Preimplantation genetic diagnosis: biomedical issues with revision of scientific literature
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Extending preimplantation genetic diagnosis: the ethical debate. Ethical issues in new uses of preimplantation genetic diagnosis.
The use of preimplantation genetic diagnosis (PGD) to screen embryos for aneuploidy and genetic disease is growing. New uses of PGD have been reported in the past year for screening embryos for susceptibility to cancer, for late-onset diseases, for HLA-matching for existing children, and for gender. These extensions have raised questions about their ethical acceptability and the adequacy of reg...
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Background: During the last half of the twentieth century, there were a series of advancements in reproductive medicine and genetic testing. Preimplantation genetic diagnosis (PGD) and preimplantation genetic screening (PGS) are the two main methods of preconception genetic testing. The purpose of this article is to present the existing literature regarding the patients’ attitudes towards PGD a...
متن کاملEthical issues and practical problems in preimplantation genetic diagnosis.
Author argues the preimplantation genetic diagnosis is ethically acceptable for currently intended uses, but a variety of ethical and practical issues will arise with further development of this technology.
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Inherited genetic diseases have been a problem for some families attempting to conceive a child. If affected parents or carriers of genetic disorders wished to avoid transmitting a condition to their child, they can choose to have prenatal diagnosis of their foetus. Amniocentesis or chorionic villus sampling enables cells from the foetus to be collected and sent for genetic analysis. They could...
متن کاملPreimplantation Genetic Diagnosis (PGD)
Preimplantation genetic diagnosis (PGD) is a reproductive technology used with an in vitro fertilization (IVF) cycle to increase the potential for a successful pregnancy and delivery. The most common applications for PGD include testing for extra or missing chromosomes (aneuploidy screening), familial structural chromosome rearrangements, and diagnosis of genetic disease in couples of increased...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Medicina e Morale
سال: 2006
ISSN: 2282-5940,0025-7834
DOI: 10.4081/mem.2006.371