Using PCR in preimplantation genetic disease diagnosis

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Preimplantation diagnosis of genetic disease can be accomplished by embryo biopsy or polar body analysis using in-vitro gene amplification (PCR). PCR analysis of single cells is subject to a number of errors which decrease the reliability of the diagnosis. Using realistic assumptions about error rates based on experimental data, we analyse some of the practical consequences to be faced by whose wishing to use...

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