Current Women`s Health Reviews

Author(s): Ling Sun, Lian Liu, Man Li, Nikoo Afifiyan and Ali Ahmady

DOI: 10.2174/157340410792007091

PGD and Prenatal Diagnosis: Comparison and Review in Different Genetic Disorders

Page: [245 - 249] Pages: 5

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Abstract

Pre-implantation and prenatal testing provide genetic information and detect birth defects or abnormalities in an embryo/fetus before implantation/born. In this review, the process and details of the two testing are discussed.

Keywords: PGD, Prenatal Diagnosis, Blastomere Biopsy, FISH, CGH, Chorionic villus sampling, Amniocentesis