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Refined mapping of a quantitative trait locus on chromosome 1 responsible for mouse embryonic death
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Vatin, Magalie
Burgio, Gaetan
Renault, Gilles
Laissue, Paul
Firlej, Virginie
Mondon, Françoise
Montagutelli, Xavier
Vaiman, Daniel
Serres, Catherine
Ziyyat, Ahmed
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2012-08-16
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Universidad del Rosario
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Recurrent spontaneous abortion (RSA) is defined as the loss of three or more consecutive pregnancies during the first trimester of embryonic intrauterine development. This kind of human infertility is frequent among the general population since it affects 1 to 5% of women. In half of the cases the etiology remains unelucidated. In the present study, we used interspecific recombinant congenic mouse strains (IRCS) in the aim to identify genes responsible for embryonic lethality. Applying a cartographic approach using a genotype/phenotype association, we identified a minimal QTL region, of about 6 Mb on chromosome 1, responsible for a high rate of embryonic death (similar to 30%). Genetic analysis suggests that the observed phenotype is linked to uterine dysfunction. Transcriptomic analysis of the uterine tissue revealed a preferential deregulation of genes of this region compared to the rest of the genome. Some genes from the QTL region are associated with VEGF signaling, mTOR signaling and ubiquitine/proteasome-protein degradation pathways. This work may contribute to elucidate the molecular basis of a multifactorial and complex human disorder as RSA.
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Recurrent miscarriage , Spontaneous abortion , Cytogenetic analysis , Cell-proliferation , Mice , Gene , Prefnancies , Preeclampsia , Disruption , Lethality
