Genetics and Etiology for Human Infertility
A special issue of Genes (ISSN 2073-4425). This special issue belongs to the section "Molecular Genetics and Genomics".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (20 March 2024) | Viewed by 172
Special Issue Editors
Interests: clinical bioinformatics; male infertility; genome sequencing; genomic variants; structural variants; prenatal diagnosis
Special Issues, Collections and Topics in MDPI journals
Interests: female infertility; recurrent miscarriage; endometriosis; endometrial function; reproductive endocrinology disorder; fertility preservation
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Infertility affects millions of people worldwide, and the etiologies are approximately equally contributed by male and female factors. With the advancement of methodological practices, there are increasing studies showing the genetic etiologies underlying infertility through different mechanisms. In addition, the genetic contributions are heterogenous, while most of the affected cases remain undiagnosed. However, providing a genetic diagnosis would commonly offer an option for subsequent clinical management, such as treatment for IVF pregnancy with the assistance of preimplantation genetic testing. Thus, understanding the genetic etiologies and the underlying mechanisms is important for the patients as well as clinicians and scientists, while a landscape of different genomic changes underlying a particular disease is also warranted.
In this Special Issue, we welcome reviews, new methods, databases, and original articles to address the forementioned issues of human infertility in order to provide novel insights for the readers.
We look forward to your contributions.
Dr. Elvis Zirui Dong
Dr. Xiaoyan Chen
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- human infertility
- male infertility
- female infertility
- genome sequencing
- genetic or epigenetic factors
