Preimplantation diagnosis for β-thalassemia combined with HLA matching: First "savior sibling" is born after embryo selection in Brazil

Journal of Assisted Reproduction and Genetics

Volumn 29, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 1305-1309

  Figueira, Rita C S ^a   Setti, Amanda S ^a,b   Cortezzi, Sylvia S ^a   Martinhago, Ciro D ^c   Braga, Daniela P A F ^a,b   Iaconelli Jr , Assumpto ^a,b   Borges Jr , Edson ^a,b  

^a Fertility Assisted Fertilization Center   (Brazil)

^b Sapientiae Institute Educational   (Brazil)

^c RDO Medical Diagnosis   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HLA ANTIGEN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BETA THALASSEMIA; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; BRAZIL; CASE REPORT; CHILD; FEMALE; HETEROZYGOTE; HLA SYSTEM; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; BETA-THALASSEMIA; BRAZIL; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CORD BLOOD STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FEMALE; HISTOCOMPATIBILITY TESTING; HLA ANTIGENS; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; PREGNANCY; PREIMPLANTATION DIAGNOSIS; SIBLINGS; SPERM INJECTIONS, INTRACYTOPLASMIC;

EID: 84878363578     PISSN: 10580468     EISSN: 15737330     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10815-012-9862-3     Document Type: Article

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