Detection of chromosomal abnormalities in human preimplantation embryos using FISH

Journal of Assisted Reproduction and Genetics

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 137-139

  Harper, Joyce C ^a,b   Delhanty, Joy D A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b HAMMERSMITH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

chromosomal abnormalities; mosaicism; multicolor FISH; preimplantation embryos

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHROMOSOME ABERRATION; CHROMOSOME ANALYSIS; CHROMOSOME MOSAICISM; EMBRYO; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; FLUORESCENCE IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; HUMAN; PREIMPLANTATION EMBRYO; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; X CHROMOSOME LINKED DISORDER;

BLASTOCYST; BLASTOMERES; CHROMOSOME ABERRATIONS; CHROMOSOME DISORDERS; CHROMOSOMES, HUMAN, PAIR 1; FEMALE; GENETIC MARKERS; HUMANS; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION, FLUORESCENCE; MALE; MOSAICISM; PLOIDIES; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; SPECIMEN HANDLING; X CHROMOSOME; Y CHROMOSOME;

EID: 0030059515     PISSN: 10580468     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02072535     Document Type: Article

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