An article published by Mirage News study done by Rutgers University recently revealed some of the genetic causes behind miscarriages. Researchers found that some women have a gene variant that causes accelerated aging of their eggs, with a difference of a single amino acid in the resultant protein. This leads to higher rates of aneuploidy, and as a result a higher chance of miscarriage. Rutgers decided to conduct a follow-up study on mice, and the results showed that the variant was indeed associated with egg abnormalities.
This new discovery may have an important impact on women's reproductive health. As the article states, it may give women who are aware of this variant more time for planning a family. Having this information might allow women to make more informed, more successful choices.
I personally thought that this was a really insightful article; the writer simplifies the full research into digestible, interesting information. As a woman myself, I do worry about my own reproductive health and fertility, so I find that this article quite helpful in explaining why things like miscarriages happen. I was very surprised to find how simple the cause was as well; everything that was written in the article were all concepts and terms that I was very familiar with. All in all, this article makes me feel less fearful and more in control about my own reproductive health.
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https://www.miragenews.com/researchers-target-genetic-variant-linked-to-1362336/
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https://www.miragenews.com/researchers-target-genetic-variant-linked-to-1362336/
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