American Fertility Association Calls For Expanded Research To Advance New Technology To Screen Embryos For Genetic Abnormalities
According to results of a research effort presented this week at the American Society for Reproductive Medicine meeting, researchers have for the first time successfully used a new screening technology to analyze all 46 chromosomes in a human embryonic cell. The procedure makes it possible to screen all chromosomes in embryonic cells to identify genetic abnormalities that increase the risk of birth defects and miscarriage. [click link for full article]
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Filed under: Fertility on October 20th, 2007