Diagnostic efficiency, embryonic development and clinical outcome after the biopsy of one or two blastomeres for preimplantation genetic diagnosis
Author(s) -
V. Goossens,
Martine De Rycke,
A. De Vos,
C. Staessen,
A. Michiels,
Willem Verpoest,
A. Van Steirteghem,
Claude Bertrand,
I. Liebaers,
Paul Devroey,
Karen Sermon
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
human reproduction
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.446
H-Index - 226
eISSN - 1460-2350
pISSN - 0268-1161
DOI - 10.1093/humrep/dem327
Subject(s) - blastomere , biopsy , preimplantation genetic diagnosis , embryo , live birth , confidence interval , biology , andrology , pregnancy , gynecology , embryogenesis , medicine , pathology , genetics
Preimplantation genetic diagnosis or screening (PGD, PGS) involves embryo biopsy on Day 3. Opting for one- or two-cell biopsy is a balance between the lowest risk for misdiagnosis on the one hand and the highest chance for a pregnancy on the other hand.
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