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Hum. Reprod. Advance Access originally published online on January 12, 2006
Human Reproduction 2006 21(5):1172-1178; doi:10.1093/humrep/dei484
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Evidence of a high proportion of premature unbalanced separation of sister chromatids in the first polar bodies of women of advanced age

F. Vialard1,2,6, C. Petit3,4, M. Bergere1,2, D. Molina Gomes1, V. Martel-Petit4, R. Lombroso1, Y. Ville1, H. Gerard3,5 and J. Selva1,2

1 Department of reproductive biology, cytogenetics, gynaecology and obstetrics, CHI Poissy-Saint Germain, Poissy, 2 Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM U 407), Faculté de Médecine Lyon-Sud, Oullins, 3 Department of reproductive biology and development, CHU de Nancy, Maternité A Pinard, Nancy, 4 Department of genetics & reproductive biology, Laboraroire Lefaure & Petit, Epinal and 5 EA 3442 "Génétique, Signalisation, Différenciation" Université Henri Poincaré, Nancy, France

6 To whom correspondence should be addressed at: Department of reproductive biology, cytogenetics, gynaecology and obstetrics, CHI Poissy-Saint Germain, 10 rue du Champ Gaillard, 78303 Poissy cedex, France. E-mail: fvialard{at}hotmail.com

BACKGROUND: Maternal ageing is the only aetiological factor unequivocally linked to aneuploidy. Two mechanisms seem to explain these abnormalities in oocytes: non-disjunction and premature unbalanced separation of sister chromatids (PSSC). Previous studies of unfertilized oocytes argue for a major role of PSSC in the aetiology of aneuploidy for women of advanced age, but in vitro ageing of the oocytes could influence the results. METHODS: Owing to the high prevalence of aneuploidy in women of advanced age, chromosomal screening of the first polar body just before ICSI was offered to women (from 38 years of age) included in an assisted reproduction programme. RESULTS: Among 141 oocytes from 29 women (mean age 40 years and 2 months), 43 (30.5%) were abnormal. Sixty-five abnormalities were found and PSSC was involved in 80% of cases. CONCLUSION: These results are in accordance with previous studies and confirm, in ‘fresh’ oocytes, the major role of PSSC in the aetiology of aneuploidy in women of advanced age.

Key words: aneuploidy/age/premature separation of sister chromatids/cohesin/polar body


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