Multiplex Nested PCR for Preimplantation Genetic Diagnosis of Spinal Muscular Atrophy

Fetal Diagnosis and Therapy

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 199-206

  Malcov, Mira ^a   Schwartz, Tamar ^a   Mei Raz, Nava ^a   Yosef, Dalit Ben ^a   Amit, Ami ^a,c   Lessing, Joseph B ^a,c   Shomrat, Ruth ^b   Orr Urtreger, Avi ^b,c   Yaron, Yuval ^a,b,c  

^a LIS MATERNITY HOSPITAL   (Israel)

^b TEL AVIV SOURASKY MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^c TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

In vitro fertilization; Preimplantation genetic diagnosis; Spinal muscular atrophy; Werdnig hoffmann disease

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; EXON; FETUS; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENE DELETION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; HOMOZYGOSITY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; LEUKOCYTE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINAL MUSCULAR ATROPHY;

ADULT; CYTOGENETIC ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MUSCULAR ATROPHY, SPINAL; OOCYTES; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREGNANCY; PREIMPLANTATION DIAGNOSIS;

EID: 1142298435     PISSN: 10153837     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000075151     Document Type: Article

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