Cell recycling of a single human cell for preimplantation diagnosis of X-linked disease and dual sex determination

Molecular Human Reproduction

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 285-289

  Thornhill, A R ^a   Monk, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Human embryo; Preimplantation diagnosis; Sexing; Single cell; X linked disease

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BLASTOCYST; CELL CULTURE; FEMALE; GENETIC LINKAGE; GENETICS; HUMAN; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; MOUSE; MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; SEX DETERMINATION; X CHROMOSOME;

ANIMALS; BLASTOCYST; CELLS, CULTURED; FEMALE; HUMANS; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; LINKAGE (GENETICS); MICE; MUSCULAR DYSTROPHIES; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; SEX DETERMINATION (ANALYSIS); X CHROMOSOME;

EID: 0030112620     PISSN: 13609947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/molehr/2.4.285     Document Type: Article

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