Deleted Journal,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
1(3), P. 025 - 025
Published: Aug. 1, 2024
The
cause
of
death
in
many
stillbirths
remains
unexplained,
part
because
systematic
barriers
to
complete
workup.
We
review
the
importance
placental
pathology,
fetal
autopsy,
and
genetic
testing
stillbirth
Placental
pathology
is
useful
65%
stillbirths,
autopsy
42%.
Currently,
only
21%
United
States
undergo
autopsy.
Barriers
workup
include
cost
testing,
availability
perinatal
expertise,
health
care
professional
knowledge
about
workup,
skilled
counseling
support
bereaved
parents
making
decisions
propose
solutions
overcome
these
barriers,
including
policy
changes
expand
access
a
framework
for
high-quality
patient
decision
support.
Nature,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: May 21, 2025
Every
generation,
the
human
genome
is
shuffled
during
meiosis
and
a
single
fertilized
egg
gives
rise
to
all
of
cells
body1.
Meiotic
errors
leading
chromosomal
abnormalities
are
known
causes
pregnancy
loss2,3,
but
genetic
aetiologies
euploid
loss
remain
largely
unexplained4.
Here
we
characterize
sequence
diversity
in
early
through
whole-genome
sequencing
1,007
fetal
samples
934
parental
from
467
trios
affected
by
(fetus,
mother
father).
Sequenced
genomes
enabled
us
determine
both
meiotic
origins
abnormalities,
detected
half
our
set.
It
further
assess
de
novo
mutations
on
homologous
chromosomes
parents
transmitting
extra
chromosomes,
date
them,
revealing
that
6.6%
maternal
occurred
before
sister
chromatid
formation
oocytes.
We
find
similar
number
as
9,651
adult
trios,
three
times
pathogenic
small
(<50
bp)
variant
genotypes
cases
compared
with
adults.
Overall,
findings
indicate
around
1
136
pregnancies
lost
due
genotype
fetus.
Our
results
highlight
vast
pregnancy.
Prenatal Diagnosis,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: March 23, 2025
ABSTRACT
Objective
To
describe
the
implementation
of
whole
genome
sequencing
(WGS)
in
prenatal
diagnostics
and
outline
national
guideline
system
facilitating
this.
Methods
Clinical
guidelines
for
WGS
were
developed
implemented
by
Danish
Fetal
Medicine
Society.
Results
Guidelines
expert
consensus
following
a
review
75
studies.
Diagnostic
yield
served
as
key
factor
prioritizing
various
phenotypes,
improving
diagnostic
accuracy
informing
clinical
decisions.
Phenotypes
include
nuchal
translucency
≥
6.0
mm,
multiple
anomalies,
skeletal
dysplasia,
neuromuscular
diseases,
non‐immune
hydrops
fetalis,
central
nervous
malformations,
congenital
diaphragmatic
hernia
severe
fetal
growth
restriction
(<
3
SDs
not
explained
placental
insufficiency).
Small
regional
variations
exist
indications,
bioinformatics,
funding,
but
is
now
routinely
used
nationwide
these
indications.
Conclusion
The
Society's
development,
emphasizing
gradual
implementation,
has
supported
relatively
uniform
integration
into
diagnostics.
International Journal of Neonatal Screening,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
9(1), P. 12 - 12
Published: Feb. 28, 2023
Technological
advances
and
decreasing
costs
of
genomic
sequencing
have
paved
the
way
for
increased
incorporation
genomics
into
newborn
screening
(NBS).
Genomic
may
complement
current
NBS
laboratory
analyses
or
be
used
as
a
first-tier
tool
to
identify
disorders
not
detected
by
approaches.
As
large
proportion
infant
deaths
occur
in
children
with
an
underlying
genetic
disorder,
earlier
diagnosis
these
improve
neonatal
mortality
rates.
This
lends
additional
layer
ethical
consideration
regarding
screening.
We
review
understanding
contributions
explore
potential
implications
expanded
access
medRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory),
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: Jan. 13, 2024
Essential
genes
are
those
whose
function
is
required
for
cell
proliferation
and/or
organism
survival.
A
gene's
intolerance
to
loss-of-function
can
be
allocated
within
a
spectrum,
as
opposed
being
considered
binary
feature,
since
this
might
essential
at
different
stages
of
development,
genetic
backgrounds
or
other
contexts.
Existing
resources
that
collect
and
characterise
the
essentiality
status
based
on
either
assessment
in
human
lines,
embryonic
postnatal
viability
evaluation
model
organisms,
gene
metrics
such
variation
scores
derived
from
population
sequencing
studies.
There
also
several
repositories
available
document
phenotypic
annotations
rare
disorders
humans
Online
Mendelian
Inheritance
Man
(OMIM)
Human
Phenotype
Ontology
(HPO)
knowledgebases.
This
raises
prospect
able
use
clinical
data,
including
lethality
most
severe
manifestation,
further
our
characterisation
essentiality.
Here
we
queried
OMIM
terms
related
classified
all
into
categories,
according
earliest
age
death
recorded
associated
disorders,
prenatal
no
reports
premature
death.
To
showcase
curated
catalogue
genes,
developed
Lethal
Phenotypes
Portal
(https://lethalphenotypes.research.its.qmul.ac.uk),
where
explore
relationships
between
these
constraint
lines
mouse.
Further
analysis
categories
reveals
differences
mode
inheritance
physiological
systems
affected
disease
class.
We
highlight
how
similarity
same
category
combined
with
family/group
information
used
novel
discovery.
Finally,
overlaps
discrepancies
lethal
phenotypes
observed
mouse
discuss
potential
explanations
include
transcriptional
regulation,
functional
compensation
molecular
mechanisms.
anticipate
resource
will
aid
clinicians
diagnosis
early
conditions
assist
researchers
investigating
properties
make
development.
Genetics in Medicine,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
26(7), P. 101141 - 101141
Published: April 15, 2024
Purpose:
Existing
resources
that
characterise
the
essentiality
status
of
genes
are
based
on
either
proliferation
assessment
in
human
cell
lines,
viability
evaluation
mouse
knockouts,
or
constraint
metrics
derived
from
population
sequencing
studies.Several
repositories
document
phenotypic
annotations
for
rare
disorders,
however
there
is
a
lack
comprehensive
reporting
lethal
phenotypes.Methods:
We
queried
Online
Mendelian
Inheritance
Man
terms
related
to
lethality
and
classified
all
according
earliest
age
death
recorded
associated
prenatal
no
reports
premature
death.We
characterised
across
these
categories,
examined
evidence
models
explored
how
this
information
could
be
used
novel
gene
discovery.Results:
developed
Lethal
Phenotypes
Portal
showcase
curated
catalogue
essential
genes.Differences
mode
inheritance,
physiological
systems
affected
disease
class
were
found
different
categories
as
well
discrepancies
between
phenotypes
observed
human.
Conclusion:We
anticipate
resource
will
aid
clinicians
diagnosis
early
conditions
assist
researchers
investigating
properties
make
development.