DNA repair signalling pathway genes are overexpressed in poor-quality pre-implantation human embryos with complex aneuploidy

The five overexpressed genes are involved in DNA repair. Therefore, in comparison with cell cycle control and apoptotic pathways, DNA repair pathways are more activated in poor-quality pre-implantation human embryos with complex aneuploidy. This suggests that the dominant response to DNA damage in such embryos is DNA repair rather than cell division or apoptosis.