Sibling and self ovum donation for sisters with an intermediate FMR1 mutation: what's a program to do?

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 92, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 394.e9-394.e12

  Rybak, Eli A ^a   Bevilacqua, Kris ^a   Veit, Christina R ^a   Klugman, Susan D ^a   Santoro, Nanette ^a  

^a ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

cryopreservation; ethics; FMR1 gene; fragile X; genetics; ovum donation; Premature ovarian failure; psychology; sibling ovum donation

Indexed keywords

FRAGILE X MENTAL RETARDATION PROTEIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLASTOCYST; CASE REPORT; CRYOPRESERVATION; ETHICS; FEMALE; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC COUNSELING; GENETIC RISK; HUMAN; OOCYTE DONATION; PREMATURE OVARIAN FAILURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; SIBLING;

EID: 67649130140     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2009.03.101     Document Type: Article

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