Genomic instability and the link to infertility: A focus on microsatellites and genomic instability syndromes
Authors: Wieland, J., Buchan, S., Sen Gupta, S. and Mantzouratou, A.
Journal: European Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Reproductive Biology
Volume: 274
Pages: 229-237
eISSN: 1872-7654
ISSN: 0301-2115
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejogrb.2022.06.001
Abstract:Infertility is associated to multiple types of different genomic instabilities and is a genetic feature of genomic instability syndromes. While the mismatch repair machinery contributes to the maintenance of genome integrity, surprisingly its potential role in infertility is overlooked. Defects in mismatch repair mechanisms contribute to microsatellite instability and genomic instability syndromes, due to the inability to repair newly replicated DNA. This article reviews the literature to date to elucidate the contribution of microsatellite instability to genomic instability syndromes and infertility. The key findings presented reveal microsatellite instability is poorly researched in genomic instability syndromes and infertility.
https://eprints.bournemouth.ac.uk/37076/
Source: Scopus