Timing of assisted hatching affects the mosaicism rate in embryos

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The study receives no extramural funding.

Authors’ contributions

Hoang Minh Ngan was responsible for drafting the manuscript. Tran Thi Thuy conceptualized the study design and critically revised the manuscript. Tran Quang Anh and Nguyen Dinh Tao contributed to data collection and manuscript revision. Nguyen Hong Phuc conducted data processing and analysis.

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