Molecular Research on Embryo Developmental Potential: 2nd Edition
A special issue of International Journal of Molecular Sciences (ISSN 1422-0067). This special issue belongs to the section "Molecular Pathology, Diagnostics, and Therapeutics".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 August 2026 | Viewed by 415
Special Issue Editor
Interests: human infertility; assisted reproduction; endocrinology; diagnosis; treatment; embryo developmental potential; sperm quality; oocyte quality
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Dear Colleagues,
Embryo developmental potential is an important factor for establishing normal pregnancy in both natural spontaneous reproduction and assisted reproduction treatment (ART) attempts. Since most existing methods of embryo quality evaluation are either too invasive (decreasing the developmental potential even in normal embryos) or not reliable enough, the need for non-invasive methods using molecular biomarkers is evident. This Special Issue is aimed at collecting relevant information on non-invasive molecular biomarkers relevant to embryo developmental potential, both in humans and other mammalian species.
Contributions relating the results of this non-invasive molecular analysis with pregnancy outcomes would be preferred, but any other data on the relationship of molecular biomarkers with embryo health and developmental potential are also welcome. In particular, data explaining the interplay between oocyte and sperm quality are of particular interest.
Finally, new ideas about possible diagnostic and treatment options adapted to particular cases of sperm and oocyte deficiencies in the context of existing ART methods are urgently needed to enable the selection of the best embryos from the available cohort to be transferred into the uterus.
Dr. Jan Tesarik
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- embryo developmental potential
- oocyte quality
- sperm quality
- non-invasive techniques
- molecular biomarkers
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