Project description:Genome-wide DNA methylation profiling of buccal smears from children born via assisted reproductive technologies. The Illumina 850k Human DNA methylation EPIC BeadChip was used to obtain DNA methylation profiles across approximately 850,000 CpGs. Samples included 12 controls and 36 samples.
Project description:To evaluate the possible deleterious affects prolonged cryopreservation and assisted reproductive technologies may have on the DNA of F0 progeny, we used array-based comparative genomic hybridization (CGH) for analysis of genomic DNA.
Project description:In their attempt to fulfill the wish of having children, women who suffer from fertility issues often undergo assisted reproductive technologies (ART) such as ovarian stimulation, which has been associated with adverse health outcomes and imprinting disorders in children. However, given the crucial role of exogenous hormone stimulation in improving human infertility treatments, a more comprehensive analysis of the potential impacts on DNA methylation in embryos following ovarian stimulation is needed. Here, we provide genome-wide DNA methylation profiles of blastocysts generated after superovulation of prepubertal or adult mice, compared with blastocysts derived from non-stimulated adult mice. Additionally, we assessed the impact of the in vitro growth and maturation of oocytes on methylation in blastocysts.
Project description:Genome wide DNA methylation profiling of whole blood at birth (Guthrie blood spots) and adulthood of individuals conceived by assisted reproductive technology (ART) and matched non-ART controls. The Illumina Infinium MethylationEPIC BeadChip was used to obtain DNA methylation profiles across approximately 850,000 CpGs in guthrie cards and whole adult blood.
Project description:As part of an investigation on contributors to offspring size following assisted reproduction, we investigated maternal mid-/late-pregnancy peripheral blood buffy coat DNA methylation at 240 CpGs previously associated with maternal pregnancy morbidity or offspring growth across various tissues. Illumina Infinium MethylationEPIC BeadChip was used to obtain DNA methylation profiles in previously frozen buffy coat samples from 70 women who conceived via assisted reproduction technologies and gave live births and 845 women who spotaneously conceived and gave live births.
Project description:Frozen-thawed embryo transfer (FET) is increasingly available for the improvement of the success rate of assisted reproductive technologies other than fresh embryo transfer (ET). There have been numerous findings that FET provides better obstetric and perinatal outcomes. However, the birth weight of infants conceived using FET is heavier than that of those conceived via ET. In addition, some reports have suggested that FET is associated with perinatal diseases such as placenta accreta and pregnancy-induced hypertension and a decrease in the sex ratio of male infants. These phenotypic alterations are caused by epigenetic alterations. MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are one of epigenetic modifications and dysregulation of miRNAs due to the environment in utero leads to placenta-associated diseases in infants and subsequently chronic diseases later in life. In this study, we compared miRNA expression profiles in the placentas originated from intracytoplasmic sperm injection and FET (ICSI-FET), intracytoplasmic sperm injection and ET (ICSI-ET) and from intracytoplasmic sperm injection and FET (ICSI-FET), intracytoplasmic sperm injection and ET (ICSI-ET) and spontaneous pregnancies (SP).
Project description:Genome wide DNA methylation profiling of normal and ART newborn. The Illumina Infinium 450k Human DNA methylation Beadchip was used to obtain DNA methylation profiles across approximately 450,000 CpGs. Samples included 6 normal newborn heelblood, 6 ART newborn heelblood.
