Is the hypothesis of preimplantation genetic screening (PGS) still supportable? A review

Journal of Ovarian Research

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2017, Pages 1-7

  Gleicher, Norbert ^a,b,c,d   Orvieto, Raoul ^e  

^a CENTER FOR HUMAN REPRODUCTION   (United States)

^b Foundation for Reproductive Medicine   (United States)

^c ROCKEFELLER UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

^e TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Blastocyst; CGH; IVF; Live birth rate; Mosacism; NGS; PGS; Pregnancy rate

Indexed keywords

ANEUPLOIDY; BLASTOCYST; EMBRYO TRANSFER; GENETIC SCREENING; HUMAN; IN VITRO FERTILIZATION; INNER CELL MASS; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MEASUREMENT ACCURACY; MEASUREMENT PRECISION; MOSAICISM; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREIMPLANTATION GENETIC SCREENING; REVIEW; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION; BIOPSY; FEMALE; META ANALYSIS; NIDATION; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY RATE; PREIMPLANTATION GENETIC DIAGNOSIS; PROGNOSIS; REPRODUCIBILITY;

ANEUPLOIDY; BIOPSY; BLASTOCYST; EMBRYO IMPLANTATION; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; GENETIC TESTING; HUMANS; MOSAICISM; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY RATE; PREIMPLANTATION DIAGNOSIS; PROGNOSIS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 85016147439     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17572215     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s13048-017-0318-3     Document Type: Review

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