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Association of assisted reproductive technology, germline de novo mutations and congenital heart defects in a prospective birth cohort study.
Cell research - 1 Aug 2021
Wang Cheng, Lv Hong, Ling Xiufeng, Li Hong, Diao Feiyang, Dai Juncheng, Du Jiangbo, Chen Ting, Xi Qi, Zhao Yang, Zhou Kun, Xu Bo, Han Xiumei, Liu Xiaoyu, Peng Meijuan, Chen Congcong, Tao Shiyao, Huang Lei, Liu Cong, Wen Mingyang, Jiang Yangqian, Jiang Tao, Lu Chuncheng, Wu Wei, Wu Di, Chen Minjian, Lin Yuan, Guo Xuejiang, Huo Ran, Liu Jiayin, Ma Hongxia, Jin Guangfu, Xia Yankai, Sha Jiahao, Shen Hongbing, Hu Zhibin
Abstract excerpt
Emerging evidence suggests that children conceived through assisted reproductive technology (ART) have a higher risk of congenital heart defects (CHDs) even when there is no family history. De novo mutation (DNM) is a well-known cause of sporadic congenital diseases; however, whether ART procedures increase the number of germline DNM (gDNM) has not yet been well studied. Here, we performed whole-genome sequencing...
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