A non-invasive test for assessing embryo potential by gene expression profiles of human cumulus cells: A proof of concept study

Molecular Human Reproduction

Volumn 14, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 711-719

  Assou, S ^a,b,c   Haouzi, D ^a,b,c   Mahmoud, K ^d   Aouacheria, A ^e   Guillemin, Y ^e   Pantesco, V ^a   Reme T ^a,c   Dechaud, H ^b   De Vos, J ^a,c   Hamamah, S ^a,b,c  

^a HÔPITAL SAINT ELOI   (France)

^b HÔPITAL ARNAUD DE VILLENEUVE   (France)

^c INSERM   (France)

^d Centre de FIV   (Tunisia)

^e UNIVERSITÉ LYON 1   (France)

Author keywords

Cumulus cells; Embryo; Microarray; Non invasive biomarkers

Indexed keywords

BH3 PROTEIN; BIOLOGICAL MARKER; DNA; NUCLEAR FACTOR I; PHOSPHOENOLPYRUVATE CARBOXYKINASE (GTP);

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; CUMULUS OOPHORUS; DNA MICROARRAY; EMBRYO; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MALE; NON INVASIVE MEASUREMENT; PREDICTION; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

ADULT; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CUMULUS CELLS; EMBRYO, MAMMALIAN; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENE REGULATORY NETWORKS; HUMANS; OLIGONUCLEOTIDE ARRAY SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 58249109465     PISSN: 13609947     EISSN: 14602407     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/molehr/gan067     Document Type: Article

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