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ArticleMolecular cytogenetics2015

Preimplantation genetic screening of blastocysts by multiplex qPCR followed by fresh embryo transfer: validation and verification.

Yu-Shih Yang, Shun-Ping Chang, Hsin-Fu Chen, Gwo-Chin Ma, Wen-Hsiang Lin, Chi-Fang Lin, Feng-Po Tsai, Cheng-Hsuan Wu, Horng-Der Tsai, Tsung-Hsien Lee and 1 more

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Article in Molecular cytogenetics, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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Yu-Shih Yang *Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan.
Shun-Ping Chang *Department of Genomic Medicine, and Center for Medical Genetics, Changhua Christian Hospital, Changhua, Taiwan.
Hsin-Fu Chen *Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan.
Gwo-Chin Ma *Department of Genomic Medicine, and Center for Medical Genetics, Changhua Christian Hospital, Changhua, Taiwan.
Wen-Hsiang LinDepartment of Genomic Medicine, and Center for Medical Genetics, Changhua Christian Hospital, Changhua, Taiwan.
Chi-Fang LinDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan.
Feng-Po TsaiPoyuan Women Clinic, Changhua, Taiwan.
Cheng-Hsuan WuDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Changhua Christian Hospital, Changhua, Taiwan.
Horng-Der TsaiDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Changhua Christian Hospital, Changhua, Taiwan.
Tsung-Hsien LeeDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan.
Ming ChenDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan.
Changhua Christian Hospital · TWNational Taiwan University · TWChung Shan Medical University · TW

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundAneuploidy is an important etiology of implantation failure and quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction (qPCR) seems a promising preimplantation genetic screening (PGS) technology to detect aneuploidies. This verification study aimed at verifying the impact on reproductive outcomes in in vitro fertilization (IVF) cycles using fresh embryo transfer (FET) in which the embryos were selected by blastocyst biopsy with qPCR-based PGS in our settings.

resultsA total of 13 infertile couples with more than once failed in vitro fertilization were enrolled during July to October of 2014. PGS was conducted by qPCR with selectively amplified markers to detect common aneuploidies (chromosomes 13, 18, 21, X, and Y). The design of the qPCR molecular markers adopted the locked nucleic acid (LNA) strategy. The blastocyst biopsy was performed on Day 5/6 and the PGS was done on the same day, which enabled FET. A total of 72 blastocysts were biopsied. Successful diagnoses were established in all embryos and the rate of successful diagnosis was 100 %. The aneuploidy rate was 38.9 % (28/72). 28 embryos were transferred. The clinical pregnancy rate was 61.5 % (8/13) per cycle. Early first trimester abortion was encountered in 1 and the ongoing pregnancy rate was 53.8 % (7/13) per cycle.

conclusionThis study verified the favorable outcome of adopting PGS with qPCR + FET in our own setting. Expanding the repertoire of aneuploidies being investigated (from a limited set to all 24 chromosomes) is underway and a randomized study by comparing qPCR and other PGS technologies is warranted.

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AneuploidyBlastocystFresh embryo transferPGSqPCR

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