Aneuploidy in human eggs: contributions of the meiotic spindle

C Thomas, T Cavazza, M Schuh - Biochemical Society …, 2021 - portlandpress.com
Human eggs frequently contain an incorrect number of chromosomes, a condition termed
aneuploidy. Aneuploidy affects∼ 10–25% of eggs in women in their early 30s, and more …

Genetics of oocyte ageing

U Eichenlaub-Ritter - Maturitas, 1998 - Elsevier
Objectives: Correlations between parental age, aneuploidy in germ cells and recent findings
on aetiological factors in mammalian trisomy formation are reviewed. Methods: Data from …

Human female meiosis revised: new insights into the mechanisms of chromosome segregation and aneuploidies from advanced genomics and time-lapse imaging

A Capalbo, ER Hoffmann, D Cimadomo… - Human reproduction …, 2017 - academic.oup.com
ABSTRACT BACKGROUND The unbalanced transmission of chromosomes in human
gametes and early preimplantation embryos causes aneuploidy, which is a major cause of …

Why is oocyte aneuploidy increased with maternal aging?

JY Ma, S Li, LN Chen, H Schatten, XH Ou… - Journal of genetics and …, 2020 - Elsevier
One of the main causes of pregnancy failure and fetus abortion is oocyte aneuploidy, which
is increased with maternal aging. Numerous possible causes of oocyte aneuploidy in aged …

Origins and mechanisms leading to aneuploidy in human eggs

L Wartosch, K Schindler, M Schuh, JR Gruhn… - Prenatal …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The gain or loss of a chromosome—or aneuploidy—acts as one of the major triggers for
infertility and pregnancy loss in humans. These chromosomal abnormalities affect more than …

Novel insights into reproductive ageing and menopause from genomics

A Das, A Destouni - Human Reproduction, 2023 - academic.oup.com
The post-reproductive phase or menopause in females is triggered by a physiological timer
that depends on a threshold of follicle number in the ovary. Curiously, reproductive …

Mechanisms of oocyte aneuploidy associated with advanced maternal age

M Mikwar, AJ MacFarlane, F Marchetti - Mutation Research/Reviews in …, 2020 - Elsevier
It is well established that maternal age is associated with a rapid decline in the production of
healthy and high-quality oocytes resulting in reduced fertility in women older than 35 years …

Sister kinetochore splitting and precocious disintegration of bivalents could explain the maternal age effect

AP Zielinska, Z Holubcova, M Blayney, K Elder… - Elife, 2015 - elifesciences.org
Aneuploidy in human eggs is the leading cause of pregnancy loss and Down's syndrome.
Aneuploid eggs result from chromosome segregation errors when an egg develops from a …

Single‐oocyte transcriptome analysis reveals aging‐associated effects influenced by life stage and calorie restriction

T Mishina, N Tabata, T Hayashi, M Yoshimura… - Aging …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Chromosome segregation errors in oocytes lead to the production of aneuploid eggs, which
are the leading cause of pregnancy loss and of several congenital diseases such as Down …

Chromosome abnormalities in the human oocyte

E Fragouli, D Wells, JDA Delhanty - Cytogenetic and genome research, 2011 - karger.com
Aneuploidy is the most commonly occurring type of chromosome abnormality and the most
significant clinically. It arises mostly due to segregation errors taking place during female …