Textbook of Human Reproductive Genetics

Stéphane Viville is a Professor at the University of Strasbourg. He leads a laboratory of fundamental research at the Laboratoire de génétique médicale (UMRS-1112) Strasbourg. He is a former Chair of the ESHRE Reproductive Genetics Special Interest Group. Karen D. Sermon is Head of the Reproduction & Genetics Research Group, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Brussels. She is a former Chair of the ESHRE Reproductive Genetics Special Interest Group and is currently chair-elect for ESHRE (2021-2023) and chair (2023-2025).

1. Basic genetics and cytogenetics: a brief reminder Karen Sermon; 2. Application of whole-genome technologies to ART Elia Fernandez Gallardo, Thomas Lefevre, Koen Theunis, and Thierry Voet; 3. Meiosis: how to get a good start in life Ursula Eichenlaub-Ritter; 4. Chromosomes in early human embryo development: incidence of chromosomal abnormalities, underlying mechanisms, and consequences for development Esther B. Baart, Effrosyni Chavli, and Diane Van Opstal; 5. DNA is not the whole story: transgenerational epigenesis and imprinting Ashwini Balakrishnan and J. Richard Challiet; 6. Genes are not the whole story: retrotransposons as new determinants of male fertility Patricia Fauque and Deborah Bourc'his; 7. Chromosomal causes of infertility: the story continues Svetlana A. Yatsenko and Aleksandar Rajkovic; 8. Genetics of human male infertility Stephane Viville and Ozlem Okutman; 9. Genetics of human female infertility Svetlana A. Yatsenko and Aleksandar Rajkovic; 10. Preconception genetics analysis and screening in IVF Juan Jose Guillen and Rita Vassena; 11. Genetic counseling in ART Christine De Die-Smulders and Ron van Golde; 12. Mitochondrial genetics in reproductive medicine Claudia Spits and Filippo Zambelli; 13. Preimplantation genetic diagnosis Jan Traeger-Synodinos and Carmen Rubio Lluesa; 14. Epigenetics and ART Aafke P. A. van Montfoort; 15. Ethical considerations in human reproductive genetics Guido de Vert and Wybo Dondorp.