News tagged with preimplantation genetic diagnosis
Fishing for microdeletions that predispose an embryo to develop cancer syndromes in later life
Mar 10, 2009 |
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Researchers have used a common laboratory technique for the first time to detect genetic changes in embryos that could predispose the resulting children to develop certain cancer syndromes. Current preimplantation genetic ...
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Genetic test improves artificial fertilization
Mar 27, 2008 |
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Polar body diagnosis can make artificial fertilization more successful, according to Katrin and Hans van der Ven and Markus Montag of Bonn University Clinic, writing in the current edition of Deutsches Ärzteblatt International ...
Genetic diagnosis of embryos: clear explanation, not rhetoric needed
Aug 17, 2009 |
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In the area of genetic diagnosis of embryos, the choice of words matters as they can influence policies and perceptions, according to an analysis in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal).
Preimplantation genetic diagnosis may pose neurological risks
Jul 21, 2009 |
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Preimplantation genetic diagnosis (PGD) has helped many couples conceive healthy children and is generally considered a safe practice. However, a new long-term analysis of PGD in mice suggests that this procedure may increase ...
New developments in reproductive medicine
Aug 31, 2009 |
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Three out of ten women who undergo polar body diagnosis go on to have a child. The extensive technique of polar body analysis (PBA) is described by researchers in reproductive medicine at Lübeck, Germany, in an article in ...
Should embryos with a hereditary disorder be transferred if no unaffected embryos are available?
Jul 07, 2008 |
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The numbers of cycles of preimplantation genetic diagnosis or screening are rising steadily in Europe with over 2,700 reported in 2004 (the most recent year for which data are available). Fertility centres are able to screen ...
Sex selection clinical trial is launched
Oct 26, 2005 |
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U.S. physicians have reportedly started a clinical trial to assess the effects of allowing couples to choose the gender of unborn children.
Scientists identify genomic causes of a certain type of leukemia relapse
Nov 27, 2008 |
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Scientists at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital have identified distinctive genetic changes in the cancer cells of children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) that cause relapse. The finding offers a pathway to designing ...
Prenatal molecular diagnosis for tuberous sclerosis complex
Mar 02, 2009 |
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Geneticists from Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) have reported the world's first series of cases of prenatal diagnosis for women at risk of having a child with tuberous sclerosis complex (TSC). Earlier, the Center ...
Diagnosis of cardiovascular disease associated with risk of subsequent hip fracture
Oct 20, 2009 |
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A study that includes twins finds that the risk of hip fracture was significantly increased following a diagnosis of cardiovascular disease (CVD), with analysis also suggesting a genetic predisposition to the development ...
New technique enables faster genetic diagnosis for hereditary diseases
Dec 08, 2008 |
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VIB researchers (Belgium) connected to the University of Antwerp have developed a new method that enables them to track down the cause of hereditary diseases more quickly and efficiently. By means of this technique, genetic ...
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