Alteration of gene expression in human cumulus cells as a potential indicator of oocyte aneuploidy

Human Reproduction

Volumn 27, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 2559-2568

  Fragouli, Elpida ^a   Wells, Dagan ^a,b   Iager, Amy E ^c   Kayisli, Umit A ^d   Patrizio, Pasquale ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b Reprogenetics LLC   (United States)

^c Gema Diagnostics   (United States)

^d YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aneuploidy; Cumulus cells; Gene expression; Microarray CGH; Oocyte

Indexed keywords

MESSENGER RNA; TRANSCRIPTOME;

ADULT; ANEUPLOIDY; ARTICLE; CHROMOSOME ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE GENOMIC HYBRIDIZATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CUMULUS CELL; FEMALE; GENE; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; KARYOTYPE; MICROARRAY ANALYSIS; OOCYTE; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SPSB2 GENE; TP53I3 GENE; UPREGULATION;

EID: 84870034915     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: 14602350     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/des170     Document Type: Article

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