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Birth of healthy children after preimplantation diagnosis of beta-thalassemia.
Chinese medical journal - 1 Apr 2004
Jiao Ze-Xu, Zhuang Guang-Lun, Zhou Can-Quan, Shu Yi-Min, Li Jie, Liang Xiao-Yan
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Clinical programs for preventing beta-thalassemia are presently based on prospective carrier screening and prenatal diagnosis. This paper report an achievement of a pregnancy with unaffected embryos using in vitro fertilization and embryo transfer (IVF-ET), in combination with preimplantation genetic diagnosis (PGD), for a couple at risk of having children with beta-thalassemia. METHODS: A couple...
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