Cell-free mitochondrial DNA in human follicular fluid: a promising bio-marker of blastocyst developmental potential in women undergoing assisted reproductive technology

• Main Authors: Yu Liu (Author), Qiuzi Shen (Author), Xue Zhao (Author), Min Zou (Author), Shumin Shao (Author), Jiao Li (Author), Xinling Ren (Author), Ling Zhang (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Cell-free mitochondrial DNA (cf-mtDNA) in body fluids has attracted much attention for the purpose of monitoring disease because of the clinical advantages. This study investigated whether the cf-mtDNA content in human follicular fluid samples was associated with oocyte and embry...