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. 2020 Sep 15;10:15094. doi: 10.1038/s41598-020-72157-6

Table 4.

The variants of uncertain clinical significance in ultrasonically abnormal fetuses.

Case CC week SNP array Size (Mb) Indication Interpretation Outcome
1 28+4 Chr16: 14,897,401–16,534,031 1.6 VSD

VUS

Loss 16p13.11, Hereditary stress susceptibility peripheral neuropathy, The carrier frequency in the population is less than 1%

Eutocia

Good growth and development

2 28+3 Chr16: 15,325,072–16,272,403 0.92 Bilateral dysplasia with hydronephrosis

VUS

Gain 16p13.11, The carrier frequency in the population is less than 1%, penetrance of 5–10%

Termination of pregnancy
3 32+2 Chr16: 15,171,146–16,309,046 1.1 Echogenic bowel

VUS:

Gain 16p13.11, The carrier frequency in the population is less than 1%, penetrance of 5–10%, Inherited from mother

Eutocia

Good growth and development

4 31+1 Chr16: 15,510,512–16,309,046 0.78 Tricuspid regurgitation

VUS

Gain 16p13.11, The carrier frequency in the population is less than 1%, penetrance of 5–10%

Eutocia

Good growth and development

5 33+2 Chr15: 22,770,421–23,277,435 0.50 VSD,Dandy-Walker malformation

VUS

Loss 15q11.2, inherited from father

Termination of pregnancy
6 28 Chr15: 22,770,421–23,286,423 0.5 Echogenic bowel

VUS

Loss 15q11.2, inherited from father

Cesarean growth retardation
7 29+1 Chr15: 22,770,421–23,082,237 0.30 Subcutaneous cyst at the back of the neck

VUS

Loss 15q11.2, inherited from father

Cesarean growth retardation
8 32+4 Chr17: 41,774,473–42,491,805 0.70 FGR

VUS

Gain 17q21.31, no report in the DGV

Cesarean growth retardation
9 28+1 Chr13: 52,649,105–53,172,866 0.53 Hydronephrosis, strephenopodia, tricuspid regurgitation

VUS

Gain 13q14.3, no report in the DGV, de novo

Termination of pregnancy
10 33+2 Chr10: 102,972,457–103,179,063 0.20 Posterior fossa widened

VUS

Gain 10q24.31q24.32, no report in the DGV

Eutocia

Good growth and development

11 29 Chr8: 3,703,883–5,940,433 2.2 Bilateral choroid plexus cysts

VUS

Gain 8p23.2, no report in the DGV database, de novo

Eutocia

Good growth and development

12 29+3 Chr4: 106,284,925–107,545,257 1.2 VSD

VUS

Gain 4q24, no report in the DGV, de novo

Loss to follow-up
13 35+2 Chr2: 224,459,152–225,330,583 0.85 Posterior fossa widened

VUS

Gain 2q36.1q36.2, no report in the DGV, de novo

Cesarean

Good growth and development

14 28+1 Chr2: 143,043,284–143,866,399 0.80 Pericardial effusion

VUS

Gain 2q22.2, no report in the DGV, de novo

Eutocia

Good growth and development

15 34 Chr1; Chr9: 145,375,770–145,770,627, 4,623,660–5,501,699 0.68, 0.86 Lateral ventricle widening

VUS

Loss 1q21.1, gain 9p24.1, no report in the DGV, de novo

Eutocia

Good growth and development

16 32 Chr2: 96,679,225–97,669,032 0.97 Hydronephrosis

VUS

Loss 2q11.1.1q11.2, No report in the DGV database, de novo

Eutocia

Good growth and development

17 33+3 Chr3: 1,855,754–2,663,625 0.79 Bilateral ventricle widening

VOUS

Loss 3p26.3, no report in the DGV, de novo

Cesarean

Good growth and development

18 29+1 Chr3: 42,875,130–43,309,436 0.42 Lateral ventricle widening

VUS

Loss 3p22.1, no report in the DGV, de novo

Loss to follow-up
19 32+1 Chr3, Chr15: 188,788,120–191,331,505,23,620,191–24,978,547 2.5 Unilateral renal agenesis

VUS

Loss 3q28, gain 15q11.2, no report in the DGV, de novo

Termination of pregnancy
20 29+6 Chr5: 4,482,234–6,636,035 2.1 Pericardial effusion

VUS

Loss 5p15.33p15.31, no report in the DGV, de novo

Termination of pregnancy
21 29+2 Chr10: 42,433,738–48,006,310 5.5 Echogenic bowel

VUS

Loss 10q11.21q11.22, The deletion fragment contains RET gene, associated with congenital megacolon, de novo

Termination of pregnancy
22 32+4 Chr14: 46,782,405–49,288,860 2.5 Hydrocephalus

VUS

Loss 14q21.2q21.3, no report in the DGV, de novo

Eutocia

Good growth and development

23 32+6 ChrX: 32,670,116–32,891,702 0.22 Pericardial effusion

VUS

Loss Xp21.1, no report in the DGV, de novo

Loss to follow-up
24 28+6 Chr3, Chr5, Chr6, Chr12, Chr17, Chr21: 163,256,369–197,791,601, 41,029,137–46,313,469, 143,341,406–161,527,784, 56,011,100–77,134,151, 39,639,602–45,479,706, 28,124,165–42,352,287 99.1 Lateral ventricle widening

VUS

Lack of heterozygosity 3q26.1q29, 5p13.1p11, 6q24.2q26, 12q13.2q21.2, 17q21.2q21.32, 21q21.3q22.2

Termination of pregnancy
25 32+3 Chr4: 133,718,289–154,569,367 20.8 FGR

VUS

Lack of heterozygosity 4q28.3q31.3

Eutocia

Good growth and development

CC cordocentesis, VSD ventricular septal defect, FGR fetal growth restriction, VUS variants of uncertain clinical significance.