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Preimplantation genetic diagnosis for cancer predisposition syndromes.
Prenatal diagnosis - 1 May 2007
Spits C, De Rycke M, Van Ranst N, Verpoest W, Lissens W, Van Steirteghem A, Liebaers I, Sermon K
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OBJECTIVES: Mutations in the APC, NF2 and BRCA1 genes cause adult-onset cancer predisposition syndromes. Prenatal diagnosis (PND) and selective pregnancy termination for adult-onset disorders is emotionally difficult and, in some cases, socially not well accepted. Preimplantation genetic diagnosis (PGD) appears as an attractive alternative to PND, as it ensures the establishment of a pregnancy free of the...
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