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Chromosomal mosaicism: Origins and clinical implications in preimplantation and prenatal diagnosis

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PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS
Volume 41, Issue 5, Pages 631-641

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WILEY
DOI: 10.1002/pd.5931

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The clinical effects of chromosomal mosaicism are directly linked to the type of imbalance, timing of initial event, distribution of abnormal cells, and ratio of normal/abnormal cells. Genetic counseling is crucial in educating patients about the risks of having a liveborn with a chromosome abnormality.
The diagnosis of chromosomal mosaicism in the preimplantation and prenatal stage is fraught with uncertainty and multiple factors need to be considered in order to gauge the likely impact. The clinical effects of chromosomal mosaicism are directly linked to the type of the imbalance (size, gene content, and copy number), the timing of the initial event leading to mosaicism during embryogenesis/fetal development, the distribution of the abnormal cells throughout the various tissues within the body as well as the ratio of normal/abnormal cells within each of those tissues. Additional factors such as assay noise and culture artifacts also have an impact on the significance and management of mosaic cases. Genetic counseling is an important part of educating patients about the likelihood of having a liveborn with a chromosome abnormality and these risks differ according to the time of ascertainment and the tissue where the mosaic cells were initially discovered. Each situation needs to be assessed on a case-by-case basis and counseled accordingly. This review will discuss the clinical impact of finding mosaicism through: embryo biopsy, chorionic villus sampling, amniocentesis, and noninvasive prenatal testing using cell-free DNA.

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