A new high court ruling in Germany will allow for preimplantation genetic screening (PGS) for IVF embryos. One of the judges involved in the case said that such screening should be allowed "if there is a danger of grave genetic defects for the desired children of the patients."
New research presented at the annual meeting of the European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology (ESHRE) suggests that a simple blood test to check for fetal chromosomal abnormalities is just around the corner. Currently, the only definitive tests for Downs Syndrome and other chromosomal problems are via amniocentesis or chorionic villus sampling (CVS). Amniocentesis, a procedure by which a needle
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New research concerning preimplantation genetic screening and diagnosis (PGS/PGD) is being released at a fast and furious pace - it seems we cover PGS breakthroughs regularly at dotIVF.com. One of the latest studies to come out of the journal Molecular Human Reproduction looks at a rather straightforward
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There is a new preimplantation genetic screening (PGS) product that is claiming a 90% accuracy in predicting chromosomal abnormalities in human eggs and/or embryos. 24sure is a product by BlueGnome Ltd, a company located in the UK. According to BlueGnome's site, 24sure is a new test that
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Unless you're a geneticist, keeping up with the latest technological advances in genetic analysis, testing and manipulation is pretty difficult. But the leaps and bounds being made by genetics researchers
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It has been a while since genetic testing (without "IVF" in the title) has been a story in the news. This new test can offer parents (any parents, fertile, infertile, or undetermined) the chance to learn
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