Friday, August 22, 2014

Preimplantation genetic diagnosis for inherited neurological disorders

Preimplantation genetic diagnosis for inherited neurological disorders. Ilan Tur-Kaspa, Roohi Jeelani
& P. Murali Doraiswamy, Nature Reviews Neurology 10, 417–424 (2014), doi:10.1038/nrneurol.2014.84

Preimplantation genetic diagnosis (PGD) is an option for couples at risk of having offspring with an inherited debilitating or fatal neurological disorder who wish to conceive a healthy child.