Cancer Institute A national cancer institute
designated cancer center

Wing Wong

Publication Details

  • Defining human embryo phenotypes by cohort-specific prognostic factors.

    Jun SH, Choi B, Shahine L, Westphal LM, Behr B, Reijo Pera RA, Wong WH, Yao MW. PLoS One. 2008; 3 (7): e2562

    Hundreds of thousands of human embryos are cultured yearly at in vitro fertilization (IVF) centers worldwide, yet the vast majority fail to develop in culture or following transfer to the uterus. However, human embryo phenotypes have not been formally defined, and current criteria for embryo transfer largely focus on characteristics of individual embryos. We hypothesized that embryo cohort-specific variables describing sibling embryos as a group may predict developmental competence as measured by IVF cycle outcomes and serve to define human embryo phenotypes.

    PubMedID: 18596962

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