The emerging technology and application of preimplantation genetic diagnosis.
Authors argue that although preimplantation genetic diagnosis is a promising new reproductive technology that can prevent birth defects and other devastating inherited diseases, PGD poses the risk of misdiagnosis and misuse.
Tasca
R J
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Reproductive Sciences Branch, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, USA.
McClure
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D003951:Diagnostic Errors; D004992:Ethics, Medical; D005260:Female; D030342:Genetic Diseases, Inborn / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000235:genetics; D015316:Genetic Therapy; D006801:Humans; D011247:Pregnancy; D019836:Preimplantation Diagnosis; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012732:Sex Determination Analysis; D012922:Social Change; D020554:Sperm Injections, Intracytoplasmic