Preimplantation diagnosis

Preimplantation diagnosis

A procedure used to decrease the chance of a particular genetic condition for which the foetus is specifically at risk by testing one cell removed from early embryos conceived by in vitro fertilisation and transferring to the mother's uterus only those embryos determined not to have inherited the mutation in question.

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Category: Genetic disorders
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