Double-strand DNA breaks and repair response in human immature oocytes and their relevance to meiotic resumption.
Giovanni CoticchioMariabeatrice Dal CantoMaria Cristina GuglielmoDavid F AlbertiniMario Mignini RenziniMaria MerolaMonia LainManuela SottocornolaElena De PontiRubens FadiniPublished in: Journal of assisted reproduction and genetics (2015)
The present data document the existence of double-strand DNA breaks (DSBs) in human immature oocytes. Also, they are consistent with the hypothesis that insults to DNA integrity may be an important factor affecting meiotic resumption.