Epigenetic risks related to assisted reproductive technologies: Short- and long-term consequences for the health of children conceived through assisted reproduction technology: More reason for caution?

Human Reproduction

Volumn 17, Issue 11, 2002, Pages 2783-2786

  Thompson, Jeremy G ^a   Kind, Karen L ^a   Roberts, Claire T ^a   Robertson, Sarah A ^a   Robinson, Jeffrey S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Embryo culture; Epigenetic; Fetal development; Gene expression; Placenta

Indexed keywords

CHILD; CHILD HEALTH; CONCEPTION; ENVIRONMENT; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; FETUS DEVELOPMENT; GAMETE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC DISORDER; GENETIC RISK; HUMAN; INFERTILITY THERAPY; MICROMANIPULATION; NEWBORN DISEASE; NEWBORN PERIOD; PERINATAL DEVELOPMENT; PHENOTYPE; PLACENTA FUNCTION; PROTEIN MODIFICATION; REVIEW; STRESS; ANIMAL; GENE; HEALTH STATUS; PHYSIOLOGY; PLACENTA; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; THEORETICAL MODEL; TIME;

ANIMALIA;

ANIMALS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EMBRYONIC AND FETAL DEVELOPMENT; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; GENES; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MODELS, THEORETICAL; PLACENTA; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0036851172     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/17.11.2783     Document Type: Review

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