What is cffDNA ? 1 st reporting of cffDNA in the Maternal Circulation 1997. From Placental Apoptosis . cffDNA in Mother is 25 times > Fetus . Not contained within cells. Short life 3h. Lo YM et al. Lancet 1997. NIPD Habashy
cffDNA F/M FRACTIONS NIPD Habashy
NIPD = NIPT = NIPS Diagnosis Testing Screening. Although cffDNA discovered Since 1997 , FTS Non-Invasive Prenatal Screening of Fetal Trisomies . Its Implementation in Practice was just since 2011 . NIPD = cffDNA ONLY . NIPD Habashy
NIPD GENERATIONS NIPD Habashy K. Nicolaides Prenat Diagn 2013 Random MPSS Selective Directed Single Nucleotide Polymorphism
Massively Parallel Sequencing MPS Millions of DNA fragments From All Chromosomes Most Widely Used NIPT Digital ANalysis of Selected Regions DANSR Sparks AB Prenat Diagn 2012 K.Nicolaides AJOG 2012 Ehrich et al Am J Obstset Gynecol 2011 Shotgun MPSS Targeted / Directed MPS NIPD Habashy
MPSS VS DANSR ?!?!? WHETHER DANSR or MPSS MORE ACCURATE RESULS. Need Further Studies to COMPARE BOTH APPROACHES IN the SAME COHORT of PATIENTS . DANSR Use 1/10 cfDNA Fragments in MPSS May ↑ Resampling This ↑Throughput & ↓ Cost . RCOG 2014 NIPD Habashy
STEPS of MPS NIPD Habashy
Chromosome Mapping to a Reference Disomic Genome NIPD Habashy
2 nd Generation NIPD SNP Also a Targeted Sequencing. Not Need A Disomic Reference Chromosome. Zimmermann Prenat Diag 2012 K.Nicolaides Prenat Diagn2013 NIPD Habashy
SNP NIPD Habashy
cffDNA SAMPLING >10w GA ( SNP can at 9w). Spontaneous or Assisted Conception. 10-20 cc Maternal Venous Blood. (?! 2cc)* Results within 1-2 w. 5 different Companies ( USA,Germany,China ). PRICE : 800-3000 $ . * K.Nicolaides AJOG 2012 NIPD Habashy
cffDNA APPLICATIONS NIPD Habashy
Autosomal Aneuploidy Commonest T21 T18 T13 On Request in Some NIPT T16 T22 NIPD Habashy
Sex Chromosomal Aneuploidy (Some NIPT) XO (Turner Syndrome) XXX (Triple X) XXY ( Klienfelter Syndrome) XYY (Jacob Syndrome) NIPD Habashy
SO NIPD Can Detect ~ 85% of Fetal Chromosomal Aneuploidy NIPD Habashy
SensiGene RhD – ve Mother / RhD + ve Father. + ve Maternal Indirect Coomb (Sensitized). ± Hetrogenous Rh + ve Father. cffDNA ♀ RhD-ve Can not Verify the presence of Fetal DNA = Mother RCOG 2014 NIPD Habashy
SensiGene - SNP Fetal Identifier (FI) control is performed to Compare M/F genotype. If ≥ 6 Markers are Observed Verify True RhD-ve ♀ Fetus : No Antenatal RhIG Prophylaxis . No Extra M/F Testing (± Invasive) RCOG 2014 NIPD Habashy
Fetal Gender If ♀ Fetus 50% ↓INVASIVE TESTING. If ♀ Fetus Early Dexamethasone ↓ Virilization If ♂ Fetus Early cessation of Dexamethasone. Duchenne Muscle Dystrophy CAH RCOG 2014 NIPD Habashy
NIPD Accuracy SPECIFICITY and SENSETIVITY CLOSE TO 100% (>98%) FOR T21,18; Less for T13. FPR < 0.5%. 1-10% Chance of No Result (Sample Failure- No Call Rate) Mostly √ in Repeat Sample. (Mostly FREE). RCOG 2014 NIPD Habashy
Possible Sources of ERRORS FALSE- ve ↓ Fetal cffDNA Fraction Early GA :<10w <4-5%. Maternal Obesity . FALSE+ve Confined Placental Mosaicism (CPM ): Trisomic Placental Cells BUT a NORMAL FETUS. Maternal Conditions: Chromosomal Aberrations. Malignancy. RARELY DISCORDANT RESULTS TWIN Still Evolving RCOG 2014 NIPD Habashy
Maternal Weight VS cffDNA NIPD Habashy
cffDNA in Twining MC Not only Possible BUT MORE Effective. DC CAN Calculate % Fetal cfDNA Fraction of EACH FETUS. If 1 Miscarries ?!? Its Fraction Change Still Evolving cffDNA Dx Zygocity * * Qu JZ.et al. Clin Chem 2013 RCOG 2014 NIPD Habashy
Comparison with Screening Tests Combined T21 FTS = NT,ßHCG,PAPPA 90% DR with 3% FPR Sensitivity & Specificity of cffDA for T21≈100% . ↓INVASIVE TESTING : COST LOSSES ↓ MORE↓ K.Nicolaides Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol 2007 NIPD Habashy
ACOG , SMFM , ACMG , ISPD cffDNA is some FORM of CONTINGENT Approach offering testing to HIGH RISK Pregnancies: Maternal Age ≥35Ys. Previous T21. Parental Balanced Translocation. US Aneuploidy Marker(s ). + ve Biochemical Screening test. THE MOST EFFECTIVE ANEUPLOIDY SCREENING IN HIGH RISK PREG. ASOG,SMFM 2012 ACMG,ISPD 2013 NIPD Habashy
SOGC >98% Detection Rate. <0.5 FPR. NOT A DIAGNOSTIC TEST. Can Not Replace US (NT). + ve NIPS SHOULD do CONFIRMATORY INVASIVE TEST BEFORE TOP. NIPT May REPLACE the CURRENT MATERNAL SCREENING APPROACHES IF:* ↓ COST. ↑ Studies in AVERAGE RISK PREG. Sholud Included in Pre-Test Pt. COUNSILING * * ACOG 2012 *SOGC 2013 NIPD Habashy
NIPT IMPLEMENTATION ↑ COST : (COMMERCIALISATION and INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY). FTS also Predict PET,FGR. FTS also Predict Many Non-Chromosomal Structural Anomalies. If Contingent (done for + ve FTS) MISS the FALSE – ve of FTS . LIMITED STUDIES IN AVERAGE RISK* AND TWINS. ↓ INVASIVE TESTING ↓ Fetal Medicine Trainee SKILLS. Limited Geographical Lab. Distribution. AGAINST * K.Nicolaides AJOG 2012 NIPD Habashy
NIPT IMPLEMENTATION NO F/M Harm. ↓ False – ve . (~ 38%*) ↓ False + ve of FTS ↓ INVASIVE TESTING COST & ↓ INVASIVE TESTING Losses . (~ 66%*) IF REPLACE ßHCG,PAPPA SAVE THERE COST FOR NIPT. Multiplexing many patient samples in a SINGLE SEQUENCING RUN ↓ Individual TEST COST. WITH *Garfield S J Manag Care Med. 2012 NIPD Habashy
NIPD CAN ADJUST FTS RISK + ve NIPT x 290 ↑ FTS Risk of T21 - ve NIPT x 110 ↓ FTS Risk of T21 Benn et al.,Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol ;2012 Benn Calculator NIPD Habashy
ACMG 2013 No Doubt NIPS Costs WILL ↓ . NIPS is Likely the 1 st of major steps toward the eventual application of WHOLE FETAL GENOME SEQUENCING . NIPD Habashy
NIPT Market Competition Intellectual Property . Non-Profit Funding . ↓ Lab. Geographic Distribution. Companies Litigation None of them FDA Approved Yet ( in Progress). No Insurance Coverage. Stick-holders Should Pay Attention to NIPD Commercialization ↑ Patient Access. Ashwin A . Prenat Diagnos 2013 NIPD Habashy MARKET MONOPOLY ↑ COST
Trials Maternal Urine : cffDNA (MPS)*. Maternal Blood : cffRNA (more Fetus Specific) Fetal Proteins. Fetal CELLS. NIPD Habashy Lo YM , K.Nicolaides Nat Med 2007
Take Home Message NIPD High Accuracy + NO F/M Harm REVOLUTION in FETAL MEDICINE . NIPD MAJOR PROBLEM ↑ COST FALLING May REPLACE BIOCHEMICAL MARKERS BUT CAN NOT REPLACE US . NIPD are NOT DIAGNOSTIC SHOULD BE CONFERMED BY INVASIVE TEST. NIPD Habashy