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Preimplantation Genetic Diagnosis
Preimplantation genetic diagnosis raises ethical and moral concerns about using one person as a means to save another, especially as highlighted in recent cases where parents have more children in the hopes of saving a sick child. Virtual Mentor is a monthly bioethics journal published by the American Medical Association.
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Supporting couples with polycystic kidney disease in a medically assisted reproduction process
Preimplantation diagnosis process for couples with polycystic kidney disease involves several steps: genetic and gynecological counseling, in vitro fertilization (IVF/ICSI), embryo biopsy, genetic analysis, selection of healthy embryos and implantation.
Daniela Zuccarello +4 more
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A comparison of attitudes towards prenatal diagnosis and pre-implantation genetic diagnosis [PDF]
Technological advances in prenatal screening and diagnosis mean that it is now possible to test for a wide range of congenital conditions (Hewison et al., 2007).
Miller, Chloe Louise
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The embryo as moral work object: PGD/IVF staff views and experiences
Copyright @ 2008 the authors. This article is available in accordance with the Creative Commons Deed, Attribution 2.5, see http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.5/deed.en_CA.We report on one aspect of a study that explored the views and ...
Williams, C +5 more
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New perspectives on preimplantation genetic diagnosis and preimplantation genetic screening
Preimplantation genetic diagnosis is a procedure that involves the removal of one or more nuclei from oocytes (a polar body) or embryos (blastomeres or trophectoderm cells) in order to test for problems in genome sequence or chromosomes of the embryo ...
Chun-Kai Chen +3 more
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In the context of the active development of the areas defined by the Concept of Predictive, Preventive and Personalized Medicine, genodiagnostics, applied at the stage of family planning, is of particular importance.
AKHTYAMOVA Evgeniya Viktorovna +2 more
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Chromosome segregation and recombination in human meiosis: Clinical applications and insight into disjunction errors [PDF]
Chromosome copy number errors (or aneuploidy) of gametes and embryos occurs in humans more frequently than in any other studied species, with a spectrum of manifestations from implantation failure to affected live births.
Ottolini, Christian Simon +1 more
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Carnitine-acylcarnitine translocase deficiency with SLC25A20 c.199-10T>G variation is a rare condition, typically associated with severe neonatal outcomes.
Ngoc Bich Trinh +2 more
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Preimplantation diagnosis for neurofibromatosis
Preimplantation genetic diagnosis (PGD) has recently been performed for inherited cancer predisposition determined by p53 tumour suppressor gene mutations, suggesting the usefulness of PGD for late onset disorders with genetic predisposition, including those caused by the germline mutations of other tumour suppressor genes.
Yury, Verlinsky +9 more
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Preventable Hazards from in Vitro Fertilization – A Case Series of CF Patients from Bulgaria
Pre-implantation genetic diagnosis (PGD) is not often performed when donor gametes are used, due to its high cost. This is with the presumption that the donors are healthy.
Yaneva N +7 more
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