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Preimplantation genetic diagnosis for cancer predisposition.
Reproductive biomedicine online - 1 Jan 2000
Rechitsky Svetlana, Verlinsky Oleg, Chistokhina Anna, Sharapova Tatyana, Ozen Seckin, Masciangelo Christina, Kuliev Anver, Verlinsky Yury
Abstract excerpt
Preimplantation genetic diagnosis (PGD) has recently been offered for couples with an inherited predisposition for late onset disorders. This paper presents the results of PGD for a group of couples at risk for producing children with cancer predisposition. Using a standard IVF procedure, oocytes or embryos were tested for different mutations predisposing to cancer, preselecting and transferring only...
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