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Complex preimplantation genetic diagnosis for beta-thalassaemia, sideroblastic anaemia, and human leukocyte antigen (HLA)-typing.
Systems biology in reproductive medicine - 1 Jan 2016
Kakourou Georgia, Vrettou Christina, Kattamis Antonis, Destouni Aspasia, Poulou Myrto, Moutafi Maria, Kokkali Georgia, Pantos Konstantinos, Davies Stephen, Kitsiou-Tzeli Sophia, Kanavakis Emmanuel, Traeger-Synodinos Joanne
Abstract excerpt
Preimplantation genetic diagnosis (PGD) to select histocompatible siblings to facilitate curative haematopoeitic stem-cell transplantation (HSCT) is now an acceptable option in the absence of an available human leukocyte antigen (HLA) compatible donor. We describe a case where the couple who requested HLA-PGD, were both carriers of two serious haematological diseases, beta-thalassaemia and sideroblastic anaemia....
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