Preimplantation genetic diagnosis (polar body biopsy) and trisomy 21
نویسندگان
چکیده
منابع مشابه
Polar body-based preimplantation genetic diagnosis for Mendelian disorders.
Introduced >20 years ago, the use of polar bodies (PBs), involving sequential removal and genetic analysis of the first (PB1) and second (PB2) PB, provides the option for pre-embryonic diagnosis, when the objection to the embryo biopsy procedures makes preimplantation genetic diagnosis (PGD) non-applicable. PB-based approach has presently been utilized in PGD for genetic and chromosomal disorde...
متن کاملPreimplantation diagnosis in Switzerland--birth of a healthy child after polar body biopsy.
In Switzerland preimplantation genetic diagnosis is limited by law to polar body biopsy (PBB). The indications for PBB include unexplained recurrent miscarriage and improvement of the outcome of in vitro fertilisation (IVF) cycles in women at an advanced reproductive age. In this article we report the first birth of a healthy child after polar body biopsy in Switzerland in a case of unexplained...
متن کاملPreimplantation genetic diagnosis and the biopsy technique: Important considerations
Preimplantation genetic diagnosis allows to test the genetic status of embryos prior to implantation. In order to obtain genetic material, on which carry out a genetic diagnosis, a procedure named embryo biopsy is required. In the last two decades, embryo biopsy at the cleavage stage has been the mostly performed procedure. However, recently, alternative methods allowing the retrieval of a larg...
متن کاملWhat next for preimplantation genetic screening? A polar body approach!
Screening of human preimplantation embryos for numerical chromosome abnormalities has been conducted mostly at the preimplantation stage using fluorescence in situ hybridization. However, it is clear that preimplantation genetic screening (PGS) as it is currently practiced does not improve live birth rates. Therefore the ESHRE PGS Task Force has decided to start a proof of principle study with ...
متن کاملPreimplantation Genetic Diagnosis
Inherited genetic diseases have been a problem for some families attempting to conceive a child. If affected parents or carriers of genetic disorders wished to avoid transmitting a condition to their child, they can choose to have prenatal diagnosis of their foetus. Amniocentesis or chorionic villus sampling enables cells from the foetus to be collected and sent for genetic analysis. They could...
متن کاملذخیره در منابع من
با ذخیره ی این منبع در منابع من، دسترسی به آن را برای استفاده های بعدی آسان تر کنید
ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Human Reproduction
سال: 2010
ISSN: 0268-1161,1460-2350
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/dep462