Analysis of mtDNA variant segregation during early human embryonic development: A tool for successful NARP preimplantation diagnosis

Journal of Medical Genetics

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 244-247

  Steffann, Julie ^a,d   Frydman, N ^b   Gigarel, N ^a   Burlet, P ^a   Ray, P F ^c   Fanchin, R ^b   Feyereisen, E ^b   Kerbrat, V ^b   Tachdjian, G ^b   Bonnefont, J P ^a   Frydman, R ^b   Munnich, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PARIS DESCARTES   (France)

^b HÔPITAL ANTOINE BÉCLÈRE   (France)

^c GRENOBLE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^d HÔPITAL NECKER ENFANTS MALADES   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MITOCHONDRIAL DNA;

ARTICLE; ATAXIA; BLASTOMERE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA DETERMINATION; DNA POLYMORPHISM; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HETEROZYGOTE; HUMAN; NARP SYNDROME; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINITIS PIGMENTOSA; SEGREGATION ANALYSIS;

BLASTULA; DNA, MITOCHONDRIAL; EMBRYONIC DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MITOCHONDRIAL DISEASES; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; VARIATION (GENETICS);

ATAXIA;

EID: 33645124221     PISSN: 00222593     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jmg.2005.032326     Document Type: Article

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