Affiliation:
1. Reproduction Center, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Toho University Omori Medical Center, 6-11-1 Omori-Nishi, Ota-ku, Tokyo 143-8541, Japan
Abstract
We used placental tissue to compare the imprinted gene expression of IGF2, H19, KCNQ1OT1, and CDKN1C of singletons conceived via assisted reproduction technology (ART) with that of spontaneously conceived (SC) singletons. Of 989 singletons examined (ART ; SC ), neonatal weight was significantly lower in the ART group than in the SC group, but placental weight showed no significant difference. Gene expression analyzed by real-time PCR was similar for both groups with appropriate-for-date (AFD) birth weight. H19 expression was suppressed in fetal growth retardation (FGR) cases in the ART and SC groups compared with AFD cases ( and , resp.). In contrast, CDKN1C expression was suppressed in FGR cases in the ART group , while KCNQ1OT1 expression was hyperexpressed in FGR cases in the SC group . As imprinted gene expression patterns differed between the ART and SC groups, we speculate that ART modifies epigenetic status even though the possibilities always exist.
Subject
Obstetrics and Gynecology
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