The cytogenetics of polar bodies: Insights into female meiosis and the diagnosis of aneuploidy

Molecular Human Reproduction

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 286-295

  Fragouli, Elpida ^a,b   Alfarawati, Samer ^a,b   Goodall, N Neka ^b   Sánchez García, Jorge F ^b   Colls, Pere ^b   Wells, Dagan ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b Reprogenetics LLC   (United States)

Author keywords

Aneuploidy; Comparative genomic hybridization; Meiosis; Oocyte; Polar body

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANEUPLOIDY; ARTICLE; CHROMOSOME ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE GENOMIC HYBRIDIZATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOGENETICS; EMBRYO; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MEIOSIS; OOCYTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; ANEUPLOIDY; CHROMATIDS; CHROMOSOMES, HUMAN; COMPARATIVE GENOMIC HYBRIDIZATION; CYTOGENETIC ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMANS; MALE; MATERNAL AGE; MEIOSIS; MIDDLE AGED; POLAR BODIES; PREGNANCY;

EID: 79955781600     PISSN: 13609947     EISSN: 14602407     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/molehr/gar024     Document Type: Article

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