Identifying the sex of human preimplantation embryos in X-linked disease: Amplification efficiency of a Y-specific alphoid repeat from single elastomeres with two lysis protocols

Journal of Assisted Reproduction and Genetics

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 125-132

  Kontogianni, E H ^a   Griffin, D K ^b   Handyside, A H ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Alphoid repeat; DNA amplification; Human preimplantation embryo; Polymerase chain reaction; Preimplantation diagnosis; Sexing; Single cell

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLASTOMERE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; GENE AMPLIFICATION; HUMAN; MALE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREIMPLANTATION EMBRYO; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DETERMINATION; X CHROMOSOME RECESSIVE DISORDER; Y CHROMOSOME;

BLASTOMERES; CELL FRACTIONATION; DITHIOTHREITOL; DNA; EVALUATION STUDIES; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; FREEZING; GENES, RECESSIVE; GENETIC MARKERS; HUMANS; HYDROXIDES; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION, FLUORESCENCE; MALE; MICROCHEMISTRY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POTASSIUM COMPOUNDS; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; REPETITIVE SEQUENCES, NUCLEIC ACID; SEX DETERMINATION (ANALYSIS); SEX PRESELECTION; WATER; X CHROMOSOME; Y CHROMOSOME;

EID: 0030022185     PISSN: 10580468     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02072533     Document Type: Article

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