Preimplantation genetic diagnosis (PGD) for Huntington's disease: the experience of three European centres

European Journal of Human Genetics (2012) 20, 368–375; doi:10.1038/ejhg.2011.202.

Maartje C Van Rij, Marjan De Rademaeker, Céline Moutou, Jos CFM Dreesen, Martine De Rycke, Inge Liebaers, Joep PM Geraedts, Christine EM De Die-Smulders and Stéphane Viville.

Keywords: preimplantation genetic diagnosis (PGD); Huntington's disease (HD); HTT gene; exclusion testing; delivery rates; prenatal diagnosis

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Inheritance patterns of the huntington (autosomal dominant) differ from the friedreich's ataxia ​​(autosomal recessive), but sometimes the future parents know that are carriers before the pregnancy, then, this techniques could be useful. (Important note: this is only scientific information, perhaps some people may have ethical objections with these practices)