Incidence of chromosomal mosaicism in human embryos at different developmental stages analyzed by fluorescence in situ hybridization

Genetic Testing

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 85-95

  Gonzalez Merino, Eric ^a,b   Emiliani, Serena ^a   Vassart, Gilbert ^b   Van den Bergh, Marc ^a   Vannin, Anne Sophie ^a   Abramowicz, Marc ^b   Delneste, Danièle ^b   Englert, Yvon ^a  

^a Fertility Clinic   (Belgium)

^b FREE UNIVERSITY OF BRUSSELS   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLASTOCYST; CHROMOSOME 13; CHROMOSOME 18; CHROMOSOME 21; CHROMOSOME ANALYSIS; CHROMOSOME MOSAICISM; DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE; DIPLOIDY; EMBRYO; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; FLUORESCENCE IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; HUMAN; IN VITRO STUDY; MORULA; OOCYTE CLEAVAGE; X CHROMOSOME; Y CHROMOSOME;

ANEUPLOIDY; BLASTOCYST; CHROMOSOMES, HUMAN; CLEAVAGE STAGE, OVUM; DIPLOIDY; EMBRYONIC AND FETAL DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMANS; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION, FLUORESCENCE; MALE; MODELS, GENETIC; MORULA; MOSAICISM;

EID: 0037477772     PISSN: 10906576     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/109065703322146768     Document Type: Article

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