PGD for reciprocal and Robertsonian translocations using array comparative genomic hybridization
Author(s) -
Francesco Fiorentino,
L. Spizzichino,
Sara Bono,
Anıl Biricik,
Georgia Kokkali,
Laura Rienzi,
Filippo Maria Ubaldi,
E. Iammarrone,
Adam Gordon,
K. Pantos
Publication year - 2011
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/der082
Subject(s) - comparative genomic hybridization , aneuploidy , biology , blastomere , embryo , chromosomal translocation , preimplantation genetic diagnosis , fluorescence in situ hybridization , chromosome , embryo transfer , ploidy , genetics , andrology , medicine , gene , embryogenesis
Fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) is the most widely used method for detecting unbalanced chromosome rearrangements in preimplantation embryos but it is known to have several technical limitations. We describe the clinical application of a molecular-based assay, array comparative genomic hybridization (array-CGH), to simultaneously screen for unbalanced translocation derivatives and aneuploidy of all 24 chromosomes.
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