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ArticleProceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America2024

Naturally occurring horse model of miscarriage reveals temporal relationship between chromosomal aberration type and point of lethality.

Jessica M Lawson, Shebl E Salem, Donald Miller, Anne Kahler, Wilhelmina J van den Boer, Charlotte A Shilton, Tia Sever, Rebecca R Mouncey, Jenna Ward, Daniel J Hampshire and 8 more

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Article in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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18 authors.

Jessica M Lawson *Department of Pathobiology and Population Sciences, Royal Veterinary College, London AL9 7TA, UK.
Shebl E Salem *Department of Biomedical Sciences, Baker Institute for Animal Health, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853.ORCID 0000-0001-5315-8934
Donald Miller *Department of Biomedical Sciences, Baker Institute for Animal Health, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853.ORCID 0000-0002-4868-1007
Anne KahlerDepartment of Pathobiology and Population Sciences, Royal Veterinary College, London AL9 7TA, UK.
Wilhelmina J van den BoerDepartment of Biomedical Sciences, Baker Institute for Animal Health, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853.
Charlotte A ShiltonDepartment of Pathobiology and Population Sciences, Royal Veterinary College, London AL9 7TA, UK.
Tia SeverDepartment of Biomedical Sciences, Baker Institute for Animal Health, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853.
Rebecca R MounceyDepartment of Pathobiology and Population Sciences, Royal Veterinary College, London AL9 7TA, UK.ORCID 0000-0001-9850-7878
Jenna WardDepartment of Biomedical Sciences, Baker Institute for Animal Health, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853.
Daniel J HampshireDepartment of Pathobiology and Population Sciences, Royal Veterinary College, London AL9 7TA, UK.
Alastair K FooteRossdales Laboratories, Rossdales Ltd, Beaufort Cottages Stables, Newmarket CB8 8JS, UK.
Jill S BryanRossdales Laboratories, Rossdales Ltd, Beaufort Cottages Stables, Newmarket CB8 8JS, UK.
Rytis JurasDepartment of Veterinary Integrative Biosciences, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843.ORCID 0000-0002-7385-0618
Oliver D PynnRossdales Veterinary Surgeons, Rossdales Ltd, Beaufort Cottages Stables, Newmarket CB8 8JS, UK.
Brian W DavisDepartment of Veterinary Integrative Biosciences, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843.ORCID 0000-0002-6121-135X
Rebecca R BelloneDepartment of Population Health and Reproduction, Veterinary Genetics Laboratory, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California, Davis, CA 95617.
Terje RaudseppDepartment of Veterinary Integrative Biosciences, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843.ORCID 0000-0003-2276-475X
Amanda M de MestreDepartment of Biomedical Sciences, Baker Institute for Animal Health, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853.ORCID 0000-0002-9422-2370

Funding

Horserace Betting Levy Board (HBLB) SPrj046Thoroughbred Breeders Association TBA2019
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Chromosomal abnormalities are a common cause of human miscarriage but rarely reported in any other species. As a result, there are currently inadequate animal models available to study this condition. Horses present one potential model since mares receive intense gynecological care. This allowed us to investigate the prevalence of chromosomal copy number aberrations in 256 products of conception (POC) in a naturally occurring model of pregnancy loss (PL). Triploidy (three haploid sets of chromosomes) was the most common aberration, found in 42% of POCs following PL over the embryonic period. Over the same period, trisomies and monosomies were identified in 11.6% of POCs and subchromosomal aberrations in 4.2%. Whole and subchromosomal aberrations involved 17 autosomes, with chromosomes 3, 4, and 20 having the highest number of aberrations. Triploid fetuses had clear gross developmental anomalies of the brain. Collectively, data demonstrate that alterations in chromosome number contribute to PL similarly in women and mares, with triploidy the dominant ploidy type over the key period of organogenesis. These findings, along with highly conserved synteny between human and horse chromosomes, similar gestation lengths, and the shared single greatest risk for PL being advancing maternal age, provide strong evidence for the first animal model to truly recapitulate many key features of human miscarriage arising due to chromosomal aberrations, with shared benefits for humans and equids.

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Abortion, SpontaneousChromosome AberrationsAnimalsDisease Models, AnimalFemaleHorsesHumansPregnancyTriploidychromosomeembryogeneticsmiscarriagepregnancy

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PMID39102548
PMCPMC11331123

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