NIPD on cffDNA for Triplet Repeat Diseases

Comparison of Two NGS Phasing Techniques of Parental Haplotypes for NIPD of Triplet Expansion Diseases

The purprose of this study is to develop and validate an analytical NIPD test for triplet repeat disesases by NGS analysis from maternal blood, searching for the familial mutation in families at risk of having one of the following triplet repeat diseases: Huntington's disease, Myotonic dystrophy, Fragile X syndrome.. A comparison of two 3rd generation long fragment DNA sequencing techniques will be performed. These methods are based of the phasing techniques of parental haplotypes without the proband.

Study Overview

• Status: Active, not recruiting
• Conditions: Fragile X Syndrome; Huntington Disease; Myotonic Dystrophy 1
• Intervention / Treatment: Genetic: Non invasive prenatal diagnosis

Detailed Description

Context:

The ability to sequence fetal cfDNA has led to exciting new developments for the non-invasive genetic diagnosis of monogenic diseases (DPNI_MGR). Various tests are proposed for diseases with predominantly de novo dominant, dominant paternal and some recessive paternal mutations. However, technical difficulties related to the determination of the maternal allelic balance remain, in particular during the phasing of parental haplotypes according to a trio strategy which requires the availability of parental genomic DNAs and at least one healthy or affected child. Moreover 2nd generation sequencers do not allow the haplotyping of alleles carrying dynamic mutations.

Objectives:

This project proposes the validation of a semi-universal DPNI_MGR test applicable to the majority of the genes and mutations involved in DPN requests from phasing of parental haplotypes by 3rd generation long-fragment DNA sequencing techniques coupled with targeted sequencing of free circulating DNA from maternal plasma. This test will be validated using triplet expansion diseases, which are the second indication of DPN at the national level.

Methodology :

Retrospective study of 16 couples at risk of transmitting a disease with triplet expansions (Myotonic dystrophy of Steinert, Huntington's disease, FRAXA, SCA1, 2, 3)

Phase 1 :

• Determination for 8 pairs of parental haplotypes according to the technique "Nanopore Cas9 Targeted-Sequencing" (nCATS) and validation of the analytical parameters and quality of this method (coverage rate of the regions of interest, error rate, identification of the morbid allele carrying the expansion ...),
• Comparison of the parental haplotypes obtained in "Nanopore" technique versus those obtained by the "Linked Reads 10xGenomics" technique in these same 8 pairs (the sequencing and phasing data by this 2nd approach are available from a previous study),
• Evaluation of the concordance of the fetal genotype results obtained during the standard examination (DPN by amniocentesis or choriocentesis) and those obtained with these new approaches of phasing in PNID.

Phase 2:

- Validation of the best performing workflow (efficiency / cost) of phase 1 over 8 additional pairs for a clinical transfer of the approach.

Expected results and prospects:

This study should make it possible to define the best performing test for the DPNI of triplet expansion diseases in accordance with the knowledge of the art and to validate the transfer conditions in clinical practice of the approach (equipment, reagents, cost analysis, analytical validation criteria ....).

The validated workflow should be as universal as possible to secondarily provide national level access to a wide range of rare diseases NIDP by future adjustments of the gene content of the free circulating DNA sequencing panels.

• Study Type: Observational
• Enrollment (Anticipated): 36

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• France
  • Montpellier, France, 34295
    • CHU Montpellier

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 1 year and older (ADULT, OLDER_ADULT, CHILD)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No
• Genders Eligible for Study: All

• Sampling Method: Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

Retrospective study of 16 couples at risk of transmitting a disease with triplet expansions (Myotonic dystrophy of Steinert, Huntington's disease, FRAXA) Couples undergoing prenatal diagnosis for a monogenic disease caused by dynamic mutation

Description

Inclusion criteria:

• Couple at risk (based on family history or echographic findings) for one of the following diseases: Huntington's disease, Steinert's myotonic dystrophy, fragile X
• Written informed consent was obtained for DIACCIMEX study and mentionned "authorization for use for further studies on familial pathology. Indeed, the DNA can be used anonymized for the development of new analyzes of non-invasive prenatal diagnosis".
• Prenatal diagnosis has been done for the pregnancy during which maternal blood has been collected
• Couple molecular diagnosis results for one of the following diseases (Huntington's disease, Steinert's myotonic dystrophy, fragile X and spinocerebellar ataxias 1, 2 or 3 ) MUST BE AVAILABLE.

Exclusion criteria:

• Couple Genomic DNA are unavailable
• Subjects at risk of transmitting the family disease, but not wishing to know their molecular status
• Individuals under guardianship by court order

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Number of groups / cohorts

1

Cohorts and Interventions

Group / Cohort	Intervention / Treatment
16 pregnant women and their spouses	Genetic: Non invasive prenatal diagnosis; Search for the familial mutation involved in DPN requests from phasing of parental haplotypes by 3rd generation long-fragment DNA sequencing techniques coupled with targeted sequencing of free circulating DNA from maternal plasma.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Concordance rate between cell free foetal DNA based genetic	t is a qualitative analysis : for each sample of each pregnant women, the presence of absence of a mutation (or morbid haplotype) responsible for a triplet expansion will be determined from maternal blood (Non invasive Pregnancy Diagnosis). the result could be : health fetus, affected fetus or non conclusive result (i.e. the analysis didn't allow to conclude if the fetus would be affected or not) Then, determination of the concordance rate between cell-based genetic non invasive prenatal test and gold standard prenatal test (choriocentesis or amniocentesis). Analysis of the concordance of the prenatal results obtained by our new NIPD (Non-Invasive Prenatal Diagnosis) approach and those blindly obtained during the gold-standard prenatal genetic test will be carried out for each pregnant woman participating in the study	36 months

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Qualitative process to define the differents steps to analysis of the cell free foetal DNA	Qualitative choice : define the most efficiency workflow in term of ratio cost/efficacity between the two kits of long fragment sequencing (simplicity, rapidity, accuracy and cost of the products )	36 months

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: University Hospital, Montpellier
• Collaborators: Agence de La Biomédecine

Publications and helpful links

General Publications

• Liautard-Haag C, Durif G, VanGoethem C, Baux D, Louis A, Cayrefourcq L, Lamairia M, Willems M, Zordan C, Dorian V, Rooryck C, Goizet C, Chaussenot A, Monteil L, Calvas P, Miry C, Favre R, Le Boette E, Fradin M, Roux AF, Cossee M, Koenig M, Alix-Panabiere C, Guissart C, Vincent MC. Noninvasive prenatal diagnosis of genetic diseases induced by triplet repeat expansion by linked read haplotyping and Bayesian approach. Sci Rep. 2022 Jul 6;12(1):11423. doi: 10.1038/s41598-022-15307-2.

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (ACTUAL): September 1, 2020
• Primary Completion (ANTICIPATED): September 1, 2023
• Study Completion (ANTICIPATED): December 1, 2023

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: September 1, 2020
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: January 4, 2021
• First Posted (ACTUAL): January 7, 2021

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (ACTUAL): January 7, 2021
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: January 4, 2021
• Last Verified: September 1, 2020

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Keywords: Non Invasive Prenatal Diagnosis (NIPD); Circulating Fetal DNA (CFTC); triplet expansion diseases
• Additional Relevant MeSH Terms: Mental Disorders; Brain Diseases; Central Nervous System Diseases; Nervous System Diseases; Neurologic Manifestations; Neurobehavioral Manifestations; Neurocognitive Disorders; Congenital Abnormalities; Genetic Diseases, Inborn; Genetic Diseases, X-Linked; Musculoskeletal Diseases; Muscular Diseases; Neuromuscular Diseases; Basal Ganglia Diseases; Movement Disorders; Neurodegenerative Diseases; Dyskinesias; Muscular Disorders, Atrophic; Mental Retardation, X-Linked; Intellectual Disability; Heredodegenerative Disorders, Nervous System; Dementia; Cognition Disorders; Chromosome Disorders; Sex Chromosome Disorders; Chorea; Muscular Dystrophies; Myotonic Disorders; Fragile X Syndrome; Huntington Disease; Myotonic Dystrophy
• Other Study ID Numbers: RECHMPL20_0441

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

• Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?: UNDECIDED
• IPD Plan Description: NC

Drug and device information, study documents

• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product: No
• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product: No