The Correlation Between Morphological Parameters and the Incidence of De Novo Chromosomal Abnormalities in 3238 Biopsied Blastocysts

Overview

Journal J Assist Reprod Genet

Publisher Springer

Specialties Genetics
Reproductive Medicine

Date 2023 Apr 14

PMID 37058258

Authors

Jiangman Gao

Nan Wei

Xiaohui Zhu

Rong Li

Liying Yan

Jie Qiao

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Abstract

Purpose: The aim of this study was to determine the relationship between morphological parameters and the incidence of de novo chromosomal abnormalities.

Methods: This was a retrospective cohort study of 652 patients who underwent 921 cycles with 3238 blastocysts biopsied. The embryo grades were evaluated according to Gardner and Schoolcraft's system. The incidence of euploidy, whole chromosomal aneuploidy (W-aneuploidy), segmental chromosomal aneuploidy (S-aneuploidy), and mosaicism in trophectoderm (TE) cell biopsies was analyzed.

Results: The euploidy decreased significantly with maternal age and was positively correlated biopsy day and morphological parameters. The W-aneuploidy increased significantly with maternal age and was negatively correlated biopsy day and morphological parameters. Parental age, TE biopsy day, and morphological parameters were not associated with S-aneuploidy and mosaicism, except that TE grade C blastocysts had significantly higher mosaicism than TE grade A blastocysts. Subanalysis in different female age groups showed that euploidy and W-aneuploidy had a significant correlation with TE biopsy day among women aged ≤ 30 y and 31-35 y, with expansion degree among women aged ≥ 36 y, with ICM grade among women aged ≥ 31 y, and with TE grade among all female age ranges.

Conclusion: Female age, embryo developmental speed and blastocyst morphological parameters are associated with euploidy and whole chromosomal aneuploidy. The predictive value of these factors varies across female age groups. Parental age, embryo developmental speed, expansion degree, and ICM grade are not associated with the incidence of segmental aneuploidy or mosaicism, but TE grade seemingly has a weak correlation with segmental aneuploidy and mosaicism in embryos.

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