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ArticleNature communications2020

Developmental potential of aneuploid human embryos cultured beyond implantation.

Marta N Shahbazi, Tianren Wang, Xin Tao, Bailey A T Weatherbee, Li Sun, Yiping Zhan, Laura Keller, Gary D Smith, Antonio Pellicer, Richard T Scott and 2 more

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Article in Nature communications, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 65 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
65citing papers in PubMed, 2 pooled it
28.1field-weighted citation impact, top 1% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

65 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 133 citations in OpenAlex.

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  16. The Hallmarks of Aneuploidy in Cancer and Congenital Syndromes.Annual review of genomics and human genetics · 2025
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  20. Generation of Monosomy 21q Human iPS Cells by CRISPR/Cas9-Mediated Interstitial Megabase Deletion.Genes to cells : devoted to molecular & cellular mechanisms · 2025
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5 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.

4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

12 authors at 7 institutions in 4 countries.

Marta N Shahbazi *Mammalian Embryo and Stem Cell Group, University of Cambridge, Department of Physiology, Development and Neuroscience, Downing Street, Cambridge, CB2 3DY, UK.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1599-5747
Tianren Wang *Foundation for Embryonic Competence, 140 Allen Road, Basking Ridge, NJ, 07920, USA.
Xin Tao *Foundation for Embryonic Competence, 140 Allen Road, Basking Ridge, NJ, 07920, USA.
Bailey A T Weatherbee *Mammalian Embryo and Stem Cell Group, University of Cambridge, Department of Physiology, Development and Neuroscience, Downing Street, Cambridge, CB2 3DY, UK.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6825-6278
Li SunFoundation for Embryonic Competence, 140 Allen Road, Basking Ridge, NJ, 07920, USA.
Yiping ZhanFoundation for Embryonic Competence, 140 Allen Road, Basking Ridge, NJ, 07920, USA.
Laura KellerDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Michigan, 1301 E Catherine St, Ann Arbor, MI, 48109, USA.
Gary D SmithDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Michigan, 1301 E Catherine St, Ann Arbor, MI, 48109, USA.
Antonio PellicerUniversity of Valencia, Department of Paediatrics, Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Av. Blasco Ibanez, 15, Valencia, 46010, Spain.
Richard T ScottRutgers-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, Department of Obstetrics, Gynaecology and Reproductive Science, 125 Paterson Street, New Brunswick, NJ, 08901, USA. richard.scott@ivirma.com.
Emre SeliIVIRMA New Jersey, 140 Allen Road, Basking Ridge, NJ, 07920, USA. emre.seli@yale.edu.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7464-8203
Magdalena Zernicka-GoetzMammalian Embryo and Stem Cell Group, University of Cambridge, Department of Physiology, Development and Neuroscience, Downing Street, Cambridge, CB2 3DY, UK. mz205@cam.ac.uk.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7004-2471
University of Michigan · USCalifornia Institute of Technology · USMRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology · GBRutgers, The State University of New Jersey · USUniversitat de València · ESUniversity of Cambridge · GBYale University · US

Funding

Medical Research Council MC_UP_1201/24Wellcome TrustWellcome Trust 207415/Z/17/Z
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Aneuploidy, the presence of an abnormal number of chromosomes, is a major cause of early pregnancy loss in humans. Yet, the developmental consequences of specific aneuploidies remain unexplored. Here, we determine the extent of post-implantation development of human embryos bearing common aneuploidies using a recently established culture platform. We show that while trisomy 15 and trisomy 21 embryos develop similarly to euploid embryos, monosomy 21 embryos exhibit high rates of developmental arrest, and trisomy 16 embryos display a hypo-proliferation of the trophoblast, the tissue that forms the placenta. Using human trophoblast stem cells, we show that this phenotype can be mechanistically ascribed to increased levels of the cell adhesion protein E-CADHERIN, which lead to premature differentiation and cell cycle arrest. We identify three cases of mosaicism in embryos diagnosed as full aneuploid by pre-implantation genetic testing. Our results present the first detailed analysis of post-implantation development of aneuploid human embryos.

Indexed as

AneuploidyEmbryo, MammalianEmbryonic DevelopmentAntigens, CDCadherinsCell AdhesionCell Cycle CheckpointsCell LineageChromosome SegregationChromosomes, Human, Pair 16Chromosomes, Human, Pair 21Embryo ImplantationFemaleGenes, erbB-1Genetic TestingHumansAntigens, CDCadherinsCDH1 protein, human

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PMID32778678
PMCPMC7418029
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