ENGLISH

Preimplantation Genetic Diagnosis

By Harper J.C. , Delhanty J.D.A. , Handyside A.H.

Book information

Year
2001
Language
english
Format
RAR
Filesize
20 MB (20710862 bytes)
Pages
278\0
Topic
Biology Genetics
Library
mexmat
Time added
2009-07-20 03:45:11

Description

Preimplantation Genetic Diagnosis (PGD) is the detection and screening of genetic abnormality in gametes prior to fertilisation and embryos fertilised in vitro prior to implantation. This exciting new text provides an introduction and overview of the principles of PGD.An exciting fusion of prenatal diagnosis (PD) with in vitro fertilisation (IVF), this book is will appeal to both the prenatal diagnosis community, of clinical geneticists and foetal medicine specialists within obstetrics and gynaecology, and the IVF community within reproductive medicine. It is also an essential introduction to PD, clinical genetics and IVF for non-specialists. * A concise introduction to the field of PGD * Detailed explanations of the techniques and procedures used * The law and ethical implications of PGD * Future uses of PGD

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