Research Article
Genetic Analysis in Fetal Skeletal Dysplasias by Trio Whole-Exome Sequencing
Table 1
Clinical information of recruited SD pregnancies.
| Subject | Maternal age (years) | Gestational weeks | Clinical information※ | Fetal sample origin |
| Family 1 | 31 | 16 | G5P2A1: 2 daughters with normal phenotype; 2 singleton pregnancies with limb shortening | Umbilical cord tissue |
| Family 2 | 31 | 22 | G1P0: limb shortening | Umbilical cord blood |
| Family 3 | 29 | 16 | G3P0A2: 2 miscarriages; 1 SD pregnancy diagnosed at 13 gestational weeks after IVF-ET | Umbilical cord tissue |
| Family 4 | 31 | 22 | G2P0: 1 induced abortion; 1 pregnancy with thick NT(0.30cm at 12 weeks), micrognathia, ulnar and osteogenic dysplasia, abnormal hand shape | Umbilical cord blood |
| Family 5 | 38 | 16 | G2P1: 1 daughter with normal phenotype; 1 pregnancy with limb shortening | Umbilical cord tissue |
| Family 6 | 28 | 23 | G1P0: osteogenic dysplasia at 22 gestational weeks | Umbilical cord tissue |
| Family 7 | 24 | 23 | G3P0A1: 1 miscarriage; 2 pregnancies with thick NT and femur shortening | Umbilical cord tissue |
| Family 8 | 36 | 29 | G3P1; 1 daughter with normal phenotype; 1 pregnancy with osteogenic dysplasia and angled left femur at 23 gestational weeks | Umbilical cord tissue |
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G: gravida; P: para; A: abortus; IVF-ET: In Vitro Fertilization-Embryo Transfer. |