[HTML][HTML] Preimplantation genetic testing for chromosomal abnormalities: aneuploidy, mosaicism, and structural rearrangements

M Viotti - Genes, 2020 - mdpi.com
There is a high incidence of chromosomal abnormalities in early human embryos, whether
they are generated by natural conception or by assisted reproductive technologies (ART) …

Screening embryos for polygenic disease risk: a review of epidemiological, clinical, and ethical considerations

A Capalbo, G de Wert, H Mertes… - Human reproduction …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
BACKGROUND The genetic composition of embryos generated by in vitro fertilization (IVF)
can be examined with preimplantation genetic testing (PGT). Until recently, PGT was limited …

[HTML][HTML] Allele-specific chromosome removal after Cas9 cleavage in human embryos

MV Zuccaro, J Xu, C Mitchell, D Marin, R Zimmerman… - Cell, 2020 - cell.com
Correction of disease-causing mutations in human embryos holds the potential to reduce the
burden of inherited genetic disorders and improve fertility treatments for couples with …

[HTML][HTML] The “mosaic” embryo: misconceptions and misinterpretations in preimplantation genetic testing for aneuploidy

NR Treff, D Marin - Fertility and sterility, 2021 - Elsevier
Preimplantation genetic testing for aneuploidy (PGT-A) remains one of the most
controversial topics in reproductive medicine. With more than 40% of in vitro fertilization …

Public attitudes, interests, and concerns regarding polygenic embryo screening

RA Furrer, D Barlevy, S Pereira, S Carmi… - JAMA Network …, 2024 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Polygenic embryo screening (PES) is a novel technology that estimates the
likelihood of develo** future conditions (eg, diabetes or depression) and traits (eg, height …

Identifying parental and cell-division origins of aneuploidy in the human blastocyst

B Rana, K Lambrese, R Mendola, J Xu, J Garrisi… - The American Journal of …, 2023 - cell.com
Preimplantation genetic testing commonly employs simplistic copy-number analyses to
screen for aneuploidy in blastocyst trophectoderm biopsies. Interpreting intermediate copy …

[HTML][HTML] Screening human embryos for polygenic traits has limited utility

E Karavani, O Zuk, D Zeevi, N Barzilai, NC Stefanis… - Cell, 2019 - cell.com
The increasing proportion of variance in human complex traits explained by polygenic
scores, along with progress in preimplantation genetic diagnosis, suggests the possibility of …

Utility and first clinical application of screening embryos for polygenic disease risk reduction

NR Treff, J Eccles, L Lello, E Bechor, J Hsu… - Frontiers in …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
For over 2 decades preimplantation genetic testing (PGT) has been in clinical use to reduce
the risk of miscarriage and genetic disease in patients with advanced maternal age and risk …

Preimplantation genetic testing for aneuploidy: a review of published blastocyst reanalysis concordance data

D Marin, J Xu, NR Treff - Prenatal Diagnosis, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Preimplantation genetic testing for aneuploidy (PGT‐A) reduces miscarriage risk, increases
the success of IVF, shortens time to pregnancy, and reduces multiple gestation rates without …

The human periconceptional maternal-embryonic space in health and disease

I Moreno, A Capalbo, A Mas… - Physiological …, 2023 - journals.physiology.org
Pregnancy is established during the periconceptional period as a continuum beginning with
blastocyst attachment to the endometrial epithelial surface followed by embryo invasion and …