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Preimplantation Genetic Diagnosis Comes of Age
21 Jun 2012
Abstract excerpt
On July 15, 2011, preimplantation genetic diagnosis (PGD) came of age with the 21st birthday of Natalie and Danielle, the first twin girls to be born in the world to a couple at risk of the X-linked condition adrenoleukodystrophy.[ 1 ] Since then, many thousands of couples have undergone in vitro fertilization (IVF) and genetic analysis of single or small numbers of cells biopsied from preimplantation embryos,...
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