Abstract
The techniques of in vitro fertilization (IVF) and embryo transfer (ET) offer the possibility of conducting genetic analyses on developing embryos prior to implantation. The purpose of “preimplantation genetic analysis” would be to remove a part of the products of conception for chromosomal and/or biochemical analysis. If the diagnostic procedures took longer than the embryo could safely be maintained in vitro, the embryo could be stored by cryopreservation until test results were known.
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Verlinsky, Y., Pergament, E., Binor, Z., Rawlins, R. (1987). Genetic Analysis of Human Embryos Prior to Implantation: Future Applications of In Vitro Fertilization in the Treatment and Prevention of Human Genetic Diseases. In: Feichtinger, W., Kemeter, P. (eds) Future Aspects in Human In Vitro Fertilization. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-71412-2_36
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