Table 1 Fetal phenotypes and identified pathogenic and likely pathogenic variants in our cohort.

From: Singleton exome sequencing of 90 fetuses with ultrasound anomalies revealing novel disease-causing variants and genotype–phenotype correlations

No.

Fetal phenotype

Gene

Variant

Reference sequence

Zygosity/inheritance

ACMG classification/criteria**

Disorder

Novel/known variant

ClinVar ID

1

NT > 3,5 mm, microgenia, mesomelia, syndactyly of fingers

SF3B4

c.763_781del,

p.(Pro255Cysfs*59)

NM_005850.4

het, AD, unknown

5

PVS1/PM2-M/PP3-S

Acrofacial dysostosis 1, Nager type

Novel

SCV001519055

2

Hydrocephalus (2nd pregnancy with the same malformations)

MPDZ

c.4171C>T, p.(Arg1391Ter)

NM_001330637.1

comp het, AR

5

Hydrocephalus, congenital, 2, w/wo brain or eye anomalies

Known

VCV000667381

c.5125_5126ins, p.(Tyr1709Cysfs*5)

5

PVS1/PM2-M/PP3-S

Novel

SCV001519056

3*

Bilateral renal agenesia

ANOS1

c.774del,

p.(Trp258Cysfs*9)

NM_000216.3

hemi, XL, mat inherited

5

Hypogonadotropic hypogonadism 1 w/wo anosmia (Kallmann syndrome 1)

Known

SCV001519057

4*

Left-sided diaphragmatic hernia, ascites, pleural efussion, susp. duplex kidneys

PTPN11

c.218C>T,

p.(Thr73Ile)

NM_002834.4

het, AD, de novo

5

Noonan syndrome 1

Known

VCV000013334

5

Shortened limbs, multiple fractures

COL1A2

c.1352G>A,

p.(Gly451Asp)

NM_000089.3

het, AD, de novo

5

PP3-S/PS2-S/PM2-M/PP2-S

Osteogenesis imperfecta

Novel

SCV001519058

6*

NT > 7 mm, heart defect, multicystic dysplastic kidneys, shortened long bones, bilateral clubfoot, abnormal skull configuration

COL27A1

c.4519C>T,

p.(Arg1507Ter)

NM_032888.3

hom, AR

5

PVS1/PM2-M/PP3-S

Steel syndrome

Novel

SCV001519059

PKD1

c.3984G>C,

p.(Trp1328Cys)

NM_001009944.2

hom, AD

4

PM1-M/PM2-M/PP2-S/PP3-S

Polycystic kidney disease 1

Novel

SCV001519060

7*

Fetal hydrops

GUSB

c.1084_1110del,

p.(Asp362_Phe370del)

NM_000181.3

comp het, AR

4

Mucopolysaccharidosis VII

Known

SCV001519061

c.1651C>T,

p.(Gln551Ter)

5

PVS1/PM2-M/PP3-S

Novel

SCV001519062

8*

Skeletal dysplasia, IUGR (length of long bones and fetal weight < 3rd percentile, small thorax)

CUL7

c.5022_5025del,

p.(Cys1674Trpfs*44)

NM_001168370.1

hom, AR

5

PVS1/PM2-M/PP3-S

3-M syndrome 1

Novel

SCV001519063

9*

Agenesis of corpus callosum, cerebellar hypoplasia, colpocephaly, transposition of great vessels, micropenis, fingers closed in fists, asymmetric shortened legs und malformed feet (2nd pregnancy with the same malformations)

COG6

c.511C>T,

p.(Arg171Ter)

NM_020751.2

hom, AR

5

Congenital disorder of glycosylation, type IIl/Shaheen syndrome

Known

VCV000493007

10

Skeletal dysplasia, shortened long bones, bilateral clubfoot

SLC26A2

c.1020_1022del,

p.(Val341del)

NM_000112.3

comp het, AR

4

Diastrophic dysplasia/Achondrogenesis 1B/

Known

VCV000065558

c.1957T>A,

p.(Cys653Ser)

5

Atelosteogenesis, type II

Known

VCV000004098

11

Skeletal dysplasia, shortened long bones

SLC26A2

c.749A>T,

p.(Asp250Val)

NM_000112.3

comp het, AR

4

PM1-M/PM2-M/PM3-M/PP2-S/PP3-S

Diastrophic dysplasia/Achondrogenesis 1B/Atelosteogenesis, type II

Novel

SCV001519064

c.835C>T,

p.(Arg279Trp)

5

Known

VCV000004089

12*

Polycystic kidneys, polyhydramnios

HNF1B

c.494G>A,

p.(Arg165His)

NM_000458.3

het, AD, de novo

5

Renal cysts and diabetes syndrome

Known

VCV000012647

13

Agenesis of corpus callosum, hydronephrosis, bilateral clubfoot, abnormal hand position

KAT6B

c.3903del,

p.(Ser1303Valfs*31)

NM_012330.3

het, AD, de novo

4

PVS1/PS2-S/PM2-M

Genitopatellar syndrome/SBBYSS syndrome

Novel

SCV001519065

14a

Multicystic, dysplastic enlarged kidneys, extreme oligohydramnios

KMT2D

c.5642_5644+1del,

p.(?)

NM_003482.3

het, AD, de novo

5

PVS1/PS2-S/PM2-M/PP3-S

Kabuki syndrome 1

Novel

SCV001519066

15

Polycystic kidneys, dextrocardia

BBS2

c.263del,

p.(Gly88Alafs*6)

NM_031885.3

hom, AR

5

Bardet-Biedl syndrome 2

Known

VCV000217434

16

Thanatophoric dysplasia

COL2A1

c.2798G>A,

p.(Gly933Glu)

NM_001844.4

het, AD, de novo

5

PS2-S/PM1-M/PM2-M/PP2-S/PP3-S

Platyspondylic lethal skeletal dysplasia, Torrance type/Achondrogenesis 2

Novel

SCV001519067

17

Brain malformation, bilateral clubfoot, pericardial effusion

VANGL1

c.838del,

p.(Leu280Ter)

NM_138959.2

het, AD, de novo

5

PVS1/PS2-S/PM2-M/PP3-S

Caudal regression syndrome/Neural tube defects, susceptibility to

Novel

SCV001519068

18b

Shortened long bones (< 3 percentille)

MN1

c.3555C>A,

p.(Cys1185Ter)

NM_002430.2

het, AD, de novo

5

PVS1/PS2-S/PM2-M/PP3-S

MN1-associated syndrome, CEBALID syndrome

Novel

SCV001519069

19#

NT > 3.5 mm, hydronephrosis, polycystic kidney, clubfoot, macrosomia, twin pregnancy, only one fetus with malformations

GPC3

c.175+1G>T,

p.(?)

NM_004484.3

hemi, XL, mat inherited

5

PVS1/PM2-M/PP3-S

Simpson-Golabi-Behmel syndrome, type 1

Novel

SCV001519070

20

Microcephaly, agenesis of the right kidney

NBN

c.657_661del,

p.(Lys219Asnfs*16)

NM_002485.4

hom, AR

5

Nijmegen breakage syndrome

Known

VCV000006940

21

Brain malformations, cardiomegaly (2nd pregnancy with the same malformations)

TREX1

c.236_243dup,

p.(Ser82Leufs*9)

NM_033629.5

hom, AR

5

Aicardi-Goutieres syndrome 1

Known

SCV001519071

22c

Suspected fetal ciliopathy, cerebellar vermis hypoplasia, hyperechogenic enlarged kidneys, oligohydramnios (3rd pregnancy with similar malformations)

EXOC3L2

c.(90+1_91-1)_(404+1_405-1)del, p.(?)

NM_138568.3

hom, AR

5

PVS1

No OMIM disease association

Publications: Meckel-Gruber-like syndrome

Novel

SCV001519072

23

Lissencephaly

PEX1

c.1587+1G>A,

p.(?)

NM_000466.2

comp het, AR

5

Peroxisome biogenesis disorder 1 A/1B

Known

VCV000371701

c.2875C>T,

p.(Arg959Ter)

5

Known

VCV000371716

24

Fetal hydrops, mild ventriculomegaly, microstomia, short fingers, syndyctyly of all fingers on the one hand side, heart malformation, shortend long bones, bilateral curved femur bones

FRAS1

c.4259G>A,

p.(Trp1420Ter)

NM_025074.6

comp het, AR

5

PVS1/PM2-M/PP3-S

Fraser syndrome 1

Novel

SCV001519073

c.6433C>T,

p.(Arg2145Ter)

5

PVS1/PM2-M/PP3-S

Novel

SCV001519074

25

Suspected brain and brain vessel malformations, further abnormalities not specified

PTEN

c.131G>A,

p.(Gly44Asp)

NM_000314.6

het, AD, mat inherited

5

Cowden syndrome 1/Macrocephaly and autism syndrome

Known

VCV000427582

PTPN11

c.922A>G,

p.(Asn308Asp)

NM_002834.4

het, AD, de novo

5

Noonan syndrome 1

Known

VCV000013326

26d

Fetal hydrops, hydrocephalus, multicystic, dysplastic kidneys, lung hypoplasia, cardiomyopathy, retrognathia

CDK10

c.608+1G>A,

p.(?)

NM_052988.4

hom, AR

5

Al Kaissi syndrome

Known

VCV000440757

27

Complex heart defect

KMT2D

c.11320C>T,

p.(Gln3774Ter)

NM_003482.3

het, AD, de novo

5

PVS1-S/PS2-S/PM2-M/PP3-S

Kabuki syndrome 1

Novel

SCV001519075

28

Suspected skeletal dysplasia, shortened long bones, bilateral curved femurs, malformed thorax with bowed rips

COL1A1

c.1201G>A,

p.(Gly401Ser)

NM_000088.3

het, AD, de novo

5

Osteogenesis imperfecta

Known

VCV000425596

29

Agenesis of corpus callosum

DCC

c.3073C>T,

p.(Arg1025Ter)

NM_005215.3

het, AD, mat inherited

5

PVS1/PM2-M/PP3-S

Mirror movements 1 and/or agenesis of the corpus callosum

Novel

SCV001519076

30

Skeletal dysplasia

COL1A1

c.1930G>A,

p.(Gly644Ser)

NM_000088.3

het, AD, de novo

5

Osteogenesis imperfecta, type II or III or IV

Known

VCV000392573

31

Multiple malformations with contraction of distal muscles of the hands, bilateral clubfoot, minimal skin edema

NEB

c.24871-1G>C,

p.(?)

NM_001271208.1

hom, AR

5

PVS1/PM2-M/PP3-S

Nemaline myopathy 2

Novel

SCV001519077

  1. *Tested via multigene panel encompassing 6713 genes.
  2. **ACMG criteria are listed only for novel variants.
  3. Cases denoted with superscripts (a, b, c, d) are further delineated in text.
  4. NT nuchal translucency, IUGR intrauterine growth retardation, AD autosomal dominant inheritance, AR autosomal recessive inheritance, XL X-linked inheritance, Hom homozygous, Het heterozygous, Hemi hemizygous, Comp het compound het, proven trans phase of alleles. ClinVar: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/clinvar/; ACMG variant classification [15] (5 = pathogenic, 4 = likely pathogenic, 3 = variant of unknown significance, 2 = likely benign, 1 = benign); variants are described according to HGVS nomenclature.
  5. #Published separately in Clin. Pract. 2021, 11(1), 75–80; https://doi.org/10.3390/clinpract11010012.
  6. ACMG criterion applied:
  7. PVS1: Null variant (nonsense, frameshift, canonical ±1 or 2 splice sites, initiation codon, single or multiexon deletion) in a gene where LOF is a known mechanism of disease.
  8. PS2-S: De novo (both maternity and paternity confirmed) in a patient with the disease and no family history, used at a strong level.
  9. PM1-M: Located in a mutational hot spot and/or critical and well-established functional domain without benign variation, used at a moderate level.
  10. PM2-M: Absent from controls in gnomAD database, used at a moderate level.
  11. PM3-M: For recessive disorders, detected in trans with a pathogenic variant, used at a moderate level.
  12. PP2-S: Missense variant in a gene that has a low rate of benign missense variation and in which missense variants are a common mechanism of disease, used at supporting level.
  13. PP3-S: Multiple lines of computational evidence support a deleterious effect on the gene or gene product, used at the supporting level.
  14. There are no corresponding identifiers to patient numbers.