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Mitochondrial DNA mutations do not impact early human embryonic development
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DOI：10.1016/j.mito.2021.02.012.png)
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Mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) mutations cause severe maternally inherited disorders, although mechanisms regulating mother-to-offspring transmission have not yet been elucidated. To investigate if mtDNA mutations affect embryonic development, we compared morphology, viability and mtDNA content in control (n = 165) and mitochondrial (n = 16) human embryos at the cleavage-stage. mtDNA copy number (CN) was assessed in one or two embryonic cells, by real-time PCR. The presence of a maternal or embryonic mtDNA mutation did not impact on either embryonic quality or viability. mtDNA CN was not altered by mtDNA mutations, suggesting that mtDNA defects do not modify mtDNA metabolism at this early stage.
Keywords:
Mitochondrion
mtDNA copy number
Embryonic development
Cleavage-stage embryo
mtDNA mutation
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