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Study on the application value of CNV-seq in genetic diagnosis of spontaneous abortion
DAI Yi-fang, LIN Na, HE Shu-qiong, XU Liang-pu
Chinese Journal of Practical Gynecology and Obstetrics ›› 2026, Vol. 42 ›› Issue (9) : 940-943.
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Study on the application value of CNV-seq in genetic diagnosis of spontaneous abortion
Objective To explore the application value of copy number variation sequencing(CNV-seq)combined with quantitative fluorescent polymerase chain reaction(QF-PCR),compared with conventional karyotyping analysis and single nucleotide polymorphism(SNP)array,in genetic diagnosis of spontaneous abortion. Methods Chromesome detection by conventional karyotyping analysis,CNV-seq combined with QF-PCR,and SNP array analysis was performed on tissue samples from 286 cases of spontaneous abortion undergoing curettage,which were collected from Fujian Maternity and Child Health Hospital between April 2018 and May 2020.The detection rates of chromosome abnormalities and the accuracy of the three methods were analyzed. Results Among the 286 products of conception,the detection success rates of conventional karyotyping,CNV-seq,and SNP array were 80.1%(229/286),100%(286/286),and 100%(286/286),respectively. Among the 229 samples with valid results obtained by all three methods,the detection rates of chromosomal abnormalities were 52.0%,55.4%,and 51.1%,respectively,while the detection rate of aneuploidy was 45.0% for all three methods. CNV-seq detected six cases of mosaicism,whereas SNP array detected one. The five additional microdeletions/microduplications identified by CNV-seq were all variants of uncertain significance(VUS). Five cases of tetraploidy detected by conventional karyotyping were not identified by either CNV-seq or SNP array. Conclusions CNV-seq combined with QF-PCR has a high detection success rate and can identify some low-level mosaicism and submicroscopic copy number variants,however,it may fail to detect certain cases of tetraploidy. Given the respective advantages and limitations of different detection techniques,the choice of testing strategy in clinical practice should be guided by the diagnostic objectives,sample characteristics,and technical performance. When necessary,combined application of multiple techniques may improve the accuracy of identifying the genetic causes of spontaneous miscarriage.
copy number variation sequencing / conventional karyotyping analysis / single nucleotide polymorphism array / spontaneous abortion
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上海市医学会妊娠免疫专科分会, 全国卫生产业企业管理协会生殖免疫专业委员会, 复发性流产病因分级筛查临床实践中国专家共识编写组. 复发性流产病因分级筛查临床实践中国专家共识(2025年版)[J]. 中国实用妇科与产科杂志, 2025, 41(11):1111-1123. DOI: 10.19538/j.fk2025110111.
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自然流产诊治中国专家共识编写组. 自然流产诊治中国专家共识(2020年版)[J]. 中国实用妇科与产科杂志, 2020, 36(11):1082-1090. DOI:10.19538/j.fk2020110113.
自然流产(spontaneous abortion,SA)是妇产科最常见的妊娠并发症之一。育龄期女性发生1次SA的风险为10%左右[1]。复发性流产(recurrent spontaneous abortion,RSA)的发生率为1%~5%[2],RSA的复发风险随着流产次数的增加而上升。曾有3次以上连续自然流产史的患者再次妊娠后胚胎丢失率为40%~80%[3]。如果不及时干预,不仅会给患者及其家庭带来严重的经济负担,而且还将对患者的身心健康造成极大的影响。浏览更多请关注本刊微信公众号及当期杂志。
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染色体异常是自然流产的常见原因,包括夫妇染色体异常和胚胎染色体异常。其中夫妇染色体异常涉及结构异常,如相互易位、罗氏易位、倒位等;数目异常,如特纳综合征、克氏综合征等。胚胎染色体异常以非整倍体为主。文章将对染色体异常与自然流产的相关研究进展予以阐述。
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Embryonic chromosomal abnormalities represent a major causative factor in early pregnancy loss, highlighting the importance of understanding their role in spontaneous abortion. This study investigates the potential correlation between chromosomal abnormalities and spontaneous abortion using copy number variation sequencing (CNV-seq), a Next-Generation Sequencing (NGS) technology.
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The purpose of this study was to explore the copy number variations (CNVs) associated with miscarriage during early and middle pregnancy and provide useful genetic guidance for pregnancy and prenatal diagnosis. A total of 505 fetal specimens were collected and CNV sequencing (CNV-seq) analysis was performed to determine the types and clinical significance of CNVs, and relevant medical records were collected. The chromosomal abnormality rate was 54.3% (274/505), among which the numerical chromosomal abnormality rate was 40.0% (202/505) and structural chromosomal abnormality rate was 14.3% (72/505). Chromosomal monosomy mainly occurred on sex chromosomes, and chromosomal trisomy mainly occurred on chromosomes 16, 22, 21, 15, 13, and 9. The incidence of numerical chromosomal abnormalities in ≥35 year-old age pregnant women was significantly higher than <35 year-old age group. The highest incidence of pathogenic CNV (pCNV) was found in fetuses at ≤6 weeks of pregnancy (5.26%), and the incidence of variants of unknown significance (VOUS) CNVs decreased gradually with the increase of gestational age. The rate of chromosomal abnormalities of fetuses in early pregnancy (59.5%) was higher than that of fetuses in middle pregnancy (27.2%) (p < 0.001). There were 168 genes in VOUS + pCNV regions. 41 functions and 12 pathways (p < 0.05) were enriched of these genes by Gene Ontology (GO) analysis and Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes (KEGG) analysis. Some meaningful genetic etiology information such as genes and pathways has been obtained, it may provide useful genetic guidance for pregnancy and prenatal diagnosis.
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Next generation sequencing technology has greatly reduced the cost and time required for sequencing a genome. An approach that is rapidly being adopted as an alternative method for CNV analysis is the low‐pass whole genome sequencing (LP‐WGS). Here, we evaluated the performance of LP‐WGS to detect copy number variants (CNVs) in clinical cytogenetics.
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Chromosome aberrations are generally considered as one of the most substantial causative factors contributing to spontaneous miscarriages. Cytogenetic analyses like G-banded karyotype and chromosomal microarray analyses are often performed to further investigate the chromosome status of a miscarried fetus.Here, we describe a novel method, AnnoCNV, to detect DNA copy number variations (CNVs) using low coverage whole genome sequencing (WGS). We investigated the overall frequency of chromosomal abnormalities in 149 miscarriage specimens using AnnoCNV.Among 149 fetal miscarriage samples, more than two fifths of them (42.95%, 64) carried at least one chromosomal abnormality, and a subset (40) was identified as autosomal trisomy which account for 26.84% of all samples. We have also developed a robust algorithm in AnnoCNV, which is able to differentiate specifically karyotype 69,XXY from sex chromosomal aneuploidy 45,X, and to identify 45,X/46,XX mosaicism. Lastly, across the whole genome AnnoCNV identifies CNVs, which are associated with both reported symptoms and unknown clinical conditions.This cost-effective strategy reveals genome wide discovery of chromosome aberrations at higher resolution, which are consistent with parallel investigation conducted by SNP based assay.Copyright © 2018 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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张晓萌, 叶玉娇, 王献民. 染色体微阵列分析技术应用于筛查胎儿先天性心脏病的研究进展[J]. 中国实用儿科杂志, 2023, 38(2):140-144.DOI:10.19538/j.ek2023020613.
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Chromosomal abnormalities are the most common etiology of early spontaneous miscarriage. However, traditional karyotyping of chorionic villus samples (CVSs) is limited by cell culture and its low resolution. The objective of our study was to investigate the efficiency of molecular karyotyping technology for genetic diagnosis of early missed abortion tissues. Chromosome analysis of 1191 abortion CVSs in early pregnancy was conducted from August 2016 to June 2021; 463 cases were conducted via copy-number variations sequencing (CNV-seq)/quantitative fluorescent-polymerase chain reaction (QF-PCR) and 728 cases were conducted using SNP array. Clinically significant CNVs of CVSs were identified to clarify the cause of miscarriage and to guide the couples’ subsequent pregnancies. Among these, 31 cases with significant maternal cell contamination were removed from the study. Among the remaining 1160 samples, 751 cases (64.7%) with genetic abnormalities were identified, of which, 531 (45.8%) were single aneuploidies, 31 (2.7%) were multiple aneuploidies, 50 (4.3%) were polyploidies, 54 (4.7%) were partial aneuploidies, 77 (6.6%) had submicroscopic CNVs (including 25 with clinically significant CNVs and 52 had variants of uncertain significance), and 8 cases (0.7%) were uniparental disomies. Our study suggests that both SNP array and CNV-seq/QF-PCR are reliable, robust, and high-resolution technologies for genetic diagnosis of miscarriage.
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Emerging studies suggest that low‐coverage massively parallel copy number variation sequencing (CNV-seq) more sensitive than chromosomal microarray analysis (CMA) for detecting low-level mosaicism. However, a retrospective back-to-back comparison evaluating accuracy, efficacy, and incremental yield of CNV-seq compared with CMA is warranted.
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Chromosomal mosaicism is a well-known phenomenon in prenatal cytogenetics and affects approximately 2 % of chorionic villus samples (CVS). The interpretation of mosaicism is challenging, and the major question is whether the abnormal cell line also affects the fetus (true fetal mosaicism, TFM). While mosaicism detected at CVS turns out to be confined to the placenta in the majority of cases, the individual risk of TFM widely varies and needs to be assessed on a case-by-case basis.
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The clinical significance of low numbers of aneuploid cells in routine cytogenetic studies of cultured lymphocytes is not always clear. We compared the frequencies of chromosome loss and gain among five groups of subjects whose karyotypes were otherwise normal; these groups were (1) subjects studied because of multiple miscarriages, (2) parents of live borns with autosomal trisomy, (3) subjects studied because they had a relative with Down syndrome, (4) an age-matched control group of phenotypically normal adults studied for other reasons (e.g., parent of a dysmorphic child or member of a translocation family), and (5) other mostly younger and phenotypically abnormal subjects who could not be assigned to the first four groups (e.g., individuals with multiple congenital anomalies or mental retardation). No significant age, sex, or group effects were observed for autosomal loss (hypodiploidy) or gain (hyperdiploidy). Autosomal loss was inversely correlated with relative chromosome length, but autosomal gain was not. Sex-chromosome gain was significantly more frequent in females than in males, but sex-chromosome loss was not significantly different between the sexes. Significant age effects were observed for both gain and loss of sex chromosomes. When age and sex were accounted for, the frequencies of sex-chromosome loss and gain were not significantly different among the five clinical groups. In general, low numbers of aneuploid cells are not clinically important when observed in blood chromosome preparations of subjects studied because of multiple miscarriages or a family history of autosomal trisomy.
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