Journal of International Reproductive Health/Family Planning ›› 2023, Vol. 42 ›› Issue (2): 115-118.doi: 10.12280/gjszjk.20220328

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Prenatal Diagnosis of 22q11 Microdeletion Syndrome in 11 Fetuses

LI Yan-qing, FU Wan-yu, CHEN Geng-bo, WANG Yuan-bai, JIANG Yu-ying, XIAO Shan-shan, ZHUANG Jian-long()   

  1. Prenatal Diagnosis Center, Quanzhou Women’s and Children’s Hospital, Quanzhou 362000, Fujian Province, China
  • Received:2022-07-06 Published:2023-03-15 Online:2023-03-21
  • Contact: ZHUANG Jian-long E-mail:415913261@qq.com

Abstract: Objective: To improve the understanding of prenatal diagnosis of fetuses with 22q11 microdeletion syndrome (22q11DS). Methods: A retrospective analysis was conducted on the cases of amniotic fluid/umbilical cord blood chromosome karyotype and SNP-array detection in the Prenatal Diagnosis Center of Quanzhou Women’s and Children’s Hospital from January 2017 to July, 2021. The ultrasonic clinical features, genetic etiology and follow-up results of fetuses with 22q11DS were analyzed. Results: A total of 11 cases of 22q11DS were detected by SNP-array analysis, with a detection rate being 0.37%(11/2 958). Five cases performed the parental SNP-array verification, among them, 1 case inherited from the normal father and the other 4 cases were de novo. There were 9 cases with different ultrasound abnormalities including 4 cases of abnormal cardiovascular system, 3 cases of NT thickening, 1 case of bipedal varus and 1 case of duodenal atresia. The other 2 cases showed no obvious abnormality on prenatal ultrasound. Six cases were induced labor; 1 case was lost to follow-up. Four cases chose to continue pregnancy, of which 2 cases were followed up without obvious abnormality, and 2 cases were missed. Conclusions: Fetal with 22q11DS mainly manifest ultrasound structural abnormalities. Further SNP array detection of ultrasound abnormal fetus can improve the detection rate of chromosome microdeletion.

Key words: 22q11 deletion syndrome, Fetus, Ultrasonography, prenatal, Genetic techniques, Polymorphism, single nucleotide, Microarray analysis, Prenatal diagnosis