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Heterozygosity assessment of five STR loci located at 5q13 region for preimplantation genetic diagnosis of spinal muscular atrophy.
Molecular biology reports - 1 Jan 2013
Korzebor Asghar, Derakhshandeh-Peykar Pupak, Meshkani Mohsen, Hoseini Azadeh, Rafati Maryam, Purhoseini Marzieh, Ghaffari Saeed Reza
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Preimplantation genetic diagnosis (PGD) has been considered as an alternative to prenatal diagnosis for prevention of genetic disorders while avoiding the subsequent termination of pregnancy. However, the limited amount of template DNA available in a single diploid cell used for PGD leads to number of problems including an increased incidence of detectable contamination; amplification failure and allele drop out....
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