Prediction model for aneuploidy in early human embryo development revealed by single-cell analysis

Maria Vera-Rodriguez, Shawn L. Chavez, Carmen Rubio, Renee A. Reijo Pera and Carlos Simon ()
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Maria Vera-Rodriguez: Institute for Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine, Center for Reproductive and Stem Cell Biology
Shawn L. Chavez: Institute for Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine, Center for Reproductive and Stem Cell Biology
Carmen Rubio: IGenomix, Parc Cientific Universitat de Valencia
Renee A. Reijo Pera: Institute for Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine, Center for Reproductive and Stem Cell Biology
Carlos Simon: Institute for Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine, Center for Reproductive and Stem Cell Biology

Nature Communications, 2015, vol. 6, issue 1, 1-14

Abstract: Abstract Aneuploidies are prevalent in the human embryo and impair proper development, leading to cell cycle arrest. Recent advances in imaging and molecular and genetic analyses are postulated as promising strategies to unveil the mechanisms involved in aneuploidy generation. Here we combine time-lapse, complete chromosomal assessment and single-cell RT–qPCR to simultaneously obtain information from all cells that compose a human embryo until the approximately eight-cell stage (n=85). Our data indicate that the chromosomal status of aneuploid embryos (n=26), including those that are mosaic (n=3), correlates with significant differences in the duration of the first mitotic phase when compared with euploid embryos (n=28). Moreover, gene expression profiling suggests that a subset of genes is differentially expressed in aneuploid embryos during the first 30 h of development. Thus, we propose that the chromosomal fate of an embryo is likely determined as early as the pronuclear stage and may be predicted by a 12-gene transcriptomic signature.

Date: 2015
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