Are there genetic risks associated with microassisted reproduction?

Human Reproduction

Volumn 11, Issue 11, 1996, Pages 2359-2370

  Engel, W ^a   Murphy, D ^a   Schmid, M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Fertility disturbances; Genetic risk; Intracytoplasmic sperm injection; Malformations; Sperm selection

Indexed keywords

CHROMOSOME MUTATION; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; FETUS DEVELOPMENT; GENETIC RISK; HUMAN; INTRACYTOPLASMIC SPERM INJECTION; MALE INFERTILITY; REVIEW; X CHROMOSOME; Y CHROMOSOME;

EID: 0030443861     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.humrep.a019116     Document Type: Review

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