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. 2007 Sep 6;335(7623):752–754. doi: 10.1136/bmj.39314.439491.AD

Pregnancy rates after preimplantation diagnosis in 43 European centres related to type of genetic condition

Condition No of pregnancies/oocyte retrieved (%) No of pregnancies/embryos transferred (%)
Chromosomal rearrangements* 62/404 (15) 62/234 (26)
Autosomal dominant disorders† 88/517 (17) 88/385 (23)
Sex linked disorders‡ 120/635 (19) 120/483 (25)
Autosomal recessive disorders§ 161/669 (24) 161/561 (29)

*Reciprocal and robertsonian translocations.

†Myotonic dystrophy, amyloid polyneuropathy, adenomatous polyposis coli, Charcot Marie Tooth disease, achondroplasia, Marfan syndrome.

‡Duchenne muscular dystrophy, haemophilia, fragile X syndrome, etc.

§Cystic fibrosis, β thalassaemia, sickle cell anaemia, spinal muscular atrophy.