Can successful pregnancy be achieved and predicted from patients with identified ZP mutations? A literature review

Gene Spectrum and Clinical Traits of Nine Patients With Oocyte Maturation Arrest

(2022) Mingzhu Huo et al.   Frontiers in Genetics

Identification of a heterozygous variant of ZP2 as a novel cause of empty follicle syndrome in humans and mice

(2022) Ying Shen et al.   HUMAN REPRODUCTION

Novel mutations in ZP2 and ZP3 cause female infertility in three patients

(2022) Weimin Jia et al.   JOURNAL OF ASSISTED REPRODUCTION AND GENETICS

Novel Heterozygous Mutations in ZP2 Cause Abnormal Zona Pellucida and Female Infertility

(2022) Meiqi Hou et al.   Reproductive Sciences

A Novel Homozygous Nonsense Mutation in ZP1 Causes Female Infertility due to Empty Follicle Syndrome

(2022) Tingting Zou et al.   Reproductive Sciences

Novel mutations in ZP1 : Expanding the mutational spectrum associated with empty follicle syndrome in infertile women

(2021) Ling Wu et al.   CLINICAL GENETICS

Mutations in ZP4 are associated with abnormal zona pellucida and female infertility

(2021) Xiaoli Wei et al.   JOURNAL OF CLINICAL PATHOLOGY

Normalized Mitochondrial DNA Copy Number Can Optimize Pregnancy Outcome Prediction in IVF

(2021) Lixia Zhu et al.   Reproductive Sciences

A novel homozygous variant in ZP2 causes abnormal zona pellucida formation and female infertility

(2021) Yiming Sun et al.   JOURNAL OF ASSISTED REPRODUCTION AND GENETICS

A novel homozygous nonsense mutation in zona pellucida 1 (ZP1) causes human female empty follicle syndrome

(2021) Jing Wang et al.   JOURNAL OF ASSISTED REPRODUCTION AND GENETICS

Human Zona Pellucida Glycoproteins: Binding Characteristics With Human Spermatozoa and Induction of Acrosome Reaction

(2021) Satish Kumar Gupta   Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology

Case Report: A Novel Heterozygous ZP3 Deletion Associated With Empty Follicle Syndrome and Abnormal Follicular Development

(2021) Yongzhe Chen et al.   Frontiers in Genetics

Zona Pellucida Genes and Proteins: Essential Players in Mammalian Oogenesis and Fertility

(2021) Paul M. Wassarman et al.   Genes

A novel gene mutation in ZP3 loop region identified in patients with empty follicle syndrome

(2021) Zhiqiang Zhang et al.   HUMAN MUTATION

Human Oocyte Morphology and Outcomes of Infertility Treatment: a Systematic Review

(2021) Dmitry Nikiforov et al.   Reproductive Sciences

Novel ZP1 pathogenic variants identified in an infertile patient and a successful live birth following ICSI treatment

(2020) Kun Chu et al.   CLINICAL GENETICS

Mammalian egg coat modifications and the block to polyspermy

(2020) Eileen Fahrenkamp et al.   MOLECULAR REPRODUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT

Borderline form of empty follicle syndrome treated with a novel dual trigger method combined with delayed oocyte retrieval: A case report

(2020) Xian-Ling Cao et al.   World Journal of Clinical Cases

Homozygous Splice Site Mutation in ZP1 Causes Familial Oocyte Maturation Defect

(2020) Özlem Okutman et al.   Genes

A novel homozygous nonsense ZP1 variant causes human female infertility associated with empty follicle syndrome (EFS)

(2020) Qianhua Xu et al.   Molecular Genetics & Genomic Medicine

Zona Pellucida Proteins, Fibrils, and Matrix

(2020) Eveline S. Litscher et al.   Annual Review of Biochemistry

Novel biallelic loss-of-function variants in ZP1 identified in an infertile female with empty follicle syndrome

(2020) Mohan Liu et al.   JOURNAL OF ASSISTED REPRODUCTION AND GENETICS

Heterozygous mutations in ZP1 and ZP3 cause formation disorder of ZP and female infertility in human

(2020) Qiqi Cao et al.   JOURNAL OF CELLULAR AND MOLECULAR MEDICINE

Novel mutations in ZP1 and ZP2 cause primary infertility due to empty follicle syndrome and abnormal zona pellucida

(2020) Geng Luo et al.   JOURNAL OF ASSISTED REPRODUCTION AND GENETICS

Role of diagnostic intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) in the management of genetically determined zona pellucida-free oocytes during in vitro fertilization: a case report

(2020) Ahmad Metwalley et al.   ZYGOTE

The critical role of ZP genes in female infertility characterized by empty follicle syndrome and oocyte degeneration

(2020) Ping Yang et al.   FERTILITY AND STERILITY

Novel mutation in the ZP1 gene and clinical implications

(2019) Ping Yuan et al.   JOURNAL OF ASSISTED REPRODUCTION AND GENETICS

Novel mutations in ZP1, ZP2, and ZP3 cause female infertility due to abnormal zona pellucida formation

(2019) Zhou Zhou et al.   HUMAN GENETICS

Influence of mouse defective zona pellucida in folliculogenesis on apoptosis of granulosa cells and developmental competence of oocytes†

(2019) Yan Wang et al.   BIOLOGY OF REPRODUCTION

Compound heterozygous ZP1 mutations cause empty follicle syndrome in infertile sisters

(2019) Ling Sun et al.   HUMAN MUTATION

A borderline form of empty follicle syndrome treated with a double-trigger of gonadotropin-releasing hormone agonist and human chorionic gonadotropin

(2019) Jingyan Song et al.   MEDICINE

Molecular basis of egg coat cross-linking sheds light on ZP1-associated female infertility

(2019) Kaoru Nishimura et al.   Nature Communications

ZP2 pathogenic variants cause in vitro fertilization failure and female infertility

(2018) Can Dai et al.   GENETICS IN MEDICINE

Novel homozygous nonsense mutations in LHCGR lead to empty follicle syndrome and 46, XY disorder of sex development

(2018) C Chen et al.   HUMAN REPRODUCTION

Novel zona pellucida gene variants identified in patients with oocyte anomalies

(2017) Ping Yang et al.   FERTILITY AND STERILITY

ZP2 heterozygous mutation in an infertile woman

(2017) Sandrine Barbaux et al.   HUMAN GENETICS

Dosage effects of ZP2 and ZP3 heterozygous mutations cause human infertility

(2017) Wenqiang Liu et al.   HUMAN GENETICS

Genetic evidence of ‘genuine’ empty follicle syndrome: a novel effective mutation in the LHCGR gene and review of the literature

(2017) Ping Yuan et al.   HUMAN REPRODUCTION

Empty follicle syndrome revisited: definition, incidence, aetiology, early diagnosis and treatment

(2017) Alberto Revelli et al.   REPRODUCTIVE BIOMEDICINE ONLINE

A common ‘aggregation-prone’ interface possibly participates in the self-assembly of human zona pellucida proteins

(2016) Nikolaos N. Louros et al.   FEBS LETTERS

Apoptosis in mammalian oocytes: a review

(2015) Meenakshi Tiwari et al.   APOPTOSIS

Developmental potential of zona pellucida–free oocytes obtained following mild in vitro fertilization

(2014) Satoshi Ueno et al.   FERTILITY AND STERILITY

Mutant ZP1 in Familial Infertility

(2014) Hua-Lin Huang et al.   NEW ENGLAND JOURNAL OF MEDICINE

Embryological, clinical and ultrastructural study of human oocytes presenting indented zona pellucida

(2013) M. Sousa et al.   ZYGOTE

Genetic and physiological study of morphologically abnormal human zona pellucida

(2012) Michal Margalit et al.   European Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology and Reproductive Biology

Empty follicle syndrome: successful treatment in a recurrent case and review of the literature

(2012) R. Beck-Fruchter et al.   HUMAN REPRODUCTION

Ovastacin, a cortical granule protease, cleaves ZP2 in the zona pellucida to prevent polyspermy

(2012) Anna D. Burkart et al.   JOURNAL OF CELL BIOLOGY

National, Regional, and Global Trends in Infertility Prevalence Since 1990: A Systematic Analysis of 277 Health Surveys

(2012) Maya N. Mascarenhas et al.   PLOS MEDICINE

Sequence variations in human ZP genes as potential modifiers of zona pellucida architecture

(2011) Reeta-Maria Pökkylä et al.   FERTILITY AND STERILITY

The prevalence of genuine empty follicle syndrome

(2011) Tolga B. Mesen et al.   FERTILITY AND STERILITY

ZP2 and ZP3 cytoplasmic tails prevent premature interactions and ensure incorporation into the zona pellucida

(2011) M. Jimenez-Movilla et al.   JOURNAL OF CELL SCIENCE

Human Sperm Binding Is Mediated by the Sialyl-Lewisx Oligosaccharide on the Zona Pellucida

(2011) P.-C. Pang et al.   SCIENCE

Predictive value of oocyte morphology in human IVF: a systematic review of the literature

(2010) Laura Rienzi et al.   HUMAN REPRODUCTION UPDATE

Zona Pellucida Glycoproteins

(2008) Paul M. Wassarman   JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY

Empty follicle syndrome: the reality of a controversial syndrome, a systematic review

(2007) T STEVENSON et al.   FERTILITY AND STERILITY