Live birth after polar body biopsy and preimplantation genetic screening of aneuploidy by DNA-microarray comparative genomic hybridisation

Economou K, Christopikou D, Tsorva E, Handyside A, Cazlaris H, Davies S, Mastrominas M

Α patient with a history of recurrent IVF failures was subjected to preimplantation genetic screening of aneuploidies by DNA microarray comparative genomic hybridisation (a-CGH). Oocytes that had been screened and found chromosomally euploid after biopsy of the first and second polar bodies were used, thereby avoiding the use of donated oocytes. A twin clinical pregnancy was achieved …

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