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Karen Sermon is affiliated with the Vrije Universiteit Brussel in Belgium. Their research spans multiple disciplines, predominantly within biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology, and medicine. Detailed investigation into molecular biology and reproductive medicine highlights a career focused on both fundamental and applied aspects of human biology and medicine.

Their published work includes a significant number of papers in well-known journals. Notable recent papers include:

  • Good practice recommendations on add-ons in reproductive medicine, 2023, Human Reproduction
  • ESHRE survey results and good practice recommendations on managing chromosomal mosaicism, 2022, Human Reproduction Open
  • Endogenous suppression of WNT signalling in human embryonic stem cells leads to low differentiation propensity towards definitive endoderm, 2021, Scientific Reports
  • Lineage segregation in human pre-implantation embryos is specified by YAP1 and TEAD1, 2023, Human Reproduction
  • An economic analysis of preimplantation genetic testing for aneuploidy by polar body biopsy in advanced maternal age, 2020, BJOG An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology

Frequent co-authors contributing to collaborative research with Sermon include Claudia Spits, Edouard Couvreu de Deckersberg, Marius Regin, H. Van de Velde, and Yingnan Lei.

Their frequent publication venues reflect a focus on reproductive sciences and molecular biology. These include:

  • Human Reproduction
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Human Reproduction Open
  • Scientific Reports
  • Human Reproduction Update

Karen Sermon has contributed to book publications through the Vrije Universiteit Brussel, including the 2023 release titled "Textbook of Human Reproductive Genetics, SECOND EDITION."

Their work covers several specialized subfields, notably molecular biology, pediatrics, perinatology and child health, public health, environmental and occupational health, genetics, and reproductive medicine.

Main research topics associated with their publications include:

  • Pluripotent Stem Cells Research
  • Prenatal Screening and Diagnostics
  • Reproductive Biology and Fertility
  • Assisted Reproductive Technology and Twin Pregnancy
  • CRISPR and Genetic Engineering
  • Renal and related cancers
  • Mitochondrial Function and Pathology

Best Publications

  • Preimplantation genetic diagnosis

    Karen Sermon;Andre Van Steirteghem;Ingeborg Liebaers

  • ESHRE PGD Consortium ‘Best practice guidelines for clinical preimplantation genetic diagnosis (PGD) and preimplantation genetic screening (PGS)’

    A.R. Thornhill;C.E. deDie-Smulders;J.P. Geraedts;J.C. Harper

  • Screening ethnically diverse human embryonic stem cells identifies a chromosome 20 minimal amplicon conferring growth advantage

    Katherine Amps;Peter W. Andrews;George Anyfantis;Lyle Armstrong

  • Whole-genome multiple displacement amplification from single cells.

    Claudia Spits;Cédric Le Caignec;Martine De Rycke;Lindsey Van Haute

  • Recurrent chromosomal abnormalities in human embryonic stem cells.

    Claudia Spits;Ileana Mateizel;Mieke Geens;Afroditi Mertzanidou

  • Derivation of human embryonic stem cell lines from embryos obtained after IVF and after PGD for monogenic disorders

    I. Mateizel;N. De Temmerman;U. Ullmann;G. Cauffman

  • ESHRE preimplantation genetic diagnosis consortium: Data collection III (May 2001)

    K Sermon;J. C. Harper;J Geraedts;C de Die-Smulders

  • Diagnostic efficiency, embryonic development and clinical outcome after the biopsy of one or two blastomeres for preimplantation genetic diagnosis

    Veerle Goossens;Martine De Rycke;Anick De Vos;Catherine Staessen

  • The causes of misdiagnosis and adverse outcomes in PGD

    Leeanda Wilton;A Thornhill;Joanne Traeger-Synodinos;Karen Sermon

  • Single-cell chromosomal imbalances detection by array CGH

    Cedric Le Caignec;Claudia Spits;Karen Sermon;Martine De Rycke

  • Microarray analysis reveals abnormal chromosomal complements in over 70% of 14 normally developing human embryos

    A Mertzanidou;L Wilton;Jiqiu Cheng;C Spits

  • Optimization and evaluation of single-cell whole-genome multiple displacement amplification.

    C. Spits;C. Le Caignec;M. De Rycke;L. Van Haute

  • The interface between assisted reproductive technologies and genetics: technical, social, ethical and legal issues

    Sirpa Soini;Sirpa Soini;Dolores Ibarreta;Violetta Anastasiadou;Ségolène Aymé

  • Noggin, Retinoids, and Fibroblast Growth Factor Regulate Hepatic or Pancreatic Fate of Human Embryonic Stem Cells

    Josué Kunjom Mfopou;Bing Chen;Ileana Mateizel;Karen Sermon

  • Epithelial-mesenchymal transition process in human embryonic stem cells cultured in feeder-free conditions

    U. Ullmann;P. In’t Veld;C. Gilles;K. Sermon

  • Embryo implantation after biopsy of one or two cells from cleavage‐stage embryos with a view to preimplantation genetic diagnosis

    Hilde Van de Velde;Anick De Vos;Karen Sermon;Catherine Staessen

  • Report on a Consecutive Series of 581 Children Born After Blastomere Biopsy for Preimplantation Genetic Diagnosis

    I. Liebaers;S. Desmyttere;W. Verpoest;M. De Rycke

  • Selection of reference genes in mouse embryos and in differentiating human and mouse ES cells

    Erik Willems;Ileana Mateizel;Caroline Kemp;Greet Cauffman

  • Concurrent Whole-Genome Haplotyping and Copy-Number Profiling of Single Cells

    Masoud Zamani Esteki;Eftychia Dimitriadou;Ligia Mateiu;Cindy Melotte

  • Preimplantation Genetic Testing for Aneuploidy by Microarray Analysis of Polar Bodies in Advanced Maternal Age: A Randomized Clinical Trial

    Willem Verpoest;Catherine Staessen;Patrick M. Bossuyt;Veerle Goossens

Frequent Co-Authors

Paul Devroey
Paul Devroey Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Willy Lissens
Willy Lissens Vrije Universiteit Brussel
A. Van Steirteghem
A. Van Steirteghem Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Yves Moreau
Yves Moreau KU Leuven
Thierry Voet
Thierry Voet KU Leuven
Filip Van Nieuwerburgh
Filip Van Nieuwerburgh Ghent University
Pascal Borry
Pascal Borry KU Leuven
Jorge Sequeiros
Jorge Sequeiros University of Porto

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