Intrauterine phenotype, genetic analysis, and pregnancy follow-up of fetuses with the 16p12.2 microdeletion

Reports on the intrauterine phenotype of the 16p12.2 microdeletion are few. A retrospective analysis of the clinical data, genetic testing results, and neonatal prognoses of fetuses with the 16p12.2 microdeletion was conducted to provide a basis for their clinical management. The research participants were pregnant women who underwent prenatal diagnoses between November 2016 and June 2024. Among them, 12,000 cases were selected for karyotype analyses and single-nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) array testing. In the SNP array, 13 out of 12,000 fetuses (0.1%) had the 16p12.2 microdeletion, which included 6 cases of distal deletions and 7 of proximal deletions, involving fragment sizes ranging from 511 to 994 kb. The 16p12.2 distal deletion mainly involves the OTOA gene, whereas the 16p12.2 proximal deletion mainly involves the EEF2K and CDR2 genes. Among the 13 fetuses, five exhibited intrauterine phenotypes, including a small biparietal diameter, head circumference cerebellar dysplasia, corpus callosum dysplasia, small abdominal circumference, mild ventriculomegaly, left ventricular hyperechoic foci, small kidney measurements, nasal bone dysplasia, and polyhydramnios. The inheritance testing of six cases revealed that one case was de novo and five were inherited from the father/mother with normal phenotypes. Except for one case of early abortion, two cases of fetal ultrasound abnormality-led terminations, and one of adverse pregnancy history-based termination, the remaining nine cases included full-term delivery and no significant abnormalities in the birth conditions. One case was lost at follow-up during a phone call 6 months after birth, and the remaining eight infants did not show any significant abnormalities during follow-up. The SNP array effectively diagnosed the 16p12.2 microdeletion, recognized its range and associated genes, and improved the prenatal diagnoses. Thirteen 16p12.2 microdeletion-carrying fetuses lacked intrauterine-specific phenotypes, and eight showed no abnormalities during the most recent postnatal follow-up. However, considering delays in the children’s hearing and neurological development, it is important to conduct continuous and regular post-birth follow-ups. When 16p12.2 deletions are inherited or restricted to distal regions, they often exhibit reduced penetrance. This underscores the need for cautious interpretations of prenatal genetic data.

1 Introduction

Human chromosome 16 is a small centromeric chromosome belonging to Group E, with a DNA length of 90.4 Mb. Ten percent of its genome is composed of repetitive sequences that can be easily rearranged through the recurrence mechanism of non-allelic homologous recombination, leading to genomic instability (Redaelli et al., 2020). The 16p12.2 microdeletion can be categorized into distal and proximal deletions. The 16p12.2 distal deletion is defined as the position ranging from 21,570,113 to 21,740,423 in the reference genome (NCBI Build GRCh37/hg19) and is associated with autosomal recessive non-syndromic hearing loss (Shahin et al., 2010). The 16p12.2 proximal deletion is defined as the position ranging from 21,948,445 to 22,430,805 in the reference genome (NCBI Build GRCh37/hg19). The recurrent deletion of 16p12.2 occurs in this region with a 520-kb deletion, and it is characteristic of clinical manifestations that are variable and do not constitute a recognizable syndrome (Uppinkudru et al., 2024). Patients with the 16p12.2 proximal deletion often exhibit developmental delays, varying degrees of cognitive impairment, short stature, heart malformation, epilepsy, and mental and/or behavioral abnormalities. Other possible issues include hearing loss, dental abnormalities, kidney abnormalities, male genital abnormalities, and cleft lips or palates (Uppinkudru et al., 2024; Pagon et al., 1993). The phenotype of individuals carrying larger or smaller deletions in this region may differ clinically from that of individuals with the 16p12.2 deletion.

The 16p12.2 microdeletion has not been systematically described in prenatal cases owing to the limitations of phenotype identification in prenatal diagnoses. Fortunately, this microdeletion has been increasingly observed during chromosome microarray analyses for prenatal testing (Karen and Brynn, 2016; Xiang et al., 2020). Because of its incomplete penetrance and variable expression, the genetic counseling of the potential phenotype caused by this deficiency is challenging. Single-nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) arrays can be used to detect genome-wide copy number variations (CNVs) and the loss of heterozygosity (Brady and Vermeesch, 2012; Kamath et al., 2022). The present study reports the prenatal diagnoses of 13 fetuses with the 16p12.2 microdeletion and retrospectively analyzes their prenatal diagnostic indications, prenatal ultrasound findings, chromosome karyotypes, genetics, variation tracing, pregnancy outcomes, and post-birth follow-ups to create a basis for prenatal diagnoses and genetic counseling.

2 Participants and methods

2.1 Participants

This was a retrospective study. The research participants were pregnant women who underwent prenatal diagnoses at Fujian Maternal and Child Health Hospital between November 2016 and June 2024. In total, there were 12,000 cases of patients who underwent both karyotype and SNP array analyses. The average age of the pregnant women was 28.4 years old (range: 17–46 years old), and the average gestational age was 24.2 weeks (range: 12–38 weeks). All the pregnant women received genetic counseling and signed informed consent forms before undergoing invasive diagnoses. This study was approved by the Ethics Committee of Fujian Maternal and Child Health Hospital (approval no. 2021KRD09001), and all the parents who allowed examinations of fetal data signed informed consent forms.

2.2 Chromosome karyotype analysis

Ultrasound was used to perform chorionic villus sampling through abdominal puncture, amniocentesis, or umbilical cord blood puncture based on the gestational ages of the participants. Chorionic villus sampling was performed at 11–13+6 weeks of pregnancy, amniocentesis at 18–24+6 weeks, and umbilical cord blood puncture after 25 weeks. Cell culture, mid-term chromosome division phase preparation, and G-banding karyotype analyses were performed according to conventional methods. Thirty karyotypes were counted for each case, and if chromosomal mosaicism was detected, the count was increased to 50. In chorionic villus sampling, the 30 metaphases were counted from short-term cultures (direct preparations), as these provide rapid results and are standard for initial cytogenetic analyses of chorionic villi. In the amniotic fluid analyses, the 30 metaphases were counted from flask cultures.

2.3 Single-nucleotide polymorphism array

The experimental procedures were strictly performed in accordance with the standard procedures of the SNP array analysis, which was performed using the Affymetrix CytoScan™ 750K Array platform (manufacturer: Affymetrix, Thermo Fisher Scientific, United States), which provides genome-wide coverage with ∼750,000 markers (including SNPs and copy number probes) at a median resolution of ∼10 kb. Sample DNA was hybridized to the array following the manufacturer’s standard protocols. For CNV detection and calling, we applied the following criteria: log2 ratio thresholds: gains (>0.25) and losses (<−0.25) with ≥50 consecutive probes. Chromosome Analysis Suite (ChAS) software v4.2 (Affymetrix) was used for primary analyses, including quality control, SNP/CNV visualization, and scatter plot-based copy number profiling. The bioinformatics filtering included the following: CNVs were cross-referenced against public databases, including DGV, DECIPHER, OMIM, and the UCSC Genome Browser, and annotated using the ACMG/ClinGen guidelines. CNVs were classified as pathogenic, likely pathogenic, benign, likely benign, or VUS based on the ACMG standards (Riggs et al., 2020), integrating evidence from population frequency, gene content, and functional impact. The sample QC thresholds included the following: sample call rate: ≥97% (samples with lower call rates were excluded); gender concordance: verified by X chromosome heterozygosity and marker consistency; contamination check: samples with ≥5% contamination (inferred from B-allele frequency noise) were discarded. The CNV interpretation criteria included the following: size threshold: CNVs <50 kb were excluded unless they were overlapping clinically relevant genes.

2.4 Genetic counseling for the SNP array results

Owing to differences in the penetrance and expression of many detected genetic diseases, significant variations in clinical manifestations may occur among different patients (D’Alessandro et al., 2014). When an SNP array indicates a pathogenic CNV, professional genetic counseling is a requisite. If the pathogenic CNV is a clear chromosomal microdeletion or microduplication syndrome and the parents have plans for another pregnancy, they are recommended to undergo SNP array testing to determine whether the CNV is de novo and to assess the risk for future pregnancies.

2.5 Pregnancy outcomes and postnatal follow-up

Clinical data were obtained from the prenatal diagnoses and follow-up records. Pregnancy outcomes and individual growth and development were tracked through telephone follow-ups, which were conducted until December 2024.

3 Results

3.1 Karyotype analysis

The karyotype test results of the 13 fetuses were all normal.

3.2 Single-nucleotide polymorphism array

In the SNP array, 13 out of 12,000 fetuses (0.1%) had a 16p12.2 microdeletion, which included 6 cases of distal deletions and 7 of proximal deletions, involving fragment sizes ranging from 511 to 994 kb. The 16p12.2 distal deletion mainly involves the OTOA gene, whereas the 16p12.2 proximal deletion mainly involves the EEF2K and CDR2 genes (Figure 1).

Figure 1

Figure 1. SNP-array shows 13 fetuses with deletions in the 16p12.2 region.

3.3 Prenatal diagnostic indications and parental tracing of fetuses with the 16p12.2 microdeletion

Among the 13 cases with the prenatal diagnostic indicators in fetuses, three were of advanced age, two had adverse pregnancy history, two involved high-risk serological screening, one showed non-invasive prenatal testing (NIPT) positivity, and the remaining five had prenatal ultrasound abnormalities. Among the five cases with prenatal ultrasound abnormalities, one case had a biparietal diameter less than the normal predicted value of M-1.6 SD and head circumference less than the normal predicted value of M-1.9 SD; one had a biparietal diameter and head circumference less than M-2SD and cerebellar and corpus callosum dysplasia; one exhibited abdominal circumference at the normal predicted value of M-3.4 SD; one had mild ventriculomegaly, left ventricular hyperechoic lesion, and the bilateral kidney measurements were smaller; and one case had nasal bone dysplasia and polyhydramnios (Table 1).

Table 1

Table 1. Clinical characteristics and follow-up of fetuses with 16p12.2 microdeletion.

After professional genetic counseling, the parents of the six fetuses with the 16p12.2 microdeletion agreed to undergo pedigree analyses. One fetus had a de novo 16p12.2 microdeletion, two inherited from fathers with normal phenotypes, and three were derived from mothers with normal phenotypes. The parents of the remaining seven 16p12.2 microdeletion-carrying fetuses refused inheritance testing (Table 1).

3.4 Pregnancy outcomes and follow-up of fetuses with the 16p12.2 microdeletion

Except for one case of early abortion, two of fetal ultrasound abnormalities (one case with a small biparietal diameter and head circumference and the other with cerebellar and corpus callosum dysplasia in addition to a small biparietal diameter and head circumference), and one of adverse pregnancy history, all the pregnancies were terminated. The remaining nine patients were pregnant and underwent full-term delivery, and no significant abnormalities were observed in the birth conditions. One case was lost at follow-up during a phone call 6 months after birth, and the remaining eight infants did not show any significant abnormalities during follow-up (Table 1).

4 Discussion

Chromosomal microdeletions and microduplications are chromosomal diseases with complex clinical manifestations caused by the loss or duplication of small fragments of chromosomes (generally <10Mb, accounting for 0.01%–0.02% of the entire genome; hence, they cannot be detected by karyotype analyses), which result in changes in normal gene dosage (Capalbo et al., 2017). Common clinical manifestations of microdeletions and duplications include intellectual disability, abnormal growth and development, distinctive facial features, visceral organ deformities, endocrine disorders, changes in mental and behavioral states, and tumors (Park et al., 2019). At present, nearly 300 types of such diseases have been identified, with an incidence rate ranging from 1/200,000 to 1/4,000 and a combined incidence rate of nearly 1/600 (Anja et al., 2012). The incidence of pathogenic or potentially pathogenic chromosomal microdeletions and duplications is 1.7%, and the risk of recurrence is high. Most chromosomal microdeletion and duplication diseases involve new mutations, accounting for 85%–95% of cases, with familial inheritance accounting for 5%–10% of cases, and the risk of onset is not significantly correlated with age (Nevado et al., 2014; Coe et al., 2014). The number of genes covered by microdeletions and duplications may not be very large, resulting in diseases that are slightly less effective than whole-chromosome diseases. Generally, such aberrations do not lead to miscarriages and may cause abnormal organ development during fetal development, leading to birth defects; however, more serious cases of microdeletion syndrome may lead to intellectual and intellectual disability, and the children may be unable to take care of themselves and require lifelong care (Goldenberg, 2018; Watson et al., 2014).

With the continuous development of molecular diagnostic technology, novel microdeletions and microduplications are being discovered, including the 16p12.2 microdeletion. The 16p12.2 microdeletion involves both distal and proximal deletions. Proximal deletions are associated with neurodevelopmental disorders, particularly intellectual disability and developmental delay (Shahin et al., 2010). Distal deletions (extending beyond ∼22.5 Mb into 16p12.1) demonstrate variable expression and reduced penetrance, with some carriers showing minimal phenotypic consequences (Pagon et al., 1993). In this study, 13 out of 12,000 fetuses (0.1%) had a 16p12.2 microdeletion, which included 6 cases of distal deletions and 7 of proximal deletions. The 16p12.2 distal deletion mainly involves the OTOA gene, which is a recessive non-syndromic deafness-causing gene on the autosomes (Sugiyama et al., 2019). The 16p12.2 proximal deletion mainly involves the UQCRC2, EEF2K, POLR3E, and CDR2 genes. EEF2K is associated with learning and memory, synaptic plasticity, and the short-term antidepressant effects of ketamine (Mccamphill et al., 2015). CDR2 is highly expressed in cerebellar Purkinje cells. Its absence in animal models has been reported to result in motor impairments (Peterson et al., 1992). POLR3E is a core component of RNA polymerase III, responsible for transcribing non-coding RNAs, such as tRNA, and is crucial for cell proliferation and development. Mutations in POLR3E are associated with hypomyelination cerebral white matter disorder. UQCRC2 encodes the core protein of mitochondrial complex III, which affects oxidative phosphorylation and ATP production. Mutations in UQCRC2 are associated with mitochondrial complex III deficiency. The 16p12.2 microdeletion is a neurodevelopmental susceptibility site with a reported penetrance of approximately 12.3% (Rosenfeld et al., 2013). Its clinical phenotypes can vary and manifest as developmental delay, mild-to-moderate intellectual disability, language delay, mental and behavioral abnormalities, microcephaly, congenital heart defects, sleep disorders, epilepsy, and other abnormalities (D’Alessandro et al., 2014; Wang et al., 2022). The 16p12.2 microdeletion is inherited in an autosomal dominant manner, with up to 95% of deletions inherited from the parents. If one of the parents is heterozygous with a 16p12.2 microdeletion, the risk of genetic deletion in the siblings of the proband in the family is the same as that of autosomal dominant inheritance (i.e., 50%); however, due to incomplete clinical expression, the risk of clinical expression in siblings should be less than 50%. Children with a family history of impaired neurological development or mental illness are likely to present severe clinical phenotypes. Missing fragments have also been reported in normal randomized controls without phenotypic features and unaffected relatives (Butler, 2020). Few cases of the 16p12.2 microdeletion in prenatal diagnoses have been reported. There are reports that the intrauterine ultrasound phenotype of fetuses with the 16p12.2 microdeletion is characterized by marked growth retardation and cardiomyopathy (Stabile et al., 2023; Leung et al., 2021). Among the 13 16p12.2 microdeletion-carrying fetuses in this study, five cases showed ultrasound abnormalities, including two with a small head circumference. After tracing the family lineage, one case was found to be inherited from a mother with a normal phenotype and the other was de novo. After fully informing the participant of the risks, the participant and her family chose to terminate the pregnancy. In one case, the ultrasound showed nasal bone dysplasia and polyhydramnios in the fetus, and inheritance testing showed that it was inherited from a father with a normal phenotype. The ultrasound detected one fetus with a small abdominal circumference and one fetus with a widened right ventricle, strong echogenicity in the left ventricle, and small kidney measurements. The pregnant women and their families refused to trace the origin of the pregnancy. After fully informing them of the risks, they chose to continue the pregnancy until full-term delivery. These two infants were followed up with at birth and again 7 months after birth, and no significant abnormalities were observed in their development. Among the eight fetuses with no abnormalities detected by ultrasound, one case involved an early abortion, one was terminated, and the remaining six underwent full-term delivery. At birth and 8 months after birth, except for one case that was lost at follow-up, no significant abnormalities were found in the development of the other five cases. However, due to differences in the degree of expression of the 16p12.2 microdeletion, attention must be paid to the development of the nervous system during individual growth and development.

Among the 13 fetuses in this study, six with the 16p12.2 microdeletion carried UQCRC2. In addition to the deletion of the EEF2K, POLR3E, and CDR2 genes, there was a deletion of the OTOA gene. OTOA is associated with an autosomal recessive non-syndromic hearing loss phenotype (Sugiyama et al., 2019). OTOA encodes otoancorin, which is essential for inner ear mesentery (Kim et al., 2019). The variation in OTOA gene expression is associated with autosomal recessive deafness-22 (DFNB22) (Shahin et al., 2010; Tassano et al., 2019; Swetha et al., 2025). DFNB22 is a form of non-syndromic sensorineural hearing loss caused by damage to the inner ear nerve receptors, neural pathways leading to the brain, or brain regions that receive sound information. Among the six fetuses with the OTOA gene deletion, one had an intrauterine ultrasound phenotype of biparietal diameter, small head circumference, cerebellar dysplasia, and corpus callosum dysplasia. Through inheritance testing, the mutation was determined to be de novo. After fully informing the participant of the risks, the participant and her family chose to terminate the pregnancy. Two patients had normal intrauterine ultrasound phenotypes; however, the participants and their families refused to record their family histories. After fully informing them of the risks, the participants and their families chose to terminate the pregnancy. There were three remaining fetuses, of which two had been traced by their families and found to inherit the 16p12.2 deletion from mothers/fathers with normal phenotypes, and one whose family refused to undergo tracing but were fully informed of the risks and chose to continue pregnancy until full-term delivery. The data showed that inherited 16p12.2 deletions were more likely to have mild/no phenotypes compared to those in de novo cases. The distal 16p12.2 region has been linked to lower penetrance. No symptoms were observed at or after birth. In cases with an OTOA gene deletion, it was recommended that parents monitor the hearing status of their offspring after birth. In our cohort, OTOA deletions were identified in six fetuses. While biallelic OTOA loss has been linked to DFNB22 deafness, the heterozygous deletions observed herein may contribute to variable auditory phenotypes, particularly if combined with additional genetic or environmental factors. Prenatal assessments of auditory function remain challenging, but postnatal follow-up in these cases may clarify the penetrance of OTOA-related hearing loss.

This study had several limitations. The number of cases was relatively small, as only a small portion of the population was surveyed. The short follow-up period may further have been followed by undetected intellectual or learning disabilities and behavioral and hearing problems. Therefore, the follow-up period in future studies should be extended to enable a more comprehensive assessment of growth and development.

5 Conclusion

SNP array testing can effectively detect the 16p12.2 microdeletion, clarify its deletion range and the genes it contains, and improve prenatal diagnoses. In this study, 13 fetuses with the 16p12.2 microdeletion lacked intrauterine-specific phenotypes, and three fetuses carrying normal inherited phenotypes were carried to full-term. Follow-ups soon after birth did not reveal abnormalities; therefore, family comparisons can help reduce unnecessary active terminations of pregnancy. Given that a child’s hearing and neurological development may be delayed, it is important to conduct continuous and regular follow-ups after birth. Currently, only a few studies on the prenatal 16p12.2 microdeletion can be retrieved, and there is a lack of specific phenotypes in infants before birth. We will continue to accumulate relevant data to provide a better basis for genetic counseling.

Data availability statement

The original contributions presented in the study are included in the article/supplementary material, further inquiries can be directed to the corresponding authors.

Ethics statement

The studies involving humans were approved by This study was approved by the Ethics Committee of Fujian Maternal and Child Health Hospital (Approval No. 2021KRD09001). The studies were conducted in accordance with the local legislation and institutional requirements. The participants provided their written informed consent to participate in this study. Written informed consent was obtained from the individual(s) for the publication of any potentially identifiable images or data included in this article.

Author contributions

MC: Writing – original draft, Writing – review and editing. NL: Conceptualization, Writing – original draft. HH: Investigation, Writing – review and editing. WY: Software, Writing – review and editing. NG: Methodology, Writing – original draft. LX: Project administration, Writing – review and editing.

Funding

The author(s) declare that financial support was received for the research and/or publication of this article. This study was funded by the Fujian Provincial Natural Science Foundation [grant number 2021J01407], the Fujian Provincial Natural Science Foundation [grant number 2019J01509], Joint Funds for the Innovation of Science and Technology, Fujian Province [grant number 2020Y9159], Innovation Platform Project of Science and Technology, Fujian province [grant number 2021Y2012], National Key Clinical Specialty Construction Program of China (Obstetric), Key Project on the Integration of Industry, Education and Research Collaborative Innovation of Fujian Province [grant number 2021YZ034011], and the Key Project on Science and Technology Program of Fujian Health Commission [grant number 2021ZD01002].

Acknowledgments

We would like to thank the clinical staff at the Department of Obstetrics who helped collect clinical data.

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Abbreviations

SNP, single-nucleotide polymorphism; CNV, copy number variation; NIPT, non-invasive prenatal testing; DFNB22, autosomal recessive deafness-22.

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