Epigenetic disturbances in in vitro cultured gametes and embryos: Implications for human assisted reproduction

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 99, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 632-641

  El Hajj, Nady ^a   Haaf, Thomas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Assisted reproduction technology (ART); developmental origins hypothesis; DNA methylation; early embryo; epigenetic effects; genome reprogramming; imprinting; in vitro culture; oocyte

Indexed keywords

BIRTH; CONCEPTION; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; EMBRYO CULTURE; EPIGENETICS; FETUS DEVELOPMENT; GAMETE; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HUMAN; IN VITRO STUDY; INFERTILITY THERAPY; MOLECULAR IMPRINTING; NONHUMAN; NUCLEAR REPROGRAMMING; OOCYTE MATURATION; PHENOTYPE; PLACENTA DEVELOPMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGENY; REVIEW; SUPEROVULATION; BLASTOCYST; FEMALE; GENETIC DISORDER; GENETIC EPIGENESIS; GENETICS; GERM CELL; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY;

BLASTOCYST; EMBRYO CULTURE TECHNIQUES; EPIGENESIS, GENETIC; FEMALE; GENETIC DISEASES, INBORN; GERM CELLS; HUMANS; PREGNANCY; REPRODUCTIVE TECHNIQUES, ASSISTED;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84875212476     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: 15565653     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2012.12.044     Document Type: Review

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