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Ligand-independent activation of steroid hormone receptors by gonadotropin-releasing hormone

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Chen, Junling. [Vancouver, BC?]: University of British Columbia , 2010.
Website
http://hdl.handle.net/2429/34980
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Nuclear receptors including estrogen receptors (ERs) and progesterone receptors (PRs) are activated by their ligands as well as by signaling pathways in response to peptide hormones and growth factors. In gonadotrophs, gonadotropin releasing hormones (GnRHs) act via the GnRH receptor (GnRHR). Both …
Website
http://hdl.handle.net/2429/34980
Author
Chen, Junling
Place of Publication
[Vancouver, BC?]
Publisher
University of British Columbia
Publication Date
2010
Subject
Faculty of Medicine
Theses
Abstract
Nuclear receptors including estrogen receptors (ERs) and progesterone receptors (PRs) are activated by their ligands as well as by signaling pathways in response to peptide hormones and growth factors. In gonadotrophs, gonadotropin releasing hormones (GnRHs) act via the GnRH receptor (GnRHR). Both GnRH-I and GnRH-II activate an estrogen response element (ERE)-driven luciferase reporter gene in LβT2 mouse pituitary cells, and GnRH-I is more potent in this regard.
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English
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Study of serum inhibin levels in two in-vitro fertilization protocols

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Kwong, Eugene Cheuk Kun. [Vancouver, BC?]: University of British Columbia , 1994.
Website
http://hdl.handle.net/2429/5375
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In order to characterize and compare the pattern of inhibin production in the follicular phase between patients of the clomiphene citrate/human menopausal gonadotropin (hMG) and Buserelin/hMG protocols in in-vitro fertilization, serum inhibin levels from 20 patients in each protocol were measured. …
Website
http://hdl.handle.net/2429/5375
Author
Kwong, Eugene Cheuk Kun
Place of Publication
[Vancouver, BC?]
Publisher
University of British Columbia
Publication Date
1994
Subject
Faculty of Medicine
Theses
Abstract
In order to characterize and compare the pattern of inhibin production in the follicular phase between patients of the clomiphene citrate/human menopausal gonadotropin (hMG) and Buserelin/hMG protocols in in-vitro fertilization, serum inhibin levels from 20 patients in each protocol were measured. The patients were matched for age and had tubal diseases only. It was hypothesized that the serum inhibin levels would be different in these two groups due to possible local actions of clomiphene citrate and Buserelin (a GnRH agonist) on the ovary.
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English
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Studies of a sperm antigen recognized by two monoclonal antibodies

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McChesney, Patricia. [Vancouver, BC?]: University of British Columbia , 1994.
Website
http://hdl.handle.net/2429/5455
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In order to characterize and compare the pattern of inhibin production in the follicular phase between patients of the clomiphene citrate/human menopausal gonadotropin (hMG) and Buserelin/hMG protocols in in-vitro fertilization, serum inhibin levels from 20 patients in each protocol were measured. …
Website
http://hdl.handle.net/2429/5455
Author
McChesney, Patricia
Place of Publication
[Vancouver, BC?]
Publisher
University of British Columbia
Publication Date
1994
Subject
Faculty of Medicine
Theses
Abstract
In order to characterize and compare the pattern of inhibin production in the follicular phase between patients of the clomiphene citrate/human menopausal gonadotropin (hMG) and Buserelin/hMG protocols in in-vitro fertilization, serum inhibin levels from 20 patients in each protocol were measured. The patients were matched for age and had tubal diseases only. It was hypothesized that the serum inhibin levels would be different in these two groups due to possible local actions of clomiphene citrate and Buserelin (a GnRH agonist) on the ovary.
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English
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Studies of sperm antigens using specific monoclonal antibodies

https://cwslc.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog113995
Sun, Ping. [Vancouver, BC?]: University of British Columbia , 1987.
Website
http://hdl.handle.net/2429/28405
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This thesis work is focused on studies of sperm antigen: its purification and antifertility effect, its "internal image" by use of anti-idiotypic antibodies, and its capacity to induce antibodies of IgA class. Mouse sperm acrosomal antigens that react with a monoclonal antibody generated against mo…
Website
http://hdl.handle.net/2429/28405
Author
Sun, Ping
Place of Publication
[Vancouver, BC?]
Publisher
University of British Columbia
Publication Date
1987
Subject
Faculty of Medicine
Theses
Abstract
This thesis work is focused on studies of sperm antigen: its purification and antifertility effect, its "internal image" by use of anti-idiotypic antibodies, and its capacity to induce antibodies of IgA class. Mouse sperm acrosomal antigens that react with a monoclonal antibody generated against mouse spermatozoa, MS 207, were purified by immunoaffinity chromatography from soluble fraction of mouse testis homogenates.
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English
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Learning healthcare system: Workshop summary (IOM Roundtable on Evidence-Based Medicine)

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Olsen, LeighAnne;, Aisner, Dara;, McGinnis, J. Michael (Eds). Washington, DC: National Academies Press , 2007.
Website
http://www.nap.edu/catalog.php?record_id=11903
Material Type
Online
This book considers how health care is structured to develop and to apply evidence--from health profession training and infrastructure development to advances in research methodology, patient engagement, payment schemes, and measurement--and highlights opportunities for the creation of a sustainabl…
Website
http://www.nap.edu/catalog.php?record_id=11903
Website Notes
Read online or download as PDF.
Author
Olsen, LeighAnne;
Aisner, Dara;
McGinnis, J. Michael (Eds).
Place of Publication
Washington, DC
Publisher
National Academies Press
Publication Date
2007
Physical Description
374 pages, 2 MB PDF file.
Subject
Health Care Delivery Systems
Evidence-Based Medicine
Abstract
This book considers how health care is structured to develop and to apply evidence--from health profession training and infrastructure development to advances in research methodology, patient engagement, payment schemes, and measurement--and highlights opportunities for the creation of a sustainable learning health care system that gets the right care to people when they need it and then captures the results for improvement. This book will be of primary interest to hospital and insurance industry administrators, health care providers, those who train and educate health workers, researchers, and policymakers.
ISBN
978-0-309-10300-8
Language
English
Material Type
Online
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Studies of a sperm acrosomal antigen recognized by HS-63 monoclonal antibody

https://cwslc.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog113989
Liu, Ming-Sun. [Vancouver, BC?]: University of British Columbia , 1991.
Website
http://hdl.handle.net/2429/30996
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A sperm specific and species conserved monoclonal antibody (HS-63) was shown to inhibit in vitro fertilization of mouse oocytes and human sperm penetration to zona-free hamster ova. The sperm antigen (SA-63) which reacts with HS-63 was found to be localized on the sperm acrosome. Following sperm ca…
Website
http://hdl.handle.net/2429/30996
Author
Liu, Ming-Sun
Place of Publication
[Vancouver, BC?]
Publisher
University of British Columbia
Publication Date
1991
Subject
Faculty of Medicine
Theses
Abstract
A sperm specific and species conserved monoclonal antibody (HS-63) was shown to inhibit in vitro fertilization of mouse oocytes and human sperm penetration to zona-free hamster ova. The sperm antigen (SA-63) which reacts with HS-63 was found to be localized on the sperm acrosome. Following sperm capacitation, this antigen becomes exposed and is shed after the acrosome reaction. SA-63 may be involved in the sperm acrosome reaction during the initial fertilization process.
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English
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Single cell studies of calcium as second messenger in human granulosa-lutein and embryonic kidney 293 cells

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Lee, Pearly S.N. [Vancouver, BC?]: University of British Columbia , 1999.
Website
http://hdl.handle.net/2429/10789
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It is well established that LH action is mediated primarily by adenylate cyclase/cAMP. Conversely, the role of inositol phosphate/calcium in LH signalling has only recently been investigated. We examined the effects of gonadotrophins on intracellular calcium mobilisation in HEK293 cells transiently…
Website
http://hdl.handle.net/2429/10789
Author
Lee, Pearly S.N.
Place of Publication
[Vancouver, BC?]
Publisher
University of British Columbia
Publication Date
1999
Subject
Faculty of Medicine
Theses
Abstract
It is well established that LH action is mediated primarily by adenylate cyclase/cAMP. Conversely, the role of inositol phosphate/calcium in LH signalling has only recently been investigated. We examined the effects of gonadotrophins on intracellular calcium mobilisation in HEK293 cells transiently transfected with human wild type or chimeric gonadotrophs receptors (n=3400). Intracellular free calcium concentration was measured using fura-2 microspectrofluorimetric techniques. Human LH (2-4 μg/ml) arid CG (10 IU/ml) consistently evoked oscillatory calcium signals in HEK293 cells transfected with hLHr, whereas hFSH (2-4 μg/ml) failed to elicit any calcium responses.
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English
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Journal of medical genetics

https://cwslc.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog119703
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Alternate Title
J. Med. Genet.
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom of Great Britain & Northern Ireland
Publisher
BMJ Publishing Group
Publication Date
1964 - Present
ISSN
0022-2593
Language
English
Material Type
Serial
Frequency
Monthly
Holdings
CFRI/Study & Learning Commons - Print: v.30:12-v.40:1+suppls. (1993-2003).
Missing: v.31:12 (1994); v.37:4 (2000).
Online: 1964 to present.
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British Columbia Medical Journal

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Alternate Title
BC medical journal
BCMJ
Place of Publication
[Vancouver, BC?]
Publisher
British Columbia Medical Association
Publication Date
1924 - present
ISSN
0007-0556
Material Type
Serial
Holdings
CFRI/Study & Learning Commons - Print: v.36:2-v.56:5 (1994-2014).
Missing: v.36:4,8-9 (1994); v.37:12 (1995); v.38:2 (1996); v.40:9,10 (1998); v.42:5-6 (2000); v.43:3-4,6,8 (2001); v.44:1 (2002); v.45-9 (2003); v.46:4 (2004); v.52:4 (2010).
Online: 2000 to present
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Canadian Medical Association Journal

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Alternate Title
CMAJ
Canadian Medical Association journal = Journal de l'Association Medicale Canadienne
Corporate Author
Canadian Medical Association
Place of Publication
[Ottawa, ON]
Publisher
Canadian Medical Association
Publication Date
1911 - Present
ISSN
0820-3946
Language
English
Material Type
Serial
Frequency
Biweekly
Holdings
CFRI/Study & Learning Commons - Print: v.150:1-v.186:9 (1994-2014).
Missing: v.154:1 (1996); v.156:3 (1997); v.157:5-7,9 (1997).
Online: 1911 to present.
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Nature medicine

https://cwslc.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog119779
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Alternate Title
Nat. Med.
Place of Publication
New York, NY
Publisher
Nature Publishing Group
Publication Date
1995 - Present.
ISSN
1078-8956
Language
English
Material Type
Serial
Frequency
Monthly
Holdings
CFRI/Study & Learning Commons - Print: v.1:1-v.11:7,10,12 (1995-2005); v.12:10 (2006); v.13:3 (2007); v.14:11+suppls. (2008).
Missing: v.1:2,5 (1995); v.4:1,2,6,8-12 (1998); v.5:1-6 (1999); v.6:8 (2000); v.11:8,9,11 (2005); v.12:1-11 (2006); v.13:1-2 (2007).
Online: 1995 to present.
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The Canadian journal of CME : continuing medical education.

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Alternate Title
Canadian journal of continuing medical education
Place of Publication
Pointe-Claire, QC
Publisher
STA Communications Inc.
Publication Date
1989 - Present
Notes
Issue for Apr. 1989 also called Premier issue.
ISSN
0843-994X
Language
English
Material Type
Serial
Frequency
Bimonthly
Holdings
CFRI/Study & Learning Commons - Print: v.11:6-v.26:6 (1999-2014)
Missing: v.11:9 (1999); v.12:6,8-10 (2000); v.13:1,5 (2001); v.15:7 (2003); v.20:6,12 (2008); v.21:3,6 (2009); v.26:5 (2014).
Online: 2001 to present.
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New England journal of medicine

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Alternate Title
NEJM
Place of Publication
[Boston, MA]
Publisher
Massachusetts Medical Society
Publication Date
1990 - Present.
ISSN
0028-4793
Language
English
Material Type
Serial
Frequency
Weekly
Holdings
CFRI/Study & Learning Commons - Print: v.330:20-v.365:17 (1994-2011).
Missing: v.331:10,12,14,15,19-21 (1994); v.332:20 (1995); v.334:13 (1996); v.337:14 (1997); v.338:2,4,12,22 (1998); v.341:16 (1999); v.342:all (2000); v.343:3,4,6-13,15-17,19,21-22,24-26 (2000); v.344:19-21,23,26; v.345:4,5,7-9,11-13,16,17,20-23,26 (2001); v.346:6-9,14,15,18-20,26 (2002); v.349:5-8,11,12,17,18,24 (2003); v.350:21 (2004); v.353:6,8-13,20 (2005); v.354:7,10,16; v.355:15,18,23 (2006); v.356:2,3,20; v.357:23 (2007); v.358:22,23; v.359:16,18 (2008); v.360:23; v.361:1,9-12 (2009); v.362:4; v.363:21 (2010).
Online: 1990 to present.
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Clinical Genetics: An International Journal of Genetics, Molecular and Personalized Medicine

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Place of Publication
Malden, Ma.
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
Publication Date
1970 - Present.
ISSN
0009-9163
Language
English
Material Type
Serial
Frequency
Monthly
Holdings
CFRI/Study & Learning Commons - Print: v.45:6-v.57:4+special issue (1994-2000); v.61:1 (2002); v.69:3-v.76:3 (2006-2009).
Missing: v.51:3, v.52:4 (1997); v.53:2 (1998); v.55:4, v.56:1,3 (1999); v.57:1-3, v.58:1-6 (2000); v.59:1-6, v.60:1-6 (2001); v.61:2-6, v.62:1-6 (2002); 2003-2005; v.69:1-2 (2006); v.73:3-5 (2008); v.75:1,3,4, v.76:2,4-6 (2009).
Online: 1970 to present.
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Canadian journal of rural medicine: The official journal of the Society of Rural Physicians of Canada

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Alternate Title
Canadian journal of rural medicine : the official journal of the Society of Rural Physicians of Canada = Journal canadien de la médecine rurale : le journal officiel de la Société de médecine rurale du Canada.
Corporate Author
Society of Rural Physicians of Canada
Place of Publication
[Ottawa, ON]
Publisher
Canadian Medical Association
Publication Date
1996 - Present
Notes
Articles in English; some are also in French.
ISSN
1203-7796
Language
English, French
Material Type
Serial
Frequency
Quarterly
Holdings
CFRI/Study & Learning Commons - Print:v.10:1-v.15:4 (2005-2010); v.16:3 (2011); v.17:1-2 (2012).
Missing: v.8:2-4 (2003); v.9:1-4 (2004); v.11:4 (2006); v.12:4 (2007); v.13:2 (2008).
Online: 1996 to present.
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Profiling the vaginal microbiome in HIV-positive women

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Mahal, Daljeet Singh. [Vancouver, BC?]: University of British Columbia , 2013.
Website
http://hdl.handle.net/2429/44267
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Disruptions or imbalances of the vaginal microbiome can lead to negative reproductive health consequences for women, including an increased risk of sexually transmitted infections, pelvic inflammatory disease, and preterm birth. HIV-positive women may be particularly vulnerable to microbiome disrup…
Website
http://hdl.handle.net/2429/44267
Author
Mahal, Daljeet Singh
Place of Publication
[Vancouver, BC?]
Publisher
University of British Columbia
Publication Date
2013
Subject
Faculty of Medicine
Theses
Abstract
Disruptions or imbalances of the vaginal microbiome can lead to negative reproductive health consequences for women, including an increased risk of sexually transmitted infections, pelvic inflammatory disease, and preterm birth. HIV-positive women may be particularly vulnerable to microbiome disruptions due to the immune dysfunction intrinsic to this disease. The objective of this study was to explore the vaginal microbiome in HIV-positive reproductive-aged women utilizing cpn60 metagenomic profiling and to correlate vaginal bacterial profiles with demographic/clinical variables.
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English
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Cardiovascular, metabolic, endocrine and behavioral aspects of development in postnatal lambs in relation to age, sex, lamb number and acute fluoxetine administration

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Nguyen, Tuan-Anh Thi. [Vancouver, BC?]: University of British Columbia , 2013.
Website
http://hdl.handle.net/2429/44653
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Human newborns exposed in utero to maternally administered SSRIs such as fluoxetine (FX) have an increased risk of adverse pregnancy outcomes including poor neonatal adaptation. This comprises respiratory difficulty, jitteriness, cyanosis when feeding and persists for several days after birth. Seve…
Website
http://hdl.handle.net/2429/44653
Author
Nguyen, Tuan-Anh Thi
Place of Publication
[Vancouver, BC?]
Publisher
University of British Columbia
Publication Date
2013
Subject
Faculty of Medicine
Theses
Abstract
Human newborns exposed in utero to maternally administered SSRIs such as fluoxetine (FX) have an increased risk of adverse pregnancy outcomes including poor neonatal adaptation. This comprises respiratory difficulty, jitteriness, cyanosis when feeding and persists for several days after birth. Several potential mechanisms underlying these symptoms have been proposed: 1) acute toxicity to the drugs (i.e. serotonin syndrome), 2) withdrawal syndrome due to the sudden discontinuation of maternal-fetal placental drug transfer at birth or 3) an SSRIs-elicited alteration in fetal brain development. However, the actual mechanism has not been elucidated.
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Role of receptor tyrosine kinase regulator Sprouty in ovarian cancer cells

https://cwslc.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog113944
So, Wai Kin. [Vancouver, BC?]: University of British Columbia , 2012.
Website
http://hdl.handle.net/2429/42242
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Aberrant epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) activity contributes to the development of epithelial ovarian cancer (EOC), a common and lethal female malignancy. Elucidating the regulation of EGFR function will improve treatments for EOC and the survival of patients. This study aims to elucidate …
Website
http://hdl.handle.net/2429/42242
Author
So, Wai Kin
Place of Publication
[Vancouver, BC?]
Publisher
University of British Columbia
Publication Date
2012
Subject
Faculty of Medicine
Theses
Abstract
Aberrant epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) activity contributes to the development of epithelial ovarian cancer (EOC), a common and lethal female malignancy. Elucidating the regulation of EGFR function will improve treatments for EOC and the survival of patients. This study aims to elucidate the role of Sprouty (SPRY) proteins, which are EGFR regulators, in EOC.
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English
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X-chromosome inactivation and FMR1 CGG repeat and AGG interspersion number in female newborns conceived by assisted reproductive technologies (ARTs)

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Wu, Elizabeth Xianshi. [Vancouver, BC?]: University of British Columbia , 2012.
Website
http://hdl.handle.net/2429/42609
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Pregnancies derived from in vitro fertilization (IVF) and intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) are associated with increased rates of chromosome abnormalities, congenital malformations, low birth weight, pre-term births, multiple gestations, and imprinting disorders. Assisted reproductive techno…
Website
http://hdl.handle.net/2429/42609
Author
Wu, Elizabeth Xianshi
Place of Publication
[Vancouver, BC?]
Publisher
University of British Columbia
Publication Date
2012
Subject
Faculty of Medicine
Theses
Abstract
Pregnancies derived from in vitro fertilization (IVF) and intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) are associated with increased rates of chromosome abnormalities, congenital malformations, low birth weight, pre-term births, multiple gestations, and imprinting disorders. Assisted reproductive technologies (ARTs) enable sub-fertile individuals to circumvent the natural selective pressures involved in human reproduction. The risks of ARTs may be due to the underlying causes of subfertility in these individuals or to the artificial processes used to achieve pregnancy. X-chromosome inactivation (XCI) may be at risk to perturbations in ARTs as it is thought to occur during the blastocyst stage when in vitro culturing would be taking place. We examined the XCI status in females conceived by ICSI (n=70), IVF (n=68), and naturally (NC, n=42).
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