Pregnancy after preimplantation genetic diagnosis for brachydactyly type B.

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Brachydactyly type B (BDB) is an autosomal dominant disease caused by mutations in the ROR2 gene. Truncating mutations lead to the severe form of the disease, which is characterized by terminal deficiency of fingers and toes. Preimplantation genetic diagnosis (PGD) was carried out in a family suffering from severe BDB. The family was screened for mutations in exons 8 and 9 and found to harbour a known nonsense...

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