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Preimplantation Genetic Testing for Human Leukocyte Antigens (HLA)
Preimplantation Genetic Testing for Human Leukocyte Antigens (PGT-HLA) provides patients with an option not only to avoid an inherited risk when combined with single gene testing (PGT-M), but also to establish a pregnancy with an exact HLA match to benefit an affected family member.
Extracting the Story of You
Deoxyribonucleic acid (or DNA) is the chemical novel of you. A little less than half of your story comes from a paternal inheritance (for some people this […]
The Alphabet Soup of PGT
Throughout your pre-implantation testing journey, you might hear terms like PGT-A, PGT-M, PGT-SR, PGT-HLA, NGS, PCR, etc. All these letters can get pretty confusing if you aren’t sure what they mean, so let’s break it down.
What To Do With My Frozen Specimens?
Having enough frozen specimens to complete your IVF cycles is a positive thing. Not all patients are able to produce or purchase the specimens they need to […]
PGT for Inherited Heart Disease
If you or your partner have a family history of heart attack or sudden death at a young age, family members with pacemakers or internal cardiac defibrillators, arrhythmia, and cardiac surgery you may consider carrier screening. Carrier Screening will determine whether PGT should be considered as is an option during your family planning. With Preimplantation Genetic Testing (PGT), there is a way to prevent your children from being carriers of the same gene mutation.