Optical genome mapping identifies rare structural variants in neural tube defects

Table 1.

List of diagnostic findings

Case ID NTD type Variant Nomenclature Gene(s) Region(s) Size (bp) Variant confirmation Inheritance Evidence (literature/internal database) Evidence for association with NTDs
1 Anencephaly Trisomy ogm[GRCh38] 18(p11.32q23)(1–80,373,285) × 3 _ Whole Chromosome 18 _ Karyotype de novo Dean et al. (2020) S
2 Spina bifida Trisomy ogm[GRCh38] 18(p11.32q23)(1–80,373,285) × 3 _ Whole Chromosome 18 _ Karyotype de novo S
3 Spina bifida Trisomy ogm[GRCh38] 18(p11.32q23)(1–80,373,285) × 3 _ Whole Chromosome 18 _ Karyotype de novo S
4 Spina bifida Trisomy ogm[GRCh38] 18(p11.32q23)(1–80,373,285) × 3 _ Whole Chromosome 18 _ Karyotype de novo S
5 Anencephaly Unbalanced translocation ogm[GRCh38]
t(10;13)(p15.2;q22.2)(3,519,095;75,729,511),
13q22.2q34(75,729,511_114,352,102) × 1, 10p15.3p15.2(18,514_3,463,629) × 3
_ Partial loss of Chr 13 and gain of Chr 10 38,622,592 (Chr 13), 3,445,116 (Chr 10) Karyotype, CMA Paternal (balanced carrier) Lou et al. (2000); Lurie et al. (2016) S
6 Spina bifida Deletion ogm[GRCh38]
15q24.1q24.2(72,656,367_75,788,985) × 1
_ Partial loss of Chr 15 3,120,511 CMA de novo El-Hattab et al. (2009) S
7 Anencephaly Deletion ogm[GRCh38]
1q23.2(160,457,896_160,469,769) × 1mat
VANGL2 Promoter 3042 qPCR Maternal MIM# 182940 S
8 Anencephaly and cervical rachischisis (OS-CS) Deletion ogm[GRCh38]
Xq11.2(64,180,374_64,197,924) × 1
AMER1 Exon 2 7665 X-Array Maternal (affected with OS-CS) MIM# 300373; Winter et al. (1980) S
  • (S) Strong, (OS-CS) osteopathia striata with cranial sclerosis.

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