Differences in maternally inherited and age-related de novo mitochondrial DNA variants between ART and spontaneously conceived individuals associate with low birth weight
Joke Mertens, Florence Belva, Aafke P.A. van Montfoort, Filippo Zambelli, Sara Seneca, Edouard Couvreu de Deckersberg, M Bonduelle, Herman J. Tournaye, Katrien Stouffs, Kurt Barbé, Hubert J.M. Smeets, H. Van de Velde, Karen Sermon, Christophe Blockeel, Claudia Spits
The paper identifies mtDNA variants in ART and spontaneously conceived individuals linked to lower birth weight, showing sex-dependent effects and maternal aging influences.
medRxiv · Sep 5, 2022 · PreprintGenetic & Genomic Medicine