Table 1

Overview of cases followed up by optical genome mapping (OGM), including the respective findings and their final classification on OGM analysis.

Case NoSample materialFinding by SOC testing and information on the locusOGM resultAdditional testingOrigin of SVClassification
after OGM
Phenotype
P1Amniotic cellsCMA: arr[GRCh38]
Xp22.31(7341220_7534466)x2,
Xp21.2p21.1(30871431_31525874)x2
Complex rearrangement of a duplicated segment containing exons of STS and DMD without disrupting any known geneFetal PCR,
maternal MLPA
MaternalLikely benignSonographically inconspicuous
Two hemizygous X-chromosomal duplications involving exons 56–79 of DMD and exon 11 of STS
P2Chorionic villiKaryotyping: 46,XX,inv(7)(q?11.2q?22)Inversion involving the region 7q11.23q22.1, breakpoints do not disrupt any known genesFetal FISH, parental karyotyping, maternal OGM and FISHMaternalLikely benignSonographically inconspicuous
Exact breakpoints of inversion unknown; similar inversions are reported to cause haematological malignancies
P3Chorionic villiFamilial WES: putative, unspecified genetic variant prohibiting sequencing of exon 13 of SCNN1BCryptic, homozygous inversion involving the region 16p13.12, proximal breakpoint maps to SCNN1B exon 13Fetal FISH and PCR,
parental OGM and PCR,
maternal karyotyping and FISH
BiparentalBiallelic pathogenicSonographically inconspicuous
P4BloodKaryotyping: 46,XX,t(3;5)(q22.3;q22)Breakpoint localised ca 300 kb upstream of FOXL2Parental karyotypingDe novoLikely benignBlepharophimosis
Potential disruption of gene FOXL2 (localised in band q22.3 of chromosome 3) suspected as causative for patient’s blepharophimosis
P5Amniotic cellsKaryotyping: 46,XX,?inv(15)(q26q26)Inconspicuous in OGMn/aLikely artefact of karyotypingSonographically inconspicuous
Possible inversion on chromosome 15
P6Amniotic cellsKaryotyping: 46,XX,?inv(12)(p11.2p13)Inconspicuous in OGMParental karyotypingn/aLikely artefact of karyotypingSonographically inconspicuous
Possible inversion on chromosome 12
P7Amniotic cellsCMA: arr[GRCh38]
9q34.3(135848046_136246353)x3
Partial duplication of CAMSAP1, likely in tandem, not disrupting the geneParental MLPAMaternalLikely benignHygroma colli
Duplication involving exons 1–7 of CAMSAP1
  • P1–P3 are discussed in detail in this study.

  • CMA, chromosomal microarray; MLPA, multiplex ligation-dependent probe amplification; SOC, standard of care; SV, structural variant; WES, whole-exome sequencing.