title: Twin pregnancy after preimplantation diagnosis for sex selection.
abstract: A twin female pregnancy was obtained in a haemophilia carrier after two preimplantation diagnosis cycles. The embryonic sex of biopsied blastomeres was determined with the use of dual fluorescence in-situ hybridization with directly labelled DNA probes specific for the X and Y chromosome. A twin female pregnancy was confirmed by means of ultrasonography and amniocentesis at the 14th week of amenorrhoea. The patient delivered two healthy females by Caesarian section at the 37th week of pregnancy.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Obstetricia y Ginecología, Institut Universitari Dexeus, Barcelona, Spain.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Veiga
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Santaló
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Vidal
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Calderón
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Giménez
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Boada
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Egozcue
authors.forename: P N
authors.initials: PN
authors.lastname: Barri
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000649:Amniocentesis; D001757:Blastomeres / Q000648:ultrastructure; D015342:DNA Probes; D047108:Embryonic Development; D004715:Endometriosis / Q000150:complications; D005260:Female; D005307:Fertilization in Vitro; D006467:Hemophilia A / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000235:genetics*; D006579:Heterozygote; D006801:Humans; D017404:In Situ Hybridization, Fluorescence; D011247:Pregnancy; D011250:Pregnancy Complications, Hematologic; D011296:Prenatal Diagnosis; D012732:Sex Determination Analysis; D014427:Twins; D016216:Ultrasonography, Prenatal
chemical_list: D015342:DNA Probes