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Clinical application of sequencing-based methods for parallel preimplantation genetic testing for mitochondrial DNA disease and aneuploidy.
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Fertility and sterility [Fertil Steril] 2021 Jun; Vol. 115 (6), pp. 1521-1532. Date of Electronic Publication: 2021 Mar 19. - Publication Year :
- 2021
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Abstract
- Objective: To validate and apply a strategy permitting parallel preimplantation genetic testing (PGT) for mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) disease and aneuploidy (PGT-A).<br />Design: Preclinical test validation and case reports.<br />Setting: Fertility centers. Diagnostics laboratory.<br />Patients: Four patients at risk of transmitting mtDNA disease caused by m.8993T>G (Patients A and B), m.10191T>G (Patient C), and m.3243A>G (Patient D). Patients A, B, and C had affected children. Patients A and D displayed somatic heteroplasmy for mtDNA mutations.<br />Interventions: Embryo biopsy, genetic testing, and uterine transfer of embryos predicted to be euploid and mutation-free.<br />Main Outcome Measures: Test accuracy, treatment outcomes, and mutation segregation.<br />Results: Accuracy of mtDNA mutation quantification was confirmed. The test was compatible with PGT-A, and half of the embryos tested were shown to be aneuploid (16/33). Mutations were detected in approximately 40% of embryo biopsies from Patients A and D (10/24) but in none from Patients B and C (n = 29). Patients B and C had healthy children following PGT and natural conception, respectively. The m.8993T>G mutation displayed skewed segregation, whereas m.3243A>G mutation levels were relatively low and potentially impacted embryo development.<br />Conclusions: Considering the high aneuploidy rate, strategies providing a combination of PGT for mtDNA disease and aneuploidy may be advantageous compared with approaches that consider only mtDNA. Heteroplasmic women had a higher incidence of affected embryos than those with undetectable somatic mutant mtDNA but were still able to produce mutation-free embryos. While not conclusive, the results are consistent with the existence of mutation-specific segregation mechanisms occurring during oogenesis and possibly embryogenesis.<br /> (Copyright © 2021 American Society for Reproductive Medicine. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.)
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- Adult
Female
Genetic Predisposition to Disease
Heredity
High-Throughput Nucleotide Sequencing
Humans
Leigh Disease genetics
Leigh Disease pathology
Male
Middle Aged
Pedigree
Predictive Value of Tests
Pregnancy
Reproducibility of Results
Aneuploidy
Blastocyst pathology
DNA Mutational Analysis
DNA, Mitochondrial genetics
Fertilization in Vitro
Leigh Disease diagnosis
Mutation
Preimplantation Diagnosis
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1556-5653
- Volume :
- 115
- Issue :
- 6
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Fertility and sterility
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 33745725
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fertnstert.2021.01.026