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Born to donate: proposals for "savior sibling" regulation in Latin America

Zúñiga-Fajuri, Alejandra.

Colomb. med; 49 (3), 2018

Abstract A Savior Sibling is a child who is born to provide an organ, bone marrow or cell transplant, to a sibling that is affected with a fatal disease. There are created with the in vitro fertilization and pre-implantation genetic diagnosis and, in the process, the ethical standards for organ donation...

Hermanos, Donantes de Tejidos, Obtención de Tejidos y Órganos/Métodos, Fertilización In Vitro/Métodos, América Latina, Diagnóstico Preimplantación/Métodos, Donantes de Tejidos/Ética, Obtención de Tejidos y Órganos/Ética

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Preimplantation genetic diagnosis associated to Duchenne muscular dystrophy

Bianco, Bianca; Christofolini, Denise Maria; Conceição, Gabriel Seixas; Barbosa, Caio Parente.

Einstein (Säo Paulo); 15 (4), 2017

ABSTRACT Duchenne muscular dystrophy is the most common muscle disease found in male children. Currently, there is no effective therapy available for Duchenne muscular dystrophy patients. Therefore, it is essential to make a prenatal diagnosis and provide genetic counseling to reduce the birth of such bo...

Asesoramiento Genético, Distrofia Muscular de Duchenne/diagnóstico, Distrofia Muscular de Duchenne/genética, Mutación, Reacción en Cadena de la Polimerasa, Diagnóstico Preimplantación/métodos, Inyecciones de Esperma Intracitoplasmáticas

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