In vitro fertilizatio: Procedure used in preconception diagnosis can lead to problems with pregnancies, study finds

Friday, April 8, 2011 - 10:32 in Biology & Nature

A new study demonstrates that a procedure used in preconception diagnosis to identify eggs that are free of genetic disease might not work well in all cases. The research highlights the issues associated with analyzing the amount of mutant mitochondrial DNA in supporting cells as a proxy for eggs prior to in vitro fertilization.

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