2024
Noninvasive single‐cell‐based prenatal genetic testing: A proof of concept clinical study
Bellair M, Amaral E, Ouren M, Roark C, Kim J, O'Connor A, Soriano A, Schindler M, Wapner R, Stone J, Tavella N, Merriam A, Perley L, Breman A, Beaudet A. Noninvasive single‐cell‐based prenatal genetic testing: A proof of concept clinical study. Prenatal Diagnosis 2024, 44: 304-316. PMID: 38411249, DOI: 10.1002/pd.6529.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNoninvasive prenatal genetic testingLow-risk pregnanciesConcept clinical studyCopy number analysisPrenatal genetic testingNext-generation sequencingPlacental mosaicismMaternal bloodAneuploidy resultsMeasures of test performanceCK stainingCVS casesClinical studiesGenetic testingNucleated cellsTrophoblastRed cellsNumber analysisPregnancyBloodDeletions/duplicationsAneuploidyDeletionAmniocentesisCells
2022
Sex differences in early and term placenta are conserved in adult tissues
Olney K, Plaisier S, Phung T, Silasi M, Perley L, O’Bryan J, Ramirez L, Kliman H, Wilson M. Sex differences in early and term placenta are conserved in adult tissues. Biology Of Sex Differences 2022, 13: 74. PMID: 36550527, PMCID: PMC9773522, DOI: 10.1186/s13293-022-00470-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFirst trimester placentaLate first trimesterTerm placentaTrimester placentaFirst trimesterAdult tissuesGene expressionSex differencesLifelong health outcomesSex-differential gene expressionGenetic sexInnate immune responseFull-term placentaSex-linked genesInnate immune genesImmune responsePlacenta samplesHealth outcomesBrain tissuePlacentaGametologous genesDifferent timepointsSex chromosomesImmune genesSexInsulin increases placental triglyceride as a potential mechanism for fetal adiposity in maternal obesity
Anam AK, Cooke KM, Dratver MB, O'Bryan JV, Perley LE, Guller SM, Hwang JJ, Taylor HS, Goedeke L, Kliman HJ, Vatner DF, Flannery CA. Insulin increases placental triglyceride as a potential mechanism for fetal adiposity in maternal obesity. Molecular Metabolism 2022, 64: 101574. PMID: 35970449, PMCID: PMC9440306, DOI: 10.1016/j.molmet.2022.101574.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDe novo lipogenesisFetal adiposityFatty acid uptakeMaternal obesityObese womenNormal weightExcess adiposityVillous explantsInsulin receptorNewborns of mothersNormal-weight womenAcid uptakePlacental villous explantsTranscription factor SREBP-1Insulin-like growth factor 2Effect of insulinFatty acid oxidationPlacental triglyceridesPlacental responsesElevated triglyceridesMaternal hyperglycemiaWeight womenGrowth factor 2Diabetes riskPlacental metabolism
2017
Time course analysis of RNA quality in placenta preserved by RNAlater or flash freezing
Martin NM, Cooke KM, Radford CC, Perley LE, Silasi M, Flannery CA. Time course analysis of RNA quality in placenta preserved by RNAlater or flash freezing. American Journal Of Reproductive Immunology 2017, 77 PMID: 28138995, PMCID: PMC5397349, DOI: 10.1111/aji.12637.Peer-Reviewed Original Research