Preimplantation genetic diagnosis for monogenic diseases: Overview and emerging issues

Expert Review of Molecular Diagnostics

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 33-43

  Renwick, Pamela ^a   Ogilvie, Caroline Mackie ^a  

^a GUY'S AND ST THOMAS' NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Embryo biopsy; MDA; Monogenic diseases; Multiplex PCR; PGD; PGH; Whole genome amplification

Indexed keywords

ALLELE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FLUORESCENCE IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC DISORDER; HAPLOTYPE; HIGH RISK PREGNANCY; HUMAN; LAW; MEDICAL ETHICS; MICROARRAY ANALYSIS; MONOGENIC DISORDER; MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREGNANCY TERMINATION; PREIMPLANTATION EMBRYO; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; RECURRENT ABORTION; REVIEW; SEX LINKAGE; X CHROMOSOME LINKED DISORDER;

BIOPSY; BLASTOCYST; CARRIER STATE; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; GENETIC DISEASES, INBORN; HUMANS; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS;

EID: 33846281934     PISSN: 14737159     EISSN: 17448352     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1586/14737159.7.1.33     Document Type: Review

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