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ArticleReproductive medicine and biology2021

Consistency between chromosomal status analysis of biopsied human blastocyst trophectoderm cells and whole blastocyst cells.

Harunori Takahashi, Kazumasa Takahashi, Mayumi Goto, Takeo Hirakawa, Hisataka Hasegawa, Akihiro Shitara, Takuya Iwasawa, Kazue Togashi, Kenichi Makino, Hiromitsu Shirasawa and 4 more

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Harunori TakahashiDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology Akita University Graduate School of Medicine Akita Japan.
Kazumasa TakahashiDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology Akita University Graduate School of Medicine Akita Japan.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5424-7736
Mayumi GotoDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology Akita University Graduate School of Medicine Akita Japan.
Takeo HirakawaDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology Akita University Graduate School of Medicine Akita Japan.
Hisataka HasegawaDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology Akita University Graduate School of Medicine Akita Japan.
Akihiro ShitaraDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology Akita University Graduate School of Medicine Akita Japan.
Takuya IwasawaDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology Akita University Graduate School of Medicine Akita Japan.
Kazue TogashiDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology Akita University Graduate School of Medicine Akita Japan.
Kenichi MakinoDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology Akita University Graduate School of Medicine Akita Japan.
Hiromitsu ShirasawaDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology Akita University Graduate School of Medicine Akita Japan.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5300-0037
Hiroshi MiuraDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology Akita University Graduate School of Medicine Akita Japan.
Wataru SatoDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology Akita University Graduate School of Medicine Akita Japan.
Yukiyo KumazawaDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology Akita University Graduate School of Medicine Akita Japan.
Yukihiro TeradaDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology Akita University Graduate School of Medicine Akita Japan.

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purposeThis study investigated the consistency between results of preimplantation genetic testing for aneuploidy performed on trophectoderm (TE) cells and remaining blastocyst cells.

methodsTE biopsy was performed on 29 surplus cryopreserved human blastocysts. Biopsy samples and remaining blastocysts were processed using the VeriSeq PGS kit, and chromosomal statuses were compared by next-generation sequencing.

resultsDiscordance was observed in the chromosomal status of 11 out of 29 blastocysts between the biopsied TE and remaining blastocysts. Concordance was observed in 11 of 12 blastocysts classified as euploid by TE biopsy and in 7 of 17 blastocysts classified as aneuploid. There was 100% concordance (7/7) in cases diagnosed as aneuploid with no mosaicism by TE biopsy. However, discordance was observed in all 10 cases showing mosaicism or partial chromosomal abnormality.

conclusionChromosomal status analysis based on TE biopsy does not accurately reflect the chromosomal status of the whole blastocyst. The chromosomal status is usually the same between the TE and remaining blastocyst cells in cases diagnosed as euploid or aneuploid with no mosaicism. However, mosaic blastocysts and those with other types of structural rearrangements have a higher risk of inconsistency, warranting caution during embryo selection.

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mosaicismnext‐generation sequencingpreimplantation genetic testingtrophectodermwhole embryo

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