Blastocyst biopsy versus cleavage stage biopsy and blastocyst transfer for preimplantation genetic diagnosis of β-thalassaemia: A pilot study

Human Reproduction

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 1443-1449

  Kokkali, G ^a,b   Traeger Synodinos, J ^b   Vrettou, C ^b,c   Stavrou, D ^a   Jones, G M ^d   Cram, D S ^d,e   Makrakis, E ^a   Trounson, A O ^d,e   Kanavakis, E ^b   Pantos, K ^a  

^a Genesis Athens Hospital   (Greece)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

^c Haemophilia Haemostasis Unit   (Greece)

^d MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^e MONASH IVF   (Australia)

Author keywords

Biopsy; Blastocyst; Laser; Preimplantation genetic diagnosis; thalassaemia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BETA THALASSEMIA; BIOPSY TECHNIQUE; BIRTH; BLASTOCYST; BLASTOMERE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECTODERM; EMBRYO; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FEMALE; FETUS HEART; FLUORESCENCE; GENETIC SCREENING; GENOTYPE; GESTATION PERIOD; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INFERTILITY THERAPY; LASER; MONOGENIC DISORDER; MULTIPLEX POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; NIDATION; OOCYTE CLEAVAGE; PILOT STUDY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TROPHOBLAST; ZYGOTE; BIOPSY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; MALE; METHODOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

ADULT; BETA-THALASSEMIA; BIOPSY; BLASTOCYST; CLEAVAGE STAGE, OVUM; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMANS; MALE; PILOT PROJECTS; PREGNANCY; PREIMPLANTATION DIAGNOSIS;

EID: 34447107546     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: 14602350     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/del506     Document Type: Article

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