Adaptation of the primer extension preamplification (PEP) reaction for preimplantation diagnosis: Single blastomere analysis using short PEP protocols

Molecular Human Reproduction

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 209-212

  Sermon, K ^a   Lissens, W ^a   Joris, H ^b   Van Steirteghem, A ^b   Liebaers, I ^a  

^a VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL   (Belgium)

^b CENTRE FOR REPRODUCTIVE MEDICINE   (Belgium)

Author keywords

PEP; Preimplantation diagnosis; Single cell PCR; Whole genome amplification

Indexed keywords

PRIMER DNA;

ARTICLE; BLASTOMERE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CYSTIC FIBROSIS; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; GENETICS; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREGNANCY; TAY SACHS DISEASE;

BLASTOMERES; CYSTIC FIBROSIS; DNA PRIMERS; EMBRYONIC DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMANS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREGNANCY; TAY-SACHS DISEASE;

EID: 0030089840     PISSN: 13609947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/molehr/2.3.209     Document Type: Article

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