Can preimplantation genetic diagnosis overcome recurrent pregnancy failure?

Current Opinion in Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 199-204

  Lalioti, Maria D ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Aneuploidy; Karyotype; Miscarriage; Preimplantation genetic diagnosis; Recurrent pregnancy loss

Indexed keywords

ANEUPLOIDY; CHROMOSOME ABERRATION; CHROMOSOME TRANSLOCATION; CONTROL GROUP; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; GENE TRANSLOCATION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GROUPS BY AGE; HETEROZYGOTE; HUMAN; KARYOTYPE; PREIMPLANTATION EMBRYO; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION;

ABORTION, HABITUAL; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; ANEUPLOIDY; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMANS; PREGNANCY; PREIMPLANTATION DIAGNOSIS; TRANSLOCATION, GENETIC;

EID: 43149085762     PISSN: 1040872X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/GCO.0b013e3282f88e0c     Document Type: Review

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