Objective: The objective of this study is to demonstrate the accuracy and feasibility of using single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) array-based preimplantation genetic haplotyping (PGH) in Chinese population, as the currently short tandem repeat method is labor-intensive and time-consuming.
Method: Six pedigrees with thalassemia who underwent preimplantation genetic diagnosis in the First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University in China were included in this study. In vitro fertilization (IVF) cycles and embryo biopsies were performed in clinics. All embryos were diagnosed using both a polymerase chain reaction-based method with short tandem repeat and an SNP-based PGH (SNP microarray) method blindly.
Results: SNP-based PGH was successfully conducted for six pedigrees. Our result was concordant with the initial diagnosis based on the mutation detection (96.4%) and human leukocyte antigen matching (100%). All of the embryos detected to be suitable for IVF with PGH were also diagnosed as suitable using initial methods.
Conclusion: This simple SNP-based PGH method offers simultaneous haplotyping and human leukocyte antigen matching, which facilitates the determination of optimal embryos for IVF with high accuracy. Further studies are needed to help improve this method into clinic utility. © 2017 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
© 2017 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.