DENVER -- Genetic testing and algorithms revealed that over 1% of more than 96,000 blastocyst-stage embryos had ploidy abnormalities, or atypical numbers of chromosomes. In total, ploidy abnormalities ...

Purpose: DNA ploidy has consistently been found to be a correlate of prostate cancer patient outcome. However, a minority of studies have used pretreatment diagnostic material and have involved ...

Preoperative risk stratification is essential in tailoring endometrial cancer treatment, and biomarkers predicting lymph node metastasis and aggressive disease are aspired in clinical practice. DNA ...

Polyploid crops often display enhanced vigor, larger organs, and unique reproductive behaviors, making polyploidization a powerful breeding tool. A recent study identified how a single gene, ClOSD1, ...

Parasites are more likely to be haploid, while host organisms are more likely to be diploid, according to results of a study in PNAS this week that seeks to explain the variety of ploidy found among ...

Although the standard treatment of oral leukoplakia ranges from watchful waiting to complete resection, the value of these approaches is unknown. Primary oral carcinoma developed in 47 of the 150 ...

This review evaluates AI's ability to assess embryo health by analyzing images to predict chromosome conditions without invasive methods, offering potential advancements in non-invasive IVF screening.