Michael H Guo1,2, Anthony R Gregg3. 1. Program in Medical and Population Genetics, Broad Institute of Harvard and MIT, Cambridge, MA, 02142, USA. mguo@broadinstitute.org. 2. Department of Medicine, University of North Carolina Hospitals, Chapel Hill, NC, 25779, USA. mguo@broadinstitute.org. 3. Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Baylor University Medical Center, Dallas, TX, 75246, USA.
Abstract
PURPOSE: Prenatal genetic carrier screening can identify parents at risk of having a child affected by a recessive condition. However, the conditions/genes most appropriate for screening remain a matter of debate. Estimates of carrier rates across genes are needed to guide construction of carrier screening panels. METHOD: We leveraged an exome sequencing database (n = 123,136) to estimate carrier rates across six major ancestries for 415 genes associated with severe recessive conditions. RESULTS: We found that 32.6% (East Asian) to 62.9% (Ashkenazi Jewish) of individuals are variant carriers in at least one of the 415 genes. For couples, screening all 415 genes would identify 0.17-2.52% of couples as being at risk for having a child affected by one of these conditions. Screening just the 40 genes with carrier rate >1.0% would identify more than 76% of these at-risk couples. An ancestry-specific panel designed to capture genes with carrier rates >1.0% would include 5 to 28 genes, while a comparable panethnic panel would include 40 genes. CONCLUSION: Our work guides the design of carrier screening panels and provides data to assist in counseling prospective parents. Our results highlight a high cumulative carrier rate across genes, underscoring the need for careful selection of genes for screening.
PURPOSE: Prenatal genetic carrier screening can identify parents at risk of having a child affected by a recessive condition. However, the conditions/genes most appropriate for screening remain a matter of debate. Estimates of carrier rates across genes are needed to guide construction of carrier screening panels. METHOD: We leveraged an exome sequencing database (n = 123,136) to estimate carrier rates across six major ancestries for 415 genes associated with severe recessive conditions. RESULTS: We found that 32.6% (East Asian) to 62.9% (Ashkenazi Jewish) of individuals are variant carriers in at least one of the 415 genes. For couples, screening all 415 genes would identify 0.17-2.52% of couples as being at risk for having a child affected by one of these conditions. Screening just the 40 genes with carrier rate >1.0% would identify more than 76% of these at-risk couples. An ancestry-specific panel designed to capture genes with carrier rates >1.0% would include 5 to 28 genes, while a comparable panethnic panel would include 40 genes. CONCLUSION: Our work guides the design of carrier screening panels and provides data to assist in counseling prospective parents. Our results highlight a high cumulative carrier rate across genes, underscoring the need for careful selection of genes for screening.
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