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Table 1 General data for 30 cases of fetal skeletal dysplasia, including chromosome information and microdeletion/microduplication test results

From: Prenatal diagnosis of fetal skeletal dysplasia using targeted next-generation sequencing: an analysis of 30 cases

No.

Ultrasound results

Gestation (weeks)

Chromosome

Micro-deletion/duplication results and significance

1

Right choroid plexus cyst and left foot inversion in the fetus

21

Trisomy 18

 

2

Absence of radius in the upper limbs of the fetus, abnormal posture of both hands

20

Trisomy 18

 

3

Continuously interrupted left upper lip, broken upper alveolar bone, possible small jaw, and absent fetal femur

25

46,XN

No abnormalities

4

Spinal fissure (isopathology), gastroschisis, double lung dysplasia, bipedal varus, left foot polydactyly

25

46,XN

arr Xq26.2(133,527,188-133,533,879)×1

There is a 6.6 Kb deletion in the Xq26.2 segment of the fetal X chromosome. This fragment spans exon 4 and exon 5 of the PHF6 gene and does not correlate well with the patient’s clinical phenotype.

5

Bending bilateral femur, tibia and fibula, fixed knee, internal crossed flexion, and fixed foot position

23

46,XN

No abnormalities

6

Cleft lip and palate, right kidney cystic dysplasia, bilateral foot fissure, and syndactyly, partially absent fingers of both hands

25

46,XN

No abnormalities

7

Fetal bilateral femoral angulation deformity, fetal heart ventricular septal defect

24

46,XN

46,XN,dup(7q11.21)(64,635,655-64,947,696) × 3,46,XN,del(11p11.12)(49,009,009-49,120,197) × 1,46,XN,del(17p12)(14,099,119-15,464,828) × 1

No clear pathogenic >100Kb microdeletions/microreplications

8

Right foot inversion, bilateral rocker bottom feet, scoliosis, spina bifida occulta

30

46,XN

No abnormalities

9

Fetal scoliosis, fetal bipedal varus, ventricular septal defect

26

46,XN

No abnormalities

10

Absence of bilateral ulna and radius, absence of bilateral humerus, foot inversion, abnormal wrist joints

24

46,XN

arr 2q24.3(166,914,464-166,920,459)×1

There is a 5.9Kb deletion in chromosome 2q24.3 on chromosome 2, which is not associated with a clinical phenotype.

11

Absence of bilateral humerus and left foot

26

46,XN

No abnormalities

12

Only two visible metacarpal bones on the left hand and part of distal phalanx on the lateral and medial sides

26

46,XN

No abnormalities

13

Left foot inversion, absence of right lower limb

26

46,XN,21cenh+

arr 5q35.1(170,405,440-171,071,061)×3

There is a repeat of 665 Kb fragment in the 5q35.1 segment of fetus chromosome 5, which includes 4 OMIM genes such as NPM1. The correlation with clinical phenotype is not high.

14

Absence of fetal fibula, foot inversion, partial absence of phalanges, absence of fingers, hand cleft deformity

22

46,XN

No abnormalities

15

Fetal sirenomelia

17

46,XN

No abnormalities

16

Short limbs - incomplete osteogenesis?

23

46,XN

No abnormalities

17

Short limbs - incomplete osteogenesis

22

46,XN

No abnormalities

18

Short limbs

22

46,XN

No abnormalities

19

Short fetus limbs: cartilage hypoplasia?

22

46,XN

No abnormalities

20

Short limbs, spine and vertebral ossification are not obvious: cartilage hypoplasia?

16

46,XN

No abnormalities

21

Short limbs, ventricular septal defect

15

46,XN

No abnormalities

22

Abnormal long bones in fetal limbs, narrow chest

24

46,XN

No abnormalities

23

Short fetal limbs (chronic dysgenesis)

25

46,XN

No abnormalities

24

Short limbs (cartilage hypoplasia)

25

46,XN

arr 19p13.2(11,135,293-11,139,948)x, There is a deletion of 4.6 Kb fragment in the 19p13.2 segment of chromosome 19 of the fetus and there is no correlation with the patient’s clinical phenotype.

25

Short limbs

21

46,XN

No abnormalities

26

Short limbs

21

46,XN

No abnormalities

27

Short limbs

27

46,XN

46,XN,dup(2p11.2)(87,384,213-87,862,105) × 3, Polymorphism

28

Short limbs

25

46,XN

No abnormalities

29

Achondroplasia

15

46,XN

No abnormalities

30

Uneven arrangement of fetal spine, short limbs, bilateral foot inversion, small mandibular, left ventricular punctate strong echo, ventricular septal defect

23

46,XN

Both chromosomes 1 and 16 have microduplications. Dup(Xq27.1)(139,911,843-140,072,771) × (2~3)

Polymorphism

  1. arr microarray, dup duplication, del deletion