Successful outcome with day 4 embryo transfer after preimplantation diagnosis for genetically transmitted diseases |
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Authors: | Grifo JA; Giatras K; Tang YX; Krey LC |
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Institution: | Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, New York University Medical Center, New York, USA. |
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Abstract: | Preimplantation genetic diagnosis was performed in 61 day 3 embryos
obtained by in-vitro fertilization from seven patient carriers of
haemophilia, Marfan's syndrome, Bloch-Sulzemberg syndrome (incontinentia
pigmentosa) or X chromosome-linked immune deficiency, retinitis pigmentosa,
and FG syndrome, which is characterized by mental retardation and
hypotonia. After multiplex polymerase chain reaction, 16 embryos were
diagnosed as being unaffected, and these were transferred to the uterus on
the following day (day 4). Of these embryos, six (37.5%) implanted,
resulting in the delivery of a singleton and a twin pregnancy, a late
second trimester miscarriage (twins at week 20) and a first trimester
miscarriage at week 8. All the diagnoses were confirmed by amniocentesis.
We report for the first time a late day 4 transfer of biopsied human
embryos undergoing preimplantation genetic diagnosis. This transfer
schedule allows an extra day to perform genetic analyses on single
blastomeres and to monitor any adverse effect of the biopsy procedure.
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