Analysis of Potential Copy-number Variations and Genes Associated with First-trimester Missed Abortion

Overview

Journal Heliyon

Specialty Social Sciences

Date 2023 Aug 18

PMID 37593615

Authors

Wen Zeng

Hong Qi

Yang Du

Lirong Cai

Xiaohui Wen

Qian Wan

Yao Luo

Jianjiang Zhu

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Abstract

Background: Copy number variation sequencing (CNV-seq) was proven to be a highly effective tool in studying of chromosomal copy number variations (CNVs) in prenatal diagnosis and post-natal cases with developmental abnormalities. However, the overall characteristics of missed abortion (MA) CNVs were largely unexplored.

Methods: We retrospectively analyzed the results of CNV-seq in first-trimester MA. The samples included were single pregnancy loss before 13 gestational weeks, and other potential factors affecting embryonic implantation and development had been excluded. Gene ontology and KEGG enrichment analysis was performed on the smallest overlapping regions (SORs) of high-frequency deletion/duplication.

Result: On the basis of strict inclusion and exclusion criteria, only 152 samples were included in our study. 77 (50.7%) samples displayed chromosome number abnormalities, 32 (21%) showed isolated CNVs, and 43 (28.3%) showed no CNVs. A total of 45 CNVs, ranging in size between 300 Kb and 126.56 Mb were identified, comprising 13 segmental aneuploidies CNVs, and 32 submicroscopic CNVs. Among these CNVs, we screened out four SORs (5q31.3, 5p15.33-p15.2, 8p23.3-p23.2, and 8q22.2-24.3), which were potentially associated with first-term MA. 16 genes were identified as potential miscarriage candidate genes through gene-prioritization analysis, including three genes (, and ) critical for embryonic heart or brain development.

Conclusion: We identified some potential candidate CNVs and genes associated with first-trimester MA. 5q31.3 duplications, 5p15.33-p15.2 deletions, 8p23.3-p23.2 deletions and 8p22.2-p24.3 duplications are four potential candidate CNVs. Additionally, , and are potential genes associated with first-trimester MA.

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