1. Experience of more than 100 preimplantation genetic diagnosis cycles for monogenetic diseases using whole genome amplification and linkage analysis in a single centre.
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Chow JF, Yeung WS, Lee VC, Lau EY, Ho PC, and Ng EH
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- Adult, Cryopreservation, Embryo Transfer statistics & numerical data, Female, Fertilization in Vitro statistics & numerical data, Hong Kong, Humans, Neurodegenerative Diseases diagnosis, Neurodegenerative Diseases genetics, Pregnancy, Pregnancy Rate, Preimplantation Diagnosis statistics & numerical data, Thalassemia diagnosis, Thalassemia genetics, Embryo Implantation, Genetic Predisposition to Disease embryology, Genetic Testing methods, Nucleic Acid Amplification Techniques, Preimplantation Diagnosis methods
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Objective: To report the outcomes of more than 100 cycles of preimplantation genetic diagnosis for monogenetic diseases., Design: Case series., Setting: Tertiary assisted reproductive centre in Hong Kong, where patients needed to pay for the cost of preimplantation genetic diagnosis on top of standard in-vitro fertilisation charges., Patients: Patients undergoing preimplantation genetic diagnosis for monogenetic diseases at the Centre of Assisted Reproduction and Embryology, Queen Mary Hospital-The University of Hong Kong between 1 August 2007 and 30 April 2014 were included., Interventions: In-vitro fertilisation, intracytoplasmic sperm injection, embryo biopsy, and preimplantation genetic diagnosis., Main Outcome Measures: Ongoing pregnancy rate and implantation rate., Results: Overall, 124 cycles of preimplantation genetic diagnosis were initiated in 76 patients, 101 cycles proceeded to preimplantation genetic diagnosis, and 92 cycles had embryo transfer. The ongoing pregnancy rate was 28.2% per initiated cycle and 38.0% per embryo transfer, giving an implantation rate of 35.2%. There were 16 frozen-thawed embryo transfer cycles in which, following preimplantation genetic diagnosis, cryopreserved embryos were replaced resulting in an ongoing pregnancy rate of 37.5% and implantation rate of 30.0%. The cumulative ongoing pregnancy rate was 33.1%. The most frequent indication for preimplantation genetic diagnosis was thalassaemia, followed by neurodegenerative disorder and cancer predisposition. There was no misdiagnosis., Conclusions: Preimplantation genetic diagnosis is a reliable method to prevent couples conceiving fetuses severely affected by known genetic disorders, with ongoing pregnancy and implantation rates similar to those for in-vitro fertilisation for routine infertility treatment.
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- 2015
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