Gamete segregation in female carriers of Robertsonian translocations

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Eleven female carriers of either 45,XX,der(13;14) (q10;q10) or 45,XX, der(14;21)(q10;q10) underwent hormonal stimulation with the purpose of producing enough oocytes for in-vitro fertilization and preimplantation genetic diagnosis. Polar body biopsy was performed in those oocytes and FISH with painting probes was applied in their metaphase-like first polar body chromosomes. In this way, unbalanced, normal and...

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