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SIG Reproductive Genetics    developed by the ESHRE Special Interest Group Reproductive Genetics


Genetics and genetic testing in assisted reproduction

Level

Basic


Target audience

Geneticists, embryologists, obstetricians, andrologists


Topics included

  • Genetics and female infertility

  • Genetic causes of female infertility

  • Molecular mechanisms behind women's biological clock

  • Pre-selected for an award: Chromosome errors in human eggs shape natural fertility

  • Genes involved in menopause and POI

  • Genetics and male infertility

  • Genetic causes of male infertility

  • Current clinical application of DNA fragmentation analysis based on evidences and potential effects on the offspring

  • The microbiome as a marker of male fertility potential

  • SNP, CGH and NGS in the characterization of male infertility

  • Chromosomal aberrations in male reproductive disorders: evolving diagnosis tools and related genetic counselling

  • Infertility and heritable diseases

  • Gene editing

  • PGT-M

  • Carrier Screening

  • Mitochondrial dna copy number

  • Preventing mitochondrial disease

  • Development of new technologies to reduce the risk of transmitting mitochondrial DNA mutations

  • Expanded carrier screening

  • Development, Diagnostic sensitivity and clinical utility of expanded carrier screening

  • ESHRE ethics committees recommendations on expanded carrier screening in MAR

  • Cost-effectiveness consideration for ECS over disease management

  • PGT

  • Recommendations for good practice in PGT

  • The ESHRE PGD Consortium, a Brief History and Summary of Activities

  • Non-invasive PGT

  • PGT-A

  • PGT-A for everyone. Pro / con debate

  • New evidence on mosaic developmental potential: multicentric study of 822 mosaic embryos diagnosed by preimplantation genetic testing with trophectoderm biopsy

  • PGT-M

  • Cell-based non-invasive prenatal testing (cbNIPT): an alternative to chorionic villus sampling to confirm diagnosis of unaffected fetuses following preimplantation genetic testing for monogenic disorders (PGT-M)

  • A novel long-range DNA sequencing approach improves the design of new protocols for preimplantation genetic testing of monogenic disease (PGT-M).

  • PGT-M current approaches


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