Preimplantation genetic diagnosis: The ethics of intermediate cases

Human Reproduction

Volumn 20, Issue 12, 2005, Pages 3261-3266

  de Wert, Guido ^a  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Carrier embryos; Ethics; HLA typing; Preimplantation genetic diagnosis; Sex selection

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC DISORDER; GENETIC RISK; HETEROZYGOTE; HLA TYPING; HUMAN; MEDICAL ETHICS; MODEL; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREIMPLANTATION EMBRYO; PREIMPLANTATION GENETIC DIAGNOSIS; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; SEXUAL SELECTION; X CHROMOSOME RECESSIVE INHERITANCE;

EID: 28544446962     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: 14602350     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/dei222     Document Type: Article

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