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Polar body biopsy in the diagnosis of monogenic diseases: the birth of three healthy children.
Deutsches Arzteblatt international - 1 Aug 2009
Griesinger Georg, Bündgen Nana, Salmen Diana, Schwinger Eberhard, Gillessen-Kaesbach Gabriele, Diedrich Klaus
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: For prospective parents at risk of transmitting a monogenic disease, polar body analysis is an option for pre-conception genetic diagnosis. In Germany, polar body analysis is currently performed in only two centers (Lübeck and Regensburg). METHODS: The authors present a clinical series of 9 couples at risk for the transmission of a monogenic disease who underwent in vitro fertilization with polar body...
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