Development of a real-time PCR method for rapid sexing of human preimplantation embryos

Reproductive BioMedicine Online

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 75-82

  Martinhago, C D ^a,b,c   Vagnini, L D ^a   Petersen, C G ^d   Mauri, A L ^d   Baruffi, R L ^d   De Oliveira, R M ^c   Franco Jr , J G ^b,d  

^a CPDP   (Brazil)

^b SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

^c RDO Medical Diagnosis   (Brazil)

^d CRH   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH); Preimplantation genetic diagnosis (PGD); Real time quantitative PCR; Sexing human embryos; Single cells; TaqMan MGB probes

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLASTOMERE; CELL ISOLATION; CHEEK MUCOSA; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; FLUORESCENCE IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; GOLD STANDARD; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALE; PREIMPLANTATION EMBRYO; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEX DETERMINATION;

EID: 77149134958     PISSN: 14726483     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rbmo.2009.10.008     Document Type: Article

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