Preimplantation genetic diagnosis of canavan disease

Fetal Diagnosis and Therapy

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 465-468

  Yaron, Yuval ^a,c,d   Schwartz, Tamar ^b   Mey Raz, Nava ^b   Amit, Ami ^b,c   Lessing, Joseph B ^b,c   Malcov, Mira ^b  

^a Genetic Institute   (Israel)

^b LIS MATERNITY HOSPITAL   (Israel)

^c TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^d TEL AVIV SOURASKY MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

Ashkenazi Jews; Aspartoacyclase deficiency; Autosomal recessive disorder; Canavan disease; Diagnosis, preimplantation genetic

Indexed keywords

CARRIER PROTEIN;

AMNIOCENTESIS; ARTICLE; CANAVAN DISEASE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; EMBRYO; FAMILY; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC SCREENING; GESTATIONAL AGE; HETEROZYGOTE; HOMOZYGOTE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; NIDATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

CANAVAN DISEASE; FEMALE; GENETIC SCREENING; HUMANS; JEWS; LEUKOCYTES; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREGNANCY; PREIMPLANTATION DIAGNOSIS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 23944461032     PISSN: 10153837     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000086834     Document Type: Article

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