Technology requirements for preimplantation genetic diagnosis to improve assisted reproduction outcomes

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 94, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 408-430

  Munné, Santiago ^a   Wells, Dagan ^a,b   Cohen, Jacques ^a  

^a Reprogenetics LLC   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

PGD; preimplantation genetic diagnosis

Indexed keywords

ANEUPLOIDY; ARTICLE; CHROMOSOME ABERRATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; GENETIC ANALYSIS; HUMAN; INFERTILITY THERAPY; NIDATION; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION; TECHNOLOGY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TRISOMY;

CHROMOSOME ABERRATIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREIMPLANTATION DIAGNOSIS; REPRODUCTIVE TECHNIQUES, ASSISTED;

EID: 77953724329     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2009.02.091     Document Type: Article

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