Table II.
Results of PB amplification and diagnosis.
| Total | Bonn | Bologna | P Bonn versus Bologna | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of cycles (patients) | 42 (41) | 20 (19) | 22 (22) | — |
| Age (mean ± SD), years | 40.0 ± 2.9 | 39.9 ± 3.3 | 40.2 ± 2.6 | — |
| Number of biopsied oocytes (mean ± SD) | 226 (5.4 ± 3.3) | 126 (6.3 ± 4.1) | 100 (4.5 ± 2.1) | — |
| Number of biopsied PBs | 452 | 252 | 200 | — |
| Number of amplified PBs (%) | 428 (95) | 245 (97) | 183 (92) | <0.025 |
| Number of diagnosed PBs | 419 | 237 | 182 | |
| (%/biopsied) | (93) | (94) | (91) | |
| (%/amplified) | (98) | (97) | (99) | |
| Number of biopsied PB1 | 226 | 126 | 100 | — |
| Number of amplified PB1 (%) | 214 (95) | 120 (95) | 94 (94) | — |
| Number of diagnosed PB1 | 212 | 118 | 94 | |
| (%/diagnosed) | (94) | (94) | (94) | |
| (%/amplified) | (99) | (98) | (100) | |
| Number of biopsied PB2 | 226 | 126 | 100 | — |
| Number of amplified PB2 (%) | 214 (95) | 125 (99) | 89 (89) | <0.005 |
| Number of diagnosed PB2 | 207 | 119 | 88 | |
| (%/biopsied) | (92) | (94) | (88) | |
| (%/amplified) | (97) | (95) | (99) |