Trait
Preimplantation lethality
It is estimated that about 40-70 percent of human embryos produced in vitro fertilization (IVF) and intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) are viable embryos, whereas others arrest at different early stages of development. The phenotype of preimplantation lethality is inferred if IVF and ICSI cycles fail because all of an individual's embryos are arrested at early stages of development.
Summary
- Also called
- Early embryonic arrest, Preimplantation embryonic lethality
- Body system
- Abnormality of prenatal development or birth
Reference genomeGRCh38hg38
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Changes in these genes cause rare conditions in which Preimplantation lethality is seen. Most people with this trait have none of those conditions, and a gene on this list says nothing about anyone's own genome.
| Gene | How often it is seen | Conditions |
|---|---|---|
| PADI6peptidyl arginine deiminase 6 | Not recorded | In 1 condition |
How often is among people with one of the gene's conditions, the most often across them, as the Human Phenotype Ontology records it. These pages describe traits and the research behind them; they are not a diagnosis, and a doctor or genetic counsellor is the person to ask about symptoms.
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Where this comes from
- The Human Phenotype Ontology, release 2026-09-01: the trait, its names, its definition and the genes linked to it. Find out more at hpo.jax.org.
- Data release 2026.10.16-c6eea6bf.
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