An abnormal number of chromosomes, either too few or too many. Nearly all human body cells usually have a set of 46 chromosomes, while egg and sperm cells have 23.
A gene normally active only in reproductive cells may drive genetic instability in aggressive breast cancers, offering a potential new treatment target...
Clinical embryologist and fertility clinic founder Dr Cristina Hickman shares her thoughts on preimplantation testing for polygenic traits ...
Variants in maternal genes that increase the risk of aneuploidy have been identified...
Hitler's DNA has been identified and sequenced for the first time. Senior science writer, Dr Matteo Cortese, reviews a BBC programme investigating what the DNA reveals about Hitler's heritage – discussing the technology at its core: polygenic scores...
The second session of 'What Does Genomics Mean for Fertility Treatment?' – the 2025 Annual Conference of PET – explored controversies surrounding preimplantation genetic testing for aneuploidy...
Some UK patients are seeking preimplantation genetic testing involving polygenic scores, placing fertility clinics in an awkward position...
A novel method for visualising human blastocyst development – which has led to findings with implications for PGT-A – is described by Dr Ahmed Abdelbaki, a postdoctoral researcher in the Niakan Lab at the University of Cambridge...
A common IVF 'add-on' – preimplantation genetic testing for aneuploidy (PGT-A) – may overestimate the impact of embryo abnormalities, new research suggests...
Cannabis may directly interfere with women's ability to conceive by affecting the health of their eggs...
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