Preimplantation genetic diagnosis (PGD) by FISH can be carried out to select embryos free of common chromosome abnormalities, for transfer during an IVF cycle. PGD offers a new alternative to chorionic villus sampling or amniocentesis. In IVF cases, following embryo biopsy, a single blastomere is fixed on the slide and is subjected to the FISH procedure for study of aneuploidies.…
“With this first Invitro fertilisation (IVF) using preimplantation genetic diagnosis technique (PGD), India joins a handful of countries that have accomplished successful management of this disorder,” Dr Firuza Parikh, Director, Assisted Reproduction and Genetics at Jaslok and former Professor at the Yale University School of Medicine, USA, said. The baby girl was delivered yesterday at the city’s Jaslok hospital, Parikh…
