Table 2.

Characteristics of the families and PGD cycles

Family	Female age (y)	Ethnicity	Mutations	Reproductive history before PGD	Type PGD and number cycles	No. markers in assay PB B		No. markers informative in polar body	No. markers informative in blastomere	Outcome
1	29	Ashkenazi	35 delG/35del G	G3P3, no infertility	2 cycles: 1PB, 1B	6	4	6	4	No pregnancy achieved
2	38	Ashkenazi	167delT/167del T	G1P1 (post ICSI), severe male factor infertility	7 cycles 1PB,6B	5	4	6	4	Ongoing pregnancy
3	25	Ashkenazi/Moroccan	167delT/167del T	G1P1, no infertility	6 cycles B		6	12	6	Healthy child born, and one ongoing pregnancy
4	32	Ashkenazi	35 delG/35del G	G2P1Ab1	1 cycle PB and B	6	6	6	6	No pregnancy achieved
5	30	Ashkenazi	167delT/35del G	G2P2, PCOS	1 cycle PB		6	8	6	Healthy child born
6	28	Ashkenazi/Moroccan	167delT/del(GJB6-D13S1830)	G3P3, no infertility	1 cycle B		5	6	5	Healthy child born
7	30	Ashkenazi	167delT/35del G	G0P0, male factor infertility	2 cycle B		6	8	6	No pregnancy achieved
8	31	Ashkenazi	167delT/167del T	G7P2Ab5, primary and secondary infertility	7 cycles: 3PB , 4 B	6	6	10	8	No pregnancy achieved
9	23	Ashkenazi	167delT/del(GJB6-D13S1830)	G0P0 no infertility	1 cycle B		5	6	5	No pregnancy achieved
10	28	Ashkenazi	167delT/35 del G	G3P3, no infertility	2 cycles B		5	9	6	Ongoing pregnancy
11	33	Ashkenazi	167delT/167del T	G9P5Ab4, no infertility	1 cycle B		6	7	6	Ongoing pregnancy
12	32	Ashkenazi	167delT/del(GJB6-D13S1830)	G3P3, no infertility	2 cycles B		6	12	7	Ongoing twin pregnancy
13	24	Ashkenazi	167delT/35 del G	G1P1, no infertility	1 cycle B		5	8	5	Chemical pregnancy
14	28	Ashkenazi	167delT/35 del G	G3P3, no infertility	1 cycle B		5	7	5	No pregnancy achieved