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Expanded carrier screening and preimplantation genetic diagnosis in a couple who delivered a baby affected with congenital factor VII deficiency.
BMC medical genetics - 24 Jan 2018
He Wen-Bin, Tan Yue-Qiu, Hu Xiao, Li Wen, Xiong Bo, Luo Ke-Li, Gong Fei, Lu Guang-Xiu, Lin Ge, Du Juan
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BACKGROUND: Preimplantation genetic diagnosis (PGD) is a powerful tool for preventing the transmission of Mendelian disorders from generation to generation. However, PGD only can identify monogenically inherited diseases, but not other potential monogenic pathologies. We aimed to use PGD to deliver a healthy baby without congenital FVII deficiency or other common Mendelian diseases in a couple in which both...
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