Successful application of preimplantation genetic diagnosis for β-thalassaemia and sickle cell anaemia in Italy

Human Reproduction

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 1158-1165

  Chamayou, S ^a   Alecci, C ^a   Ragolia, C ^a   Giambona, A ^b   Siciliano, S ^b   Maggio, A ^b   Fichera, M ^a   Guglielmino, A ^a  

^a Associazione HERA   (Italy)

^b VILLA SOFIA CERVELLO HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Allele drop out; Clinical application; Preimplantation genetic diagnosis; Sickle cell anaemia; Thalassaemia

Indexed keywords

BETA GLOBULIN; BUSERELIN; CD39 ANTIGEN; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; GONADORELIN DERIVATIVE; RECOMBINANT FOLLITROPIN;

ADULT; ALLELE; ANOVULATION; ARTICLE; AUTOSOMAL RECESSIVE DISORDER; BETA THALASSEMIA; BIRTH; BLASTOMERE; BLOTTING; EMBRYO; FEMALE; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; INFERTILITY; INTRACYTOPLASMIC SPERM INJECTION; MALE; OLIGOSPERMIA; OOCYTE; OVULATION INDUCTION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; SICKLE CELL ANEMIA; SPERM; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION; ZYGOTE;

EID: 0036113142     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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