In vitro fertilization (IVF), also called test-tube conception, medical procedure in which mature egg cells are removed from a woman, fertilized with male sperm outside the body, and inserted into the uterus of the same or another woman for normal gestation.
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Using in vitro fertilisation (IVF), PGD is a genetic test performed on a developing embryo before a pregnancy starts.
A child of someone with Huntington disease has a 50 percent chance of inheriting the genetic mutation associated with the disease, and all individuals who inherit the mutation will eventually develop the disease.
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Cystic fibrosis is an inherited disorder mainly affecting people of European ancestry...only persons inheriting a defective gene from both parents will manifest the disease.
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Fragile-X syndrome, a chromosomal disorder associated with a fragile site on the end of the X chromosome. The major symptom of the syndrome is diminished mental ability, which may range from mild learning impairment to severe intellectual disability.
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