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Preimplantation genetic diagnosis.
Verhandelingen - Koninklijke Academie voor Geneeskunde van Belgie - 1 Jan 2006
Sermon K D
Abstract excerpt
Preimplantation genetic diagnosis (PGD) is an early form of prenatal diagnosis whereby embryos obtained in vitro are tested for the presence of a certain genetic disease. Patients who are at risk to have a child with a genetic disease can thus avoid a prenatal diagnosis and a possible termination of pregnancy. At the Centres for Medical Genetics and Reproductive Medicine, we have applied PGD for monogenic...
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