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The mutation-free embryo for in vitro fertilization selected by MALBAC-PGD resulted in a healthy live birth from a family carrying PKD 1 mutation.
Journal of assisted reproduction and genetics - 1 Dec 2017
Li Wen, Ma Yiyi, Yu Shengqiang, Sun Ningxia, Wang Liang, Chen Dongping, Yang Guijiang, Lu Sijia, Li Yangyang, Yang Bo, Mei Changlin
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BACKGROUND: Autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD, autosomal dominant PKD or adult-onset PKD) is the most prevalent and potentially lethal kidney disease that is hereditary and lacks effective treatment. Preimplantation genetic diagnosis (PGD) of embryos in assistant reproductive technology (ART) helps to select mutation-free embryos for blocking ADPKD inheritance from the parents to their...
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