Shorter telomere length of white blood cells is associated with higher rates of aneuploidy among infertile women undergoing in vitro fertilization
Hanson BM, Tao X, Zhan Y, Kim JG, Klimczak AM, Herlihy NS, Scott RT, Seli E. Shorter telomere length of white blood cells is associated with higher rates of aneuploidy among infertile women undergoing in vitro fertilization. Fertility And Sterility 2020, 115: 957-965. PMID: 33272640, DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2020.09.164.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsWhite blood cellsPatient ageInfertile womenCumulus cellsBlood cellsEmbryonic aneuploidyPeak estradiol levelsAntimüllerian hormone levelsProspective cohort studyTelomere lengthNumber of oocytesShorter telomere lengthReal-time polymerase chain reactionQuantitative real-time polymerase chain reactionHigh rateWarrants further investigationTelomere length assessmentSignificant overlap existsCohort studyOocyte retrievalSingle centerEstradiol levelsInfertile populationMaternal agePolymerase chain reactionSperm Mitochondrial DNA Copy Number Is Not a Predictor of Intracytoplasmic Sperm Injection (ICSI) Cycle Outcomes
Tiegs AW, Tao X, Landis J, Zhan Y, Franasiak JM, Seli E, Wells D, Fragouli E, Scott RT. Sperm Mitochondrial DNA Copy Number Is Not a Predictor of Intracytoplasmic Sperm Injection (ICSI) Cycle Outcomes. Reproductive Sciences 2020, 27: 1350-1356. PMID: 31994001, DOI: 10.1007/s43032-020-00163-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSperm mitochondrial DNA copy numberLive birth rateQuantitative real-time polymerase chain reactionMitochondrial DNA copy numberICSI cyclesBirth rateIntracytoplasmic sperm injection cycle outcomesBlastocyst developmentDay-3 embryo biopsyMtDNA-CNDNA copy numberBlastocyst euploidy ratesMixed-effects logistic regressionReal-time polymerase chain reactionSperm samplesEffects logistic regressionBlastocyst euploidyCohort studyPrimary outcomeSecondary outcomesInfertility centerCycle outcomeEuploidy rateMaternal ageInfertile population