Search for dissertations about: "pre-implantation genetic diagnosis"

Found 4 swedish dissertations containing the words pre-implantation genetic diagnosis.

  2. 1. Chosen Children? : An empirical study and a philosophical analysis of moral aspects of pre-implantation genetic diagnosis and germ-line gene therapy

    Author : Kristin Zeiler; Lennart Nordenfelt; Gunilla Tegern; Karin Sporre; Åge Wifstaad; Linköpings universitet; []
    Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Empirical ethics; pre-implantation genetic diagnosis; germ-line gene therapy; qualitative research; philosophical analysis; medical progress; genetic disease; choice; auautonomous; ambivalence; trust; genetic identity; Genterapi; biologisk etik; medicinsk etik; preimplanatorisk genetisk diagnostik; Philosophy subjects; Filosofiämnen;

    Abstract : With pre-implantation genetic diagnosis (PGD), genetic testing and selective transfer of embryos is possible. In the future, germ-line gene therapy (GLGT) applied to embryos before implantation, in order to introduce missing genes or replace mutant ones, may be possible. READ MORE

  4. 2. “It is better to have tried, no matter what” : Psychological perspectives on pre-implantation genetic diagnosis (PGD)

    Author : Stina Järvholm; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Pre-implantation Genetic Diagnosis PGD ; Decision-making; Men and Women; Risk Factors; Depression; Anxiety; Marital Relationship; Counselling;

    Abstract : Couples with the risk of transmitting a genetic disease face different diagnostic options when they wish to become parents. Pre-implantation genetic diagnosis (PGD) combines in vitro fertilization (IVF) with biopsy of the embryo. With PGD the couple can start a pregnancy knowing that the child will not be affected by the particular disease. READ MORE

  5. 3. Becoming a parent when you have the risk of transmitting a genetic disease. Psychological perspectives of applying for Pre implantation Genetic Diagnosis (PGD)

    Author : Stina Järvholm; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES;

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  6. 4. The fate of primary aneuploid cells in early embryonic development and stem cells

    Author : Daniel Aaron Lightfoot; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
    Keywords : Mosaic; aneuploid; embryo; gastrulation; ES cell; SYCP3;

    Abstract : Chromosomal aberrations occurring during gametogenesis and early embryonic development play a significant role in infertility and fetal loss in humans. Germ cells that have an abnormal number of chromosomes (aneuploidy) are generated mainly due to errors during female gamete formation, a phenomenon increasing in occurrence with age. READ MORE