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Severe combined immunodeficiency (SCID): from the detection of a new mutation to preimplantation genetic diagnosis.
Journal of assisted reproduction and genetics - 1 Jul 2012
Tomashov-Matar Reut, Biran Galia, Lagovsky Irina, Kotler Neomi, Stein Anat, Fisch Benjamin, Sapir Onit, Shohat Mordechai
Abstract excerpt
PURPOSE: To describe the identification of a new mutation responsible for causing human severe combined immunodeficiency syndrome (SCID). In a large consanguineous Israeli Arab family, this served as a diagnostic tool and enabled us to carry out preimplantation genetic diagnosis (PGD). We also demonstrated that PGD for homozygosity alleles is feasible. METHODS: We carried out genome-wide screening followed by...
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