Chromosomal mosaicism in human preimplantation embryos: A systematic review

Human Reproduction Update

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 620-627

  van Echten Arends, Jannie ^a   Mastenbroek, Sebastiaan ^b   Sikkema Raddatz, Birgit ^a   Korevaar, Johanna C ^b   Heineman, Maas Jan ^a,b   van der Veen, Fulco ^b   Repping, Sjoerd ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Aneuploidy; Mosaicism; Preimplantation embryo; Preimplantation genetic screening

Indexed keywords

ANEUPLOIDY; CHROMOSOME; CHROMOSOME ABERRATION; CHROMOSOME ANALYSIS; CHROMOSOME MOSAICISM; COMPARATIVE GENOMIC HYBRIDIZATION; DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE; DIPLOIDY; EMBRYO; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; GENETIC SCREENING; HAPLOIDY; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS; MICROARRAY ANALYSIS; MONOSOMY; MOSAICISM; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POLYPLOIDY; PREIMPLANTATION EMBRYO; PREIMPLANTATION GENETIC SCREENING; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TRISOMY;

ANEUPLOIDY; BLASTOCYST; CHROMOSOME DISORDERS; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMANS; MOSAICISM; PLOIDIES; PREVALENCE;

EID: 80051924135     PISSN: 13554786     EISSN: 14602369     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humupd/dmr014     Document Type: Review

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