases of XXY. There were four false positive cases of sex chromosome aneuploidy among 380 euploid cases for an overall false positive rate of less than 1%.Discussion Analysis of the risk for sex chromosome aneuploidies can be accomplished with a targeted assay with high sensitivity.
What's already known about this topic?
MS‐AFP values peak and then decline in NPHS1 carrier pregnancies, whereas values remain elevated in affected pregnancies.
Limited information is currently available on the gestational age range of this peak and decline of MS‐AFP values for carrier pregnancies.
What does this study add?
Provides further information regarding the timing of the peak and decline of MS‐AFP values in NPHS1 carrier pregnancies.
Provides clinical information about NPHS1 gene sequence variant (868 G to T transversion).
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