Increased enquiries for preimplantation genetic diagnosis (PGD)
KJ Heiliger, D Gutknecht, C Adelfalk, A Eder, M Bals-Pratsch, T Buchholz · Geburtshilfe und Frauenheilkunde · 2014 · Heft 09
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Introduction: Patients with reproductive genetic problems (monogenetic or chromosomal) and their clinicians have closely followed the decision of the High Court regarding the changes of the “Embryonenschutzgesetz” (ESchG) in 2010. Chromosome aneuploidies are the major cause of implantation failure or pregnancy loss. Arraybased Comparative Genomic Hybridization (arrayCGH) offers detailed information about the chromosomal constitution of the blastocyst particularly from patients with structural chromosomal rearrangements. Methods: PGD can be performed by either polar body (PBD) or trophoblast (TBD) diagnosis. Wher…