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Universal Haplotype-Based Noninvasive Prenatal Testing for Single Gene Diseases

Hui, WWI; Jiang, P; Tong, YK; Lee, W-S; Cheng, YKY; New, MI; Kadir, RA; ... Chiu, RWK; + view all (2017) Universal Haplotype-Based Noninvasive Prenatal Testing for Single Gene Diseases. Clinical Chemistry , 63 (2) pp. 513-524. 10.1373/clinchem.2016.268375. Green open access

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Abstract

BACKGROUND: Researchers have developed approaches for the noninvasive prenatal testing of single gene diseases. One approach that allows for the noninvasive assessment of both maternally and paternally inherited mutations involves the analysis of single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in maternal plasma DNA with reference to parental haplotype information. In the past, parental haplotypes were resolved by complex experimental methods or inferential approaches, such as through the analysis of DNA from other affected family members. Recently, microfluidics-based linked-read sequencing technology has become available and allows the direct haplotype phasing of the whole genome rapidly. We explored the feasibility of applying this direct haplotyping technology in noninvasive prenatal testing. METHODS: We first resolved the haplotypes of parental genomes with the use of linked-read sequencing technology. Then, we identified SNPs within and flanking the genes of interest in maternal plasma DNA by targeted sequencing. Finally, we applied relative haplotype dosage analysis to deduce the mutation inheritance status of the fetus. RESULTS: Haplotype phasing and relative haplotype dosage analysis of 12 out of 13 families were successfully achieved. The mutational status of these 12 fetuses was correctly classified. CONCLUSIONS: High-throughput linked-read sequencing followed by maternal plasma-based relative haplotype dosage analysis represents a streamlined approach for noninvasive prenatal testing of inherited single gene diseases. The approach bypasses the need for mutationspecific assays and is not dependent on the availability of DNA from other affected family members. Thus, the approach is universally applicable to pregnancies at risk for the inheritance of a single gene disease.

Type: Article
Title: Universal Haplotype-Based Noninvasive Prenatal Testing for Single Gene Diseases
Open access status: An open access version is available from UCL Discovery
DOI: 10.1373/clinchem.2016.268375
Publisher version: http://doi.org/10.1373/clinchem.2016.268375
Language: English
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UCL classification: UCL
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Population Health Sciences
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Population Health Sciences > UCL EGA Institute for Womens Health
URI: https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10067689
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