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Preimplantation genetic diagnosis for cystic fibrosis: a case report.
Einstein (Sao Paulo, Brazil) - 1 Jan 2000
Biazotti Maria Cristina Santoro, Pinto Junior Walter, Albuquerque Maria Cecília Romano Maciel de, Fujihara Litsuko Shimabukuro, Suganuma Cláudia Haru, Reigota Renata Bednar, Bertuzzo Carmen Sílvia
Abstract excerpt
Cystic fibrosis is an autosomal recessive disorder caused by mutations in the cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator gene. This disorder produces a variable phenotype including lung disease, pancreatic insufficiency, and meconium ileus plus bilateral agenesis of the vas deferens causing obstructive azoospermia and male infertility. Preimplantation genetic diagnosis is an alternative that allows...
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