Aneuploidy Flashcards
what is normal conceptus
haploid gametes produces diploid normal conceptus - spermatozoon plus ovum = conceptus
what is chromosome abnormality
Aneuploidy = chromosome segregation goes wrong = 2 types, 2n +1 or 2n-1
describe aneuploidy
trisomy/monosomy
describe haploidy
one set of chroms
describe polyploidy
more than 2n chroms (triploidy, tetraploidy etc)
describe chromosome rearrangements
could be translocations, deletions, inversions, duplications
what is maternal age effect in human reproduction
direct correlation between age and female repro
females become pregnant at any age = risk of chrom problem but risk goes up as age
what is paternal age effect in human reproduction
limited study
associations = older = more likely to produce autistic children and also children with more gene defects
name origins of chromosome abnormalities
gametogenesis errors
fertilization
Embryogenesis
describe gametogenesis - origin of chromosome abnormality
= m1 and m2
oogenesis
spermatogenesis
describe fertilization - origin of chromosome abnormality
dispermic fertilization
digynic fertilization after icsi
parthenogenic activation/chimera
describe embryogenesis - origin of chromosome abnormality
mitotic error
describe female - divisions involved in formation of embryo
Prophase: after DNA replication, homologous chromosomes pairing, synapsis and recombination, and arrest at the diplotene (dictyate) stage.
Oocyte remain arrested until puberty-follicular growth -LH surge triggers ovulation and resumption of m1 in preovulatory follicle
ovulated egg arrest at MII stage until fertilization - complete MII division
describe male - divisions involved in formation of embryo
Mammalian spermatogenesis is an androgen-dependent developmental process. It is driven by interactions between germ cells and somatic cells. Generates a continuous supply of functional sperm and it begins at puberty
describe meiosis 1 - non disjunction
one of mechanisms where chrom segregate goes wrong
= trisomy and monosomy
describe normal chrom segregation in meiosis 1 and after fertilization
normal, before = each cell has one set chrom and one set chrom in polar body (opp = switch chrom)
after fert = 2n (chromosomes can differ, what is in polar bodies vs oocyte)
describe nondisjunction chrom segregation in meiosis 1 and after fertilization
before = can result in disomic (2 chroms in oocyte, none in polar body), or nullsomic (all chroms in polar body)
after fert = trisomy or monosomy
describe predivision of one univalent in meiosis 1 and after fertilization
before = instead of dividing at same time = sister chromatids separate early = 23 +1/2 (one full plus half in oocyte, and half in polar body) or 22+ 1/2 (half in oocyte, 1+1/2 in polar body)
after = trisomy or monosomy
describe predivision of both univalent in meiosis 1 and after fertilization
before = leads to balanced m2 oocyte but still mistake tho
after = balanced egg, 2n
what is pssc
premature separation of sister chromatids
describe meiosis 1 errors
recomb failure
premature homologue separation
true nondisjunction
premature sister chromatid separation
describe meiosis 2 errors
Nondisjunction
premature sister chromatid separation
describe Aneuploidy in humans: estimated levels at different stages - eggs
eggs or polar bodies
karyotyping = 19902, 10-35%
fish = 1990s-present, 20-70%
cgh, snp array, cgh array= 2000s-present, 30-70%
ABNORMALITIES IN EGGS QUITE HIGH
describe aneuploidy in sperm
non disjunction - due to mistake in reduction division
if pssc = disomic 2, normal 1 and nullsomic 1 spermatozoa
if true nondisjunction = disomic 2 and nullsomic 2 spermatozoa
describe Aneuploidy in humans: estimated levels at different stages - sperm
karyotyping 1980s-1990s, 1-4%
fish = 1990s-present, 1-3%
low in sperm = 1-4%
millions of sperms in ejaculate so much study large numbers of sperm cells in one person
(opposite problem for egg, )
name all techniques used to detect chromosome abnormality in eggs, sperm and embryos
- Karyotype
- Fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH)
- Whole chromosome painting (SKY)
- Comparative genome hybridization (CGH), Array CGH, SNP array (chip based)
- Next Generation Sequencing (NGS)
describe metaphase karyotype -gen
5-10ml blood, and will process culture, arrest cells at metaphase stage then see of any issues
gold standard even now
describe metaphase karyotype -sperm
studying sperm not easy =
take hamster egg and human sperm and inject and wait for it to condense and see when reach metaphase and then can do G-banded human sperm chromosome spread after ICSI of hamster oocytes= can see sperm chroms since hamsters ones have diff shapes and sizes
describe karyotype of pb and m2 oocyte
m2 oocyte metaphase shows extra marker = tetrads
2nd polar body karyotype = except haploid cells, very different to get good spread, not best for clinical cases in eggs
what is fish - describe
most common for sperm
want to find out if 1 or 2 copies of chrom 2 =
probe dna complementary to chrom 2 (somewhere on whole chrom) then label with fluorescent dye, = red fluorochrome then denature and hybridize and do metaphase spread = lights up chroms
describe interphase nucleus
most cases = count colour = know which fluorochrome attached to each chrom e
Especially in preimplantation embryo
describe fish on sperm
label x and y diff colours and see for diff chromosomes
one = abnormal see x and y = xy18, should be haploid tho, if sperm fertilize normal egg = get xxy aneuploidy
name and describe Four methods used for detection of chromosomal copy number variation
fish
comparative genome hybridization
array cgh (chip based, need to analyze chromosome complement in sample)
snp microarray
what is principle of cgh/acgh
Biopsies cells - dna and then do whole genome amplification
label control dna with red
label biopsy dna with green = unknown
combine and gives yellow
2 results possible =
metaphase cgh = see if colours correct, yellow = normal, more red = 2:1 monosomy, 2:3 more green = trisomy
or do array cgh= use computer to analyze
describe fertilization errors - dispermic
3 pronuclei
sperm brings abnormality or fertilized by 2 sperms = triploidy, 3 sets chroms
describe fertilization errors - digynic triploidy
especially with icsi
separation of polar body = instead of becoming diff cell= retained 3rd pronuclei
describe mitotic error during embryogenesis
affects chrom composition
describe chromosome compositions in preimplantation embryos - 3 types
Normal = all euploid
Abnormal = all aneuploid
Mosaic = mix of both
describe chromosome compositions in preimplantation embryos -DESCRIBE abnormal
Aneuploid = trisomy/monosomy
polyploid = more than 2n
haploid = one set of chroms
chaotic = random loss or gain of chroms