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. 2024 Aug;44(9):1105-1110.
doi: 10.1002/pd.6619. Epub 2024 Jun 5.

Phenotypic and genotypic analysis of 11 fetal cases with Bardet-Biedl syndrome

Qiu-Xia Yu  1 , Na Liu  2 , Li Zhen  1 , Xiao-Mei Lin  1 , Yun-Jing Wen  1 , Dong-Zhi Li  1
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Phenotypic and genotypic analysis of 11 fetal cases with Bardet-Biedl syndrome

Qiu-Xia Yu et al. Prenat Diagn. 2024 Aug.

Abstract

Objective: To present the prenatal sonographic features and genomic spectrum of pregnancies with fetal Bardet-Biedl syndrome (BBS).

Methods: This was a retrospective study of 11 cases with BBS diagnosed by prenatal ultrasound and confirmed by genetic testing. Clinical and laboratory data were collected and reviewed for these cases, including maternal demographics, prenatal sonographic findings, molecular testing sequencing results, and pregnancy outcomes.

Results: All cases had unremarkable first-trimester ultrasound scans without reporting limb malformations. All had second-trimester abnormal ultrasounds: postaxial polydactyly in nine cases (9/11), renal abnormalities in seven (7/11), reduced amniotic fluid volume in two (2/11), central nervous system anomalies in two (2/11), and ascites in three (3/11). Ten fetuses presented with at least two-system anomalies, and one (Case 11) presented with only postaxial polydactyly. Variants were detected in five genes, including BBS2, ARL6/BBS3, BBS7, CEP290/BBS14 and IFT74/BBS22. Ten pregnancies were terminated in the second trimester, while one continued to term.

Conclusion: Enlarged hyperechogenic kidneys and postaxial polydactyly are the two most common sonographic features of fetal BBS. Prenatal diagnosis of BBS can be done with ultrasound and genetic testing although the diagnosis may be made in the second trimester.

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