Assisted Reproductive Technology: Public Health and Genomic Insights - March 25, 2015

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Assisted Reproductive Technology: Public Health and Genomic Insights - March 25, 2015

CDC information: The association between assisted reproductive technology and autism spectrum disorder

Association between assisted reproductive technology conception and autism in California, 1997-2007.
Fountain C et al. Am J Public Health 2015 Mar 19. e1-e9

Assisted reproductive technology and somatic morbidity in childhood: a systematic review.
Kettner LO et al. Fertil. Steril. 2015 Mar (3) 707-19

Assisted reproductive technology: an overview of Cochrane reviews.
Farquhar C et al. Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2014 CD010537

Comparison of genome-wide and gene-specific DNA methylation between ART and naturally conceived pregnancies.
Melamed N et al. Epigenetics 2015 Jan 12. 0

The effect of cryopreservation on the genome of gametes and embryos: principles of cryobiology and critical appraisal of the evidence.
Kopeika J et al. Hum. Reprod. Update 2015 Mar (2) 209-227

International regulatory landscape and integration of corrective genome editing into in vitro fertilization.
Araki M et al. Reprod. Biol. Endocrinol. 2014 108

Imprinting methylation errors in ART.
Hiura H et al. Reprod. Med. Biol. 2014 (4) 193-202

Folic acid supplementation and methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR) gene variations in relation to in vitro fertilization pregnancy outcome.
Murto T et al. Acta Obstet Gynecol Scand 2015 Jan (1) 65-71

Current issues in medically assisted reproduction and genetics in Europe: research, clinical practice, ethics, legal issues and policy.
Harper J et al. Hum. Reprod. 2014 Aug (8) 1603-9

Infertility, Assisted Reproductive Technology and Genomics - January 12, 2015

Safety of assisted reproductive technology in the United States, 2000-2011 
Jennifer F. Kawwass et al. JAMA, January 7, 2015

Assisted reproductive technology has low complication risk, US data show. 
BMJ 2015; 350 (January 7, 2015)

Recent Genomic Insights

Polar bodies in assisted reproductive technology: Current progress and future perspectives. 
Wei Y, et al. Biol Reprod. 2014 Dec 3.

OMICS: Current and future perspectives in reproductive medicine and technology.
Egea RR, et al. J Hum Reprod Sci. 2014 Apr;7(2):73-92

Toward the identification of a subset of unexplained infertility: a sperm proteomic approach.
McReynolds S, et al.  Fertil Steril. 2014 Sep;102(3):692-9

Epigenetic effects on the embryo as a result of periconceptional environment and assisted reproduction technology.
Lucas E. Reprod Biomed Online. 2013 Nov;27(5):477-85.

Infertility: The Role of Genetics - July 15, 2014

CDC information: Infertility frequently asked questions

CDC information: What is assisted reproductive technology?

Did you know? 443 genes have reported in relation to risks and outcomes of infertility, including 16 genomewide association studies? To find out more, visit the HuGE Navigator

Find out about genetic disorders and tests associated with infertility, NIH Genetic Testing Registry

Infertility: Tests and diagnosis, Mayo Clinic (2013) 

Multicentre study of the clinical relevance of screening IVF patients for carrier status of the annexin A5 M2 haplotype. 
Simon Fishel et al. Reproductive Medicine Online, July 2014  

Current issues in medically assisted reproduction and genetics in Europe: research, clinical practice, ethics, legal issues and policy 
Harper J, et al. Hum Reprod 2014 Aug;29(8):1603-9

Genetic screening could reduce recurrent miscarriages, PHG Foundation, Jul 2

Fertility clinics scan for the strongest embryo, by Andrew Pollack, New York Times, Jul 11