Infertile couples with Robertsonian translocations: Preimplantation genetic analysis of embryos reveals chaotic cleavage divisions

Human Genetics

Volumn 102, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 117-123

  Conn, Clare M ^a   Harper, Joyce C ^a   Winston, Robert M L ^b   Delhanty, Joy D A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b HAMMERSMITH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANEUPLOIDY; ARTICLE; BIOPSY; CHROMOSOME TRANSLOCATION 13; CHROMOSOME TRANSLOCATION 14; CHROMOSOME TRANSLOCATION 21; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; FLUORESCENCE IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; INFERTILITY; MALE; OOCYTE CLEAVAGE; PREIMPLANTATION EMBRYO; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ROBERTSONIAN CHROMOSOME TRANSLOCATION;

BLASTOMERES; CELL DIVISION; CHROMOSOME MAPPING; CHROMOSOMES, HUMAN, PAIR 13; CHROMOSOMES, HUMAN, PAIR 14; CHROMOSOMES, HUMAN, PAIR 21; EMBRYO; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMANS; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION, FLUORESCENCE; INFERTILITY; LYMPHOCYTES; MALE; PREGNANCY; PREIMPLANTATION DIAGNOSIS; TRANSLOCATION, GENETIC; X CHROMOSOME; Y CHROMOSOME;

ROBERTSONIA;

EID: 0031922774     PISSN: 03406717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004390050663     Document Type: Article

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