title: Use of preimplantation genetic diagnosis for serious adult onset conditions: a committee opinion.
abstract: PGD for adult-onset conditions is ethically justified when the condition is serious and no safe, effective interventions are available. It is ethically allowed for conditions of lesser severity or penetrance. The Committee strongly recommends that an experienced genetic counselor play a major role in counseling patients considering such procedures.
authors.affiliation: American Society for Reproductive Medicine, Birmingham, Alabama 35216, USA.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D017041:Ethics Committees / Q000941:ethics*; D005260:Female; D020022:Genetic Predisposition to Disease / Q000235:genetics; D006801:Humans; D011247:Pregnancy; D019836:Preimplantation Diagnosis / Q000941:ethics* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011297:Prenatal Exposure Delayed Effects / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000235:genetics*