Preimplantation diagnosis for older mothers: Ethical and biological problems of the preimplantation genetic diagnosis for older mothers

Human Reproduction

Volumn 11, Issue 11, 1996, Pages 2349-2351

  Mancuso, Salvatore ^a   Caruso, Alessandro ^a   Lanzone, Antonio ^b  

^a CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^b OASI RESEARCH INSTITUTE IRCCS   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHROMOSOME ABERRATION; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; HIGH RISK PREGNANCY; HUMAN; MATERNAL AGE; MEDICAL ETHICS; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; RELIGION; EMBRYO; GENETIC DISORDER; NOTE; PREIMPLANTATION EMBRYO;

CATHOLICISM; CHROMOSOME ABERRATIONS; EMBRYONIC DEVELOPMENT; ETHICS, MEDICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MATERNAL AGE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY, HIGH-RISK; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS;

EID: 0030281697     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.humrep.a019112     Document Type: Review

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