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. 1999 Nov;16(10):509–511. doi: 10.1023/A:1020588902509

Preimplantation Genetic Diagnosis: Considerations for Use in Elective Human Embryo Sex Selection

E Scott Sills 1,2, Dan Goldschlag 1, Delphine P Levy 1,, Owen K Davis 1, Zev Rosenwaks 1
PMCID: PMC3455377  PMID: 10575577

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