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Detection of Copy Number Alterations Using Single Cell Sequencing
Published on: February 17, 2017
Genome-wide cell-free DNA screening: a focus on copy-number variants
Jill Rafalko1, Erica Soster2, Samantha Caldwell1
1Laboratory Corporation of America, La Jolla, CA, USA.
Purpose:
Of 86,902 prenatal genome-wide cell-free DNA (cfDNA) screening tests, 4,121 were positive for a chromosome abnormality. This study examines 490 cases screen-positive for one or more subchromosomal copy-number variants (CNV) from genome-wide cfDNA screening.
Methods:
Cases positive for one or more subchromosomal CNV from genome-wide cfDNA screening and diagnostic outcomes were compiled. Diagnostic testing trends were analyzed, positive predictive values (PPVs) were calculated, and the type of chromosomal abnormalities ultimately confirmed by diagnostic testing were described.
Results:
CNVs were identified in 0.56% of screened specimens. Of the 490 cases screen-positive for one or more CNV, diagnostic outcomes were available for 244 cases (50%). The overall PPV among the cases with diagnostic outcomes was 74.2% (95% CI: 68.1-79.5%) and 71.8% (95% CI: 65.5-77.4%) for "fetal-only" events. Overall, isolated CNVs showed a lower PPV of 61.0% (95% CI: 52.5-68.8%) compared to complex CNVs at 93.9% (95% CI: 86.6-97.5%). Isolated deletions/duplications and unbalanced structural rearrangements were the most common diagnostic outcomes when isolated and complex CNVs were identified by cfDNA screening, respectively.
Conclusion:
Genome-wide cfDNA screening identifies chromosomal abnormalities beyond the scope of traditional cfDNA screening, and the overall PPV associated with subchromosomal CNVs in cases with diagnostic outcomes was >70%.
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