Birth of healthy children after preimplantation diagnosis of β-thalassemia

Chinese Medical Journal

Volumn 117, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 483-487

  Jiao, Ze Xu ^a   Zhuang, Guang Lun ^a   Zhou, Can Quan ^a   Shu, Yi Min ^a   Li, Jie ^a   Liang, Xiao Yan ^a  

^a SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Gene amplification; Pregnancy; Preimplantation diagnosis; Thalassemia

Indexed keywords

BETA GLOBIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BETA THALASSEMIA; CELL TYPE; CHILD HEALTH; CHILDBIRTH; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOLYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DISEASE CARRIER; DNA DETERMINATION; DOT HYBRIDIZATION; ECHOGRAPHY; EMBRYO; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC RISK; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; INTRACYTOPLASMIC SPERM INJECTION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; TWIN PREGNANCY;

ADULT; BETA-THALASSEMIA; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MUTATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREGNANCY; PREIMPLANTATION DIAGNOSIS;

EID: 2342457023     PISSN: 03666999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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