Clinical Epigenetics (May 2023)

The impact of epigenetic landscape on ovarian cells in infertile older women undergoing IVF procedures

  • Giulia Sgueglia,
  • Salvatore Longobardi,
  • Domenico Valerio,
  • Maria Rosaria Campitiello,
  • Nicola Colacurci,
  • Cinzia Di Pietro,
  • Rosalia Battaglia,
  • Thomas D’Hooghe,
  • Lucia Altucci,
  • Carmela Dell’Aversana

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/s13148-023-01490-0
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 15, no. 1
pp. 1 – 10

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Abstract The constant decline in fertility and older reproductive age is the major cause of low clinical pregnancy rates in industrialised countries. Epigenetic mechanisms impact on proper embryonic development in women undergoing in vitro fertilisation (IVF) protocols. Here, we describe the main epigenetic modifications that may influence female reproduction and could affect IVF success. Graphical Abstract

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