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PIGD
(redirected from Pre-implantation Genetic Diagnosis)

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PIGDPre-Implantation Genetic Diagnosis (in-vitro fertilization)


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A technique already exists - pre-implantation genetic diagnosis, in which a single cell is extracted from an embryo for genetic analysis - which shows that embryos can regularly survive such a procedure.
Stem cell confusion by The Register-Guard (Eugene, OR)
In that instance, your counselor may recommend options that could reduce that risk, such as a form of in vitro fertilization called pre-implantation genetic diagnosis, a donor egg or donor sperm.
Commonly asked questions about pregnancy by National Women's Health Report
Known as pre-implantation genetic diagnosis, the procedure removes one cell from an eight-cell-stage embryo and examines its DNA for defects.
Do no harm: stem cells created without destroying healthy embryos by Brownlee, C. / Science News
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