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. 2011 Jul;28(7):597-602.
doi: 10.1007/s10815-011-9556-2. Epub 2011 Mar 25.

Reliable preimplantation genetic diagnosis in thawed human embryos vitrified at cleavage stages without biopsy

Li Zhang  1 , Ahmet Yilmaz, Ri-Cheng Chian, Weon-Young Son, Xiao Yun Zhang, Dewen Kong, Michael Dahan, Hannanel Holzer, Seang Lin Tan, Asangla Ao
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Reliable preimplantation genetic diagnosis in thawed human embryos vitrified at cleavage stages without biopsy

Li Zhang et al. J Assist Reprod Genet. 2011 Jul.

Abstract

Purpose: To evaluate preimplantation genetic diagnosis (PGD) efficiency in thawed human embryos vitrified without biopsy.

Methods: In this retrospective clinical study, 21 PGD cycles were carried out using fresh and vitrified-thawed embryos collected from 21 patients.

Results: One hundred and ninety-nine embryos from patients with aneuploidy, single gene defects, or chromosomal translocations were vitrified at the cleavage stages; 93.5% of the embryos survived the vitrification procedure. Conclusive FISH results were obtained in 98.4% of the fresh and 99% of the frozen-thawed embryos screened for aneuploidy or chromosomal translocations. Conclusive PCR test results were obtained in 100% of the fresh and 93.9% of the frozen-thawed embryos screened for single gene defects. The overall clinical pregnancy rate per cycle was 57.1%. To date, 13 healthy children have been born.

Conclusion: Reliable genetic diagnosis can be performed in thawed human embryos vitrified without biopsy. However, further research is required to support this conclusion.

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